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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 3 Apr 1996.
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| | | / __|/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ __|   / _ \ | '__/ __| '_ \| \ \ / / _ \
| |_| \__ \  __/ | | |  __/ |_   / ___ \| | | (__| | | | |\ V /  __/
 \___/|___/\___|_| |_|\___|\__| /_/   \_\_|  \___|_| |_|_| \_/ \___|
Giraffe

Giraffe

alt.ascii-art · 15 messages · 3 Apr 1996 - 11 Sep 1997
SweetCdn <swe...@aol.com> 3 Apr 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <4ju5o3$nm...@news-f.iadfw.net>, ror...@iadfw.net (Charlene
Orsini) writes:

>OK, here goes first attempt:
>
>                 /\      _    _      /\
>                |   \   ( )__( )   /   |
>                 \    \/        \/    /
>                   \   \|/   \|/    /
>                    |   O     O    |
>                    \   -     -   /\
>                      \         /    \
>                       \  ___  /       \
>                         \*_*/\          \
>                                \          \
>                                  \          \

Way to go! Expect to see more from you in the future.

    

Charlene Orsini <ror...@iadfw.net> ASCII art 3 Apr 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
 OK, here it is again now that I have figured out
a new post instead of a follow-up.  Forgive a newbie
please. Charlene



                  /\    _    _    /\
                 |   \ ( )__( ) /   |
                 \    \/      \/   /
                   \   \|/ \|/   /
                    |   O   O   |
                     \  -   -  /\
                      \       /  \
                       \ ___ /    \
                        \*_*/\     \
                              \     \   
                               \     \

Charlene Orsini (ror...@iadfw.net) wrote:
> OK, here it is again now that I have figured out
>a new post instead of a follow-up.  Forgive a newbie
>please. Charlene
>
>
>
>                  /\    _    _    /\
>                 |   \ ( )__( ) /   |
>                 \    \/      \/   /
>                   \   \|/ \|/   /
>                    |   O   O   |
>                     \  -   -  /\
>                      \       /  \
>                       \ ___ /    \
>                        \*_*/\     \
>                              \     \   
>                               \     \
>

OK, now you have to complete the rest of the giraffe unless you put
a frame round it and call it " a giraffe looking out of a window " :-)

Bye,

Matt Mulvaney <mul...@coventry.ac.uk> ASCII art 7 Mar 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Hallo,

Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently

Please post soon

Matt
                __ 
              .'  '. 
             :      :
             | _  _ |     Cracking email Grommit!
          .-.|(o)(o)|.-.        _._          _._
         ( ( | .--. | ) )     .',_ '.      .' _,'.
          '-/ (    ) \-'     / /' `\ \ __ / /' `\ \
           /   '--'   \     /.'     \.'  './     '.\
           \ `"===="` /     `       : _  _ :       `
            `\      /'              |(o)(o)|
              `\  /'                |      |
              /`-.-`\_             /        \
        _..:;\._/V\_./:;.._       /   .--.   \
      .'/;:;:;\ /^\ /:;:;:\'.     |  (    )  | 
     / /;:;:;:;\| |/:;:;:;:\ \    _\  '--'  /__
    / /;:;:;:;:;\_/:;:;:;:;:\ \ .'  '-.__.-'   `-.

Erik K. Veland <ekv...@online.no> ASCII art 9 Mar 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Matt Mulvaney wrote:
> 
> Hallo,
> 
> Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently

Your sig contains ascii art by Joan Stark.
You have removed her initials from it. This violation of copyright
laws. Please use the one below.

                 __
               .'  '.
              :      :
              | _  _ |     Cracking email Grommit!
           .-.|(o)(o)|.-.        _._          _._
          ( ( | .--. | ) )     .',_ '.      .' _,'.
           '-/ (    ) \-'     / /' `\ \ __ / /' `\ \
            /   '--'   \     /.'     \.'  './     '.\
            \ `"===="` /     `       : _  _ :       `
             `\      /'              |(o)(o)|
               `\  /'                |      |
              /`-.-`\_             /        \
         _..:;\._/V\_./:;.._       /   .--.   \
       .'/;:;:;\ /^\ /:;:;:\'.     |  (    )  |
      / /;:;:;:;\| |/:;:;:;:\ \    _\  '--'  /__
 -jgs/ /;:;:;:;:;\_/:;:;:;:;:\ \ .'  '-.__.-'   `-.

-- 
.______________________________________________________.
|         .:'         E______.R_____.I____.K_.____.    |
|     __ :'__         )  ____)      )     )  /   /     |
|  .'`__`-'__``.     /  ____/   O  </    /     -<      |
| :__________.-'    /______(__/\___(____(___\___(      |
| :_________:     <:::Wigwam Internet Community:::>    |
|  :_________`-;         ID: Erik K. Veland (aka grim) |
|jgs`.__.-.__.'        Mail: ekv...@online.no        |
| Wigwam Internet Community: http://home.sol.no/kseide |
!______________________________________________________!

