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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 13 Jun 1996.
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how do you make ascii art

how do you make ascii art

alt.ascii-art · 17 messages · 13 Jun 1996 - 21 Jun 1996
I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
that saves it in ascii format?
Shiney
shi...@ccs.neu.edu

In article <4ppq3r$m8...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>, sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu
(shiney joseph) wrote:

> I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
> that saves it in ascii format?
> Shiney
> shi...@ccs.neu.edu

you usually use ASCII paint. it is a program.

In article <jcu...@det-mi5-20.ix.netcom.com>
           jcu...@ix.netcom.com "Josh Curd" writes:

 > In article <4ppq3r$m8...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>, sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu
 > (shiney joseph) wrote:
 > 
 > > I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
 > > that saves it in ascii format?
 > > Shiney
 > > shi...@ccs.neu.edu
 > 
 > you usually use ASCII paint. it is a program.
 > 

More commonly known as a TEXT EDITOR... :)

sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu (shiney joseph):
> I'm curious on how ascii art is created.
> Is there a graphics program that saves it in ascii format?

vi

Sven

W. Hayward Johnson <nd...@ix.netcom.com> ASCII art 15 Jun 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
shiney joseph wrote:
> 
> I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
> that saves it in ascii format?
> Shiney
> shi...@ccs.neu.edu

  Talented artists use text editors or text art editors such as Dosedit, Qedit, TheDaraw or aciddraw but 
you can create a graphic file (GIFs, BMPs etc) and convert them to ascii text. It turns out like shit but 
it usually resembles what you drew.

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Omega.red <ome...@netcom.com> ASCII art 15 Jun 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
Josh Curd (jcu...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In article <4ppq3r$m8...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>, sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu
: (shiney joseph) wrote:

: > I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
: > that saves it in ascii format?
: > Shiney
: > shi...@ccs.neu.edu

: you usually use ASCII paint. it is a program.

I would use TheDraw or AcidDraw. I used to draw ansi and ascii and these 
programs worked hella rad. :+
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Redmond Rose~ <ros...@nwlink.com> ASCII art 16 Jun 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
Tim Blair <cod...@phoenix4.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <jcu...@det-mi5-20.ix.netcom.com>
>           jcu...@ix.netcom.com "Josh Curd" writes:
>
> > In article <4ppq3r$m8...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>, sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu
> > (shiney joseph) wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
> > > that saves it in ascii format?
> > > Shiney
> > > shi...@ccs.neu.edu
> > 
> > you usually use ASCII paint. it is a program.
> > 
>
>More commonly known as a TEXT EDITOR... :)
>

Now that is the stupidest question I've ever heard.  I've tried 
almost all the so called programs to make ascii art and not evern 
look as good as my own free hand stuff....  Here is the idiot 
himself.


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          .,.`'^,/^-. . : \ .
         /  .  ,  .,    \., \\
        ' :  ./  / ,.' \ .' . |,
       :. ; ,./ ,.',|| ^,.\  ` \
      ;.,-----.  ,----.\ `,.\  0
       | ,$$. |=| ,$$. |:===.,|`
       |  ''` / \  ''` |.?   ),/`
       /'----' . '----'  , }/.,
      '     (._ )`)      _.)'\
      '   (.______.,) ,  /| ,'
       '   \:::::::/     ,   '
        \.  `-...-'    ,`/  ,'
         \\   ~    .,'   /
          \ `--~^`       |
           ) \           ,


their is just something about certain Characters that lend 
themselves to this kind of hack.


