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Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 14 Apr 1995.
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Line: Pianist (was Line: First try)

Line: Pianist (was Line: First try)

rec.arts.ascii · 2 messages · 14 Apr 1995 - 18 Apr 1995
["First try" pianist pic by Clyde E. Bowman III <ceb...@eagle.stark.k12.oh.us>
snipped.]

Very nice first attempt!  

You might want to consider using some other character besides asterisks 
to fill in the piano, since their round shape looks out of place at edges.
Maybe try hash marks or colons?

Here's your pianist and piano after some diddling.  I changed the pianist 
quite a bit, which is not necessarily an improvement since my diddle loses 
out on the more elegant simplicity of the original silhouette.

                                                
                                      ,====.  
                                      ;'    `
                                     ,;      `-........_
                                     ;' -,              `-.
                                    ,;  |                  `.
                                    ;'  |                    :
                 .,,.              ,;   |                    : 
               .:::::;         |   ;'  //                    '
               ::c' ',         |  ,;   ||                  ,'
               ,\_,-'       _[/[_______II____________________ 
              ,-. |        |::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
              |  :|        |::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
              |  '--,--__,':::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
              F`----'~|:::::::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
            __\_   `\ `-----_::::::::_---------------_:::::::|
           |#######. `\      |-:::;-'                 `-::::;'
            ||   ||'|  |     ||`::'                      `::'
            ||  ,||\|  |     || ::                        ::
            ||  `||``--'--,  || ::                        :: 
            []   []`'`-~~~==[_].';                        ;`.
                               `-'                        `-'
   Original art by Clyde E. Bowman III <ceb...@eagle.stark.k12.oh.us>
   Miscellaneous diddling by F.L. Catalyst <m...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>


Of course, you could also try closing the piano, which makes for 
an easier pic, though not as dramatic. 

                 .,,.
               .:::::;         |
               ::c' ',         |
               ,\_,-'       _[/[___====L_____________________ 
              ,-. |        |::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
              |  :|        |::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
              |  '--,--__,':::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
              F`----'~|:::::::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
            __\_   `\ `-----_::::::::_---------------_:::::::|
           |#######. `\      |-:::;-'                 `-::::;'
            ||   ||'|  |     ||`::'                      `::'
            ||  ,||\|  |     || ::                        ::
            ||  `||``--'--,  || ::                        :: 
            []   []`'`-~~~==[_].';                        ;`.
                               `-'                        `-'
   Original art by Clyde E. Bowman III <ceb...@eagle.stark.k12.oh.us>
   Miscellaneous diddling by F.L. Catalyst <m...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>

On 14 Apr 1995, F.L. Catalyst wrote:

> Very nice first attempt!  
> 
> You might want to consider using some other character besides asterisks 
> to fill in the piano, since their round shape looks out of place at edges.
> Maybe try hash marks or colons?
> 
> Here's your pianist and piano after some diddling.  I changed the pianist 
> quite a bit, which is not necessarily an improvement since my diddle loses 
> out on the more elegant simplicity of the original silhouette.
> 
>                                                 
>                                       ,====.  
>                                       ;'    `
>                                      ,;      `-........_
>                                      ;' -,              `-.
>                                     ,;  |                  `.
>                                     ;'  |                    :
>                  .,,.              ,;   |                    : 
>                .:::::;         |   ;'  //                    '
>                ::c' ',         |  ,;   ||                  ,'
>                ,\_,-'       _[/[_______II____________________ 
>               ,-. |        |::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
>               |  :|        |::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
>               |  '--,--__,':::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
>               F`----'~|:::::::::::::::::||Ii:::::::::::::::::|
>             __\_   `\ `-----_::::::::_---------------_:::::::|
>            |#######. `\      |-:::;-'                 `-::::;'
>             ||   ||'|  |     ||`::'                      `::'
>             ||  ,||\|  |     || ::                        ::
>             ||  `||``--'--,  || ::                        :: 
>             []   []`'`-~~~==[_].';                        ;`.
>                                `-'                        `-'
>    Original art by Clyde E. Bowman III <ceb...@eagle.stark.k12.oh.us>
>    Miscellaneous diddling by F.L. Catalyst <m...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
> 
> 

Most awesome diddling!!!  Thanks so very much.  I appreciate the help.

Here's a new one I've done for stamp collecting air mails.

                                          
  .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. -
 ) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (
!  $$  MM         MM  .*.  .mMMMMMMMMMm.  $$    ___    $$  !   EMAIL:
 ) $$  MM         MM /:::\ MM          "" $$   !$$$!   $$ (    ceb3pl
!  $$  MM         MM !:::! '*mMMMMMMMMm*. $$   !$$$!   $$  !     @
 ) $$  MM         MM !:::! ..          MM $$   !$$$!   $$ (    eagle.
!  $$  "*mMMMMMMMm*" !:::! "*mMMMMMMMMm*" $$___!$$$!   $$  !   stark.
 ) $$           __ .-!:::!-. __           $$$$$$$$/   /$$ (     k12.
!  $$          .!!':::::::::'!!.          $$$$$$$/   /$$$  !     oh.
 ) $$    __ -"::::::::::::::::::"-. __    $$$$$$/   /$$$$ (      us
!  $$   .!!':::::::::::::::::::::::'!!.   $$$$$/   /$$$$$  !
 ) $$.-":::::./------!:::!------\.:::::"-.$$$$/   /$$$$$$ ( 
!  $$":::.="         !:::!         "=.:::"$$$/   /$$$$$$$  ! Collector
 ) $$.=""            !:::!            ""=.$$/   /$$$ $$$$ (     of
!  $$                !:::!                $$!  !$$ : .$$$  ! Pre-1942
 ) $$      A I R     !:::!    M A I L     $$!  !$$ C $$$$ (    World
!  $$              .'":::"'.              $$!  !$$$$ '$$$  !    Air
 ) $$            ./" .:::. "\.            $$!  !$$$$$$$$$ (    Mails
!  $$           /---/ \:/ \---\           $$!__!$$$$$$$$$  !
 ) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$CEBIII$ ( 
  ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._. ._.  !


What do you 
think?

Clyde                                                            

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