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 9 Mar 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Matt Mulvaney (mul...@coventry.ac.uk) wrote:
>Hallo,
>
>Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently
>
>Please post soon

Make your own giraffes !  

Daniel Au tells you how...


PLEASE NOTE:  Questions should be addressed to the original author,
              Daniel Au, whose address is included below:


====================================================================

                      Make a Start in Ascii Art

====================================================================

From: dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Daniel Au)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,rec.arts.ascii
Subject: Talk/Line: How to begin doing ASCII artwork
Date: 4 Oct 1995 15:47:46 -0500
Message-ID: <44urti$ng...@miso.wwa.com>


I just wrote this now in response to an email sent to me asking how
I did my ASCII artwork.  I responded by writing a brief walkthrough
of my thought processes (well, kind of) and just wanted to share
them on the group.  Let's see more people try to make create their
own new artwork instead of requesting for the old stuff all the
time.  It'll make for a better newsgroup overall and everyone will
benefit!  -- Daniel

= ASCII art tips and example ==

Try practicing to make your own artwork by just typing on the
keyboard, which is what I do (I work just using the DOS text editor
which comes along with any MSDOS machine.  Any text editor will do.)
Begin by basic shapes.  For example, if you're making an animal -
say a giraffe - let's start with the head:

                     __.ii,
                    (__," |
                        | |

basically simple shapes to make it look approximately like it does
in real life (as best as you can, at least, in this case I've
cartooned it a bit :-) The " is making up the eyes, the . and , the
ears and a smile.  The i i are those antennae like things on top of
their heads (if I remember correctly).  I usually like to keep my
artwork within the size of a screen.  Since a giraffe is a tall
animal, I'm keeping the details smaller.  Then continue on with the
body and some legs.  Try to do a rough outline.

                     __.ii,
                    (__," |
                        | |
                        | |
                        | |
                        | |
                        | |
                        | |------------,
                       /               \\
                       |                |\
                       |,._  |,______\ |||
                       || //'     ||  || |
                       || ((      ||  || |
                       || `\\     ||  || M
                       ||   \\    ||  ||
                      /_|   /_|  /_| /_|

It's best to add some . and , in order to smooth out some of the
edges.  Then the tail is in the back.  Then add the detail - hair on
the neck and spots on the body.

                     __.ii,
                    (__," |%
                        | #%
                        | |%
                        | #%
                        # |%
                        | |%
                        | |%-----------,
                       / ###  #####    \\
                       |####   """" ### |\
                       |,._  |,_###__\ |||
                       || //'     ||  || |
                       || ((      ||  || |
                       || `\\     ||  || M
                       ||   \\    ||  ||
                      /_|   /_|  /_| /_|  dcau

That's pretty much for a quick giraffe that I just did while writing
this letter.  You can add more stuff like a tree and a bird on a
branch too:


              O  )    __.ii,           \ | /
       O          )  (__," |%         - (_) -
  O              )       | #%          / | \
                )        | |%
   O          )          | #%
          O )            # |%
        ,~               | |%
-- ~| ~   `O>            | |------------,
    |  ||_</)__         / ###  #####    \\
    | //'/""            |####   """" ### |\
    //                  |,._  |,_###__\ |||     A quick sketch of a
    |                   || //'     ||  || |     tree, bird, and giraffe
D   |                   || ((      ||  || |        by Daniel C. Au (dcau)
 C  |                   ||  \\     ||  || M
  A |                   ||   \\    ||  ||
   U \_,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/_|,,,/_|,,/_|,/_|,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

How's that for a happy little scene? :-)  I etched my initials on
the bottom of the tree. *grin*

Just practice and practice and you'll get the hang of it.  Try to
learn techniques from other people's artwork (Felix Lee's cats are a
good example).  It'll help you learn how to orientate yourself and
how to best use some of the characters.  Hope it goes well for
everyone.  Let's see some more creative activity on the newsgroup.
You _can_ do it!

Regards,
Daniel

====================================================================

Follow-up this tutorial by getting a copy of the Ascii Art FAQ 

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         ASCII art how to use FTP, Gopher, WWW - how to save, 
         'uudecode' and uncompress copyright info - how to make big 
         letters and gray scale pictures how to put an animation in 
         your .plan - info on posting ASCII art how to make sigs - 
         how to automatically add a sig to posts and email how to 
         make and view ASCII art - where to get art and tools - more 



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llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca> ASCII art 9 Mar 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <332...@online.no>, ekv...@online.no says...
>
>Matt Mulvaney <mul...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> Hallo,
>> 
>> Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently

Here is a giraffe I drew last year. Please leave the initials in if you use 
it.


             ( !!
              b''-_
              |d-="
              b|
              |d
             o |
            / o 
           / o d
          /O o o\
         / bd  b \
        *  |d  |  \
 ejm96     o|  |   \
           ||  |    \
           ''  '     '

--
                                       ,^
                    ===%^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                           "    "
              llizard aka ejm  cq5...@torfree.net

ekv...@online.no (Erik K. Veland):
> > Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently
> Your sig contains ascii art by Joan Stark.
> This violation of copyright laws.
> You have removed her initials from it.

