TIPS: Making Rounded ASCII Art and Block Letters

Hi everyone...in avoiding studying, I browsed through some of my old text
files and found an old post which gives some helpful pointers in making large
block letters and techniques in rounding edges.  Here it is...Enjoy :)

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From: dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Daniel Au)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: Calvin Klein (cK) logo
Date: 2 Nov 1995 19:45:26 GMT

Shopping for brand names, Carl <cj_...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
>
>  Hi all you ascii artists, I have a request. I'd like someone to draw me 
>a nice Calvin Klein logo (you know the famous `cK' in all the ads.) The 
>reason I need it is my IRC nick is ckone and I'd like to have a nice 
>picture of the logo....it should be about 80*25 if possible...using the 
>same sort of typeface found in the ads..thanks
>
>Carl

While I don't have a copy of the cK logo, I don't imagine it would be very
difficult.  I'm sure if you take a copy of the logo and sit in front of your
computer, you could come up with a very good likeness within a few minutes by
just using a word processor or text file editor (i.e. edit.com which comes
with DOS machines).  Just think where you would begin, and choose a character
which you would like to make it out of...


                           %%%%%%%%
                       %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                   %%%%%%%%          %%%%%%
                  %%%%%%%% 
                  %%%%%%% 
                  %%%%%%%
                  %%%%%%%
                  %%%%%%%%
                   %%%%%%%%          %%%%%%
                     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                       %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                            %%%%%%%%

Didn't even take me 30 seconds to do this and with a little fixing up I'm sure
it'd look like the logo - and then already you're half done.  So I would
encourage you to try it on your own. :-) 

I don't believe people are really as inept in making ascii art as they claim
they are... *grin* 

Regards,
Daniel
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       @@@@88UUI::...    @88UUUIII:::..    @::...   @@@888UUUIII:::..
       @@@888UUUII::.. @@888UUUIII::...   @8I:::..  @@@888UUUIII:::..
       @@@888UUUIII::.@@@888UUUII:::..   @8UUI:::...@@@888UUUIII:::..
       @@@888UUUIII:::@@@888UUUII::...  @88UUUI:::..@@@888UUUIII:::..
       @@@888UUUIII::.@@@888UUUII:::.. @@888UUII:::.@@@888UUUIII:::..
       @@@888UUUII:::. @@888UUUIII:::.@@@888UUIII::::@@888UUUII::... 
       @@@8@8UUI::..     @88UUUIII:::@@@888UUUUIII:::..@88UUI::...

                                           dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
                                           http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~dcau



From: dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Daniel Au)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: Calvin Klein (cK) logo
Date: 3 Nov 1995 01:20:34 GMT

Still shopping, Carl <cj_...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
>
>  Thanks for the tips...but I don't think  the look I want  to acheive 
>can be had using only one character...i need more rounded letters, you 
>know? But thanks again..
>

Ahhh...you're looking for the second installment of ascii-art tips.  No 
problem!  It's all yours for only $19.95 (add 7% sales tax in following 
states: PA TX IL OH.

Just kidding...that's no problem.  You just need to experiment with these
characters:

      '     <-- the apostrophe
      `     <-- the backwards apostrophe
      ,     <-- the comma
      .     <-- periods also work
      "     <-- the double quote in a pinch
      d b   <-- good for rounding large characters
      Y A   <-- same thing.
      o     <-- also help

First off, let's change the % of the c to 8's:

                           
                           88888888
                       888888888888888
                     88888888888888888888
                   88888888          888888
                  88888888
                  8888888
                  8888888
                  8888888
                  88888888
                   88888888          888888
                     88888888888888888888
                       8888888888888888
                            88888888


Then let's add those characters I familiarized you with:


                        ,od8888888bo,
                     ,o88888888888888b,
                    ,d888888888888888888,
                   d888888Y'      `Y88888,
                  ,888888Y 
                  8888888 
                  8888888
                  8888888 
                  8888888b
                  `d888888b,       ,88888;
                   `d8888888boooood888888'
                     `d88888888888888888'
                        `"d888888888"'


And that's pretty much it (well I did it quickly - in between study breaks, I
have a BIG exam on Monday, ack - but I think you get the idea).  Like I said
before, just play around with it at your keyboard.  Post what you do and ask
for help if you need to.  Or else just show off the final product! :-) 

Regards,
Daniel
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