http://www.freespeechnews.com/callme/stephen/

Sophie <sop...@g-dav.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 17 Jun 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <4q214m$g6...@texas.nwlink.com>, Redmond Rose~
<ros...@nwlink.com> writes
>Now that is the stupidest question I've ever heard.  I've tried 
>almost all the so called programs to make ascii art and not evern 
>look as good as my own free hand stuff....  Here is the idiot 
>himself.
>
>
>             _.,- ` ''\,
>          .,.`'^,/^-. . : \ .
>         /  .  ,  .,    \., \\
>        ' :  ./  / ,.' \ .' . |,
>       :. ; ,./ ,.',|| ^,.\  ` \
>      ;.,-----.  ,----.\ `,.\  0
>       | ,$$. |=| ,$$. |:===.,|`
>       |  ''` / \  ''` |.?   ),/`
>       /'----' . '----'  , }/.,
>      '     (._ )`)      _.)'\
>      '   (.______.,) ,  /| ,'
>       '   \:::::::/     ,   '
>        \.  `-...-'    ,`/  ,'
>         \\   ~    .,'   /
>          \ `--~^`       |
>           ) \           ,
>
Thats good.

I don't use a program to make my ascii art. (I know it isn't any good
but I still don't need a program) I use notepad.
It's just a little writing program with the same writing as this so I
can see what it looks like before posting it.
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         ====           //   a horses ears. Arabian Proverb~
        /  \-'~;    /~~~(O)
       /  __/~|   /       |  
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CRYLUX <pdo...@metz.une.edu.au> ASCII art 18 Jun 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
Tim Blair (cod...@phoenix4.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <jcu...@det-mi5-20.ix.netcom.com>
:            jcu...@ix.netcom.com "Josh Curd" writes:
: 
:  > In article <4ppq3r$m8...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>, sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu
:  > (shiney joseph) wrote:
:  > 
:  > > I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
:  > > that saves it in ascii format?
:  > > Shiney
:  > > shi...@ccs.neu.edu
:  > 
:  > you usually use ASCII paint. it is a program.
:  > 
: 
: More commonly known as a TEXT EDITOR... :)
: 
Me uses pico on unix edit on dos notepad in windows. And some times
gif2asc. Basicly any normal text editor will do. But some people 
use ascii paint programs. I just dont waste my hard drive with them
slightly harder with just a edit but it is more fun.

pcdolding
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sjo...@lynx.dac.neu.edu (shiney joseph) wrote:

>I'm curious on how ascii art is created..Is there a graphics program
>that saves it in ascii format?
>Shiney
>shi...@ccs.neu.edu

i am no a big-time ascii creator but it seams the idea is to make it
vage enought so that it looks good, no matter what

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Heidi Hough <Hei...@i-link.net> ASCII art 21 Jun 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <pBn...@g-dav.demon.co.uk>, Sophie
<sop...@g-dav.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <4q214m$g6...@texas.nwlink.com>, Redmond Rose~
> <ros...@nwlink.com> writes
> >Now that is the stupidest question I've ever heard.  I've tried 
> >almost all the so called programs to make ascii art and not evern 
> >look as good as my own free hand stuff....  Here is the idiot 
> >himself.
> >
> >
> >             _.,- ` ''\,
> >          .,.`'^,/^-. . : \ .
> >         /  .  ,  .,    \., \\
> >        ' :  ./  / ,.' \ .' . |,
> >       :. ; ,./ ,.',|| ^,.\  ` \
> >      ;.,-----.  ,----.\ `,.\  0
> >       | ,$$. |=| ,$$. |:===.,|`
> >       |  ''` / \  ''` |.?   ),/`
> >       /'----' . '----'  , }/.,
> >      '     (._ )`)      _.)'\
> >      '   (.______.,) ,  /| ,'
> >       '   \:::::::/     ,   '
> >        \.  `-...-'    ,`/  ,'
> >         \\   ~    .,'   /
> >          \ `--~^`       |
> >           ) \           ,
> >
> Thats good.
> 
> I don't use a program to make my ascii art. (I know it isn't any good
> but I still don't need a program) I use notepad.
> It's just a little writing program with the same writing as this so I
> can see what it looks like before posting it.

Hmm.I usually just get an outline of what I want in my mind and then write
it out on the BBS or internet.

- Heidi

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