Can you prove this?  Either?  Followup-To: alt.ascii-art.advocacy

> Please use the one below.
>                  __
>                .'  '.
>               :      :
>               | _  _ |     Cracking email Grommit!
>            .-.|(o)(o)|.-.        _._          _._
>           ( ( | .--. | ) )     .',_ '.      .' _,'.
>            '-/ (    ) \-'     / /' `\ \ __ / /' `\ \
>             /   '--'   \     /.'     \.'  './     '.\
>             \ `"===="` /     `       : _  _ :       `
>              `\      /'              |(o)(o)|
>                `\  /'                |      |
>               /`-.-`\_             /        \
>          _..:;\._/V\_./:;.._       /   .--.   \
>        .'/;:;:;\ /^\ /:;:;:\'.     |  (    )  |
>       / /;:;:;:;\| |/:;:;:;:\ \    _\  '--'  /__
>  -jgs/ /;:;:;:;:;\_/:;:;:;:;:\ \ .'  '-.__.-'   `-.

OK, which one is the giraffe?  (Grommit isn't a dog?)

Sven

-- 
Biology is different on alt.ascii-art.

spu...@aol.com ASCII art 11 Mar 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.970307154021.19612D-100000@leofric>, Matt Mulvaney <mul...@coventry.ac.uk> writes:
>Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently

a little giraffe...
    .-",
    `~||
      ||___
      (':.)`
      || ||
      || ||
      ^^ ^^  jgs

(nice sig, btw, ......)
-joan
--            __
             /  \     ,    ,
   _._     _ |oo| _  / \__/ \
  _||||   ((/ () \))   /  \
  |||||/|  ( ==== )    |oo|       ...have a grand day out...
   \____/  _`\  /'_    /  \
   /   /.-' /\<>/\ `\.( () )_._           joan stark
   |    `  /  \/  \  /`'--'////)      spu...@juno.com
    \__,-'`|  |.  |\/ |/\/\|"\"` 
       jgs |  |.  | \___/\___/    visit my ASCII Art Gallery:
           |  |.  |   |    |   http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/

Erik K. Veland <ekv...@online.no> ASCII art 25 Mar 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Matt Mulvaney wrote:
> 
> Hallo,
> 
> Im looking for Giraffes of all shapes and sizes urgently

Your sig contains ascii art by Joan Stark.
You have removed her initials from it. This violation of copyright
laws. Please use the one below.

                 __
               .'  '.
              :      :
              | _  _ |     Cracking email Grommit!
           .-.|(o)(o)|.-.        _._          _._
          ( ( | .--. | ) )     .',_ '.      .' _,'.
           '-/ (    ) \-'     / /' `\ \ __ / /' `\ \
            /   '--'   \     /.'     \.'  './     '.\
            \ `"===="` /     `       : _  _ :       `
             `\      /'              |(o)(o)|
               `\  /'                |      |
              /`-.-`\_             /        \
         _..:;\._/V\_./:;.._       /   .--.   \
       .'/;:;:;\ /^\ /:;:;:\'.     |  (    )  |
      / /;:;:;:;\| |/:;:;:;:\ \    _\  '--'  /__
 -jgs/ /;:;:;:;:;\_/:;:;:;:;:\ \ .'  '-.__.-'   `-.

-- 
.______________________________________________________.
|         .:'         E______.R_____.I____.K_.____.    |
|     __ :'__         )  ____)      )     )  /   /     |
|  .'`__`-'__``.     /  ____/   O  </    /     -<      |
| :__________.-'    /______(__/\___(____(___\___(      |
| :_________:     <:::Wigwam Internet Community:::>    |
|  :_________`-;         ID: Erik K. Veland (aka grim) |
|jgs`.__.-.__.'        Mail: ekv...@online.no        |
| Wigwam Internet Community: http://home.sol.no/kseide |
!______________________________________________________!

IT-Step User <try...@online.no> ASCII art 10 Sep 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
This is the giraffe I made all by my self! I think I finally did it 
right!:
                      \       |      /
        oo             \      |     /
        ||              \     |    /
        ||               \    |   /
    ____||                \@@@@@@/  
   /  @  |�      _________@@@@@@@@___________
  /__    |�               @@@@@@@@
  \____/ |�                @@@@@@
       ||�              /   |   \ 
       ||�             /    |    \
       | |�            /     |     \
       | |�           /      |      \  
       | |�          /       |       \ 
       | |�         /        |        \ 
       ||�        /         |         \ 
       | |�                  |
       ||� 
       ||�      
       | |�     
       | |�     
       | |�                  
       | |�________                    
       |         \                
       |            \            
       |             \           
       |           \            
       |          \    /-      
       \             ------       
        |              |   \      
        |             |         
        |               |             
        | _  _______  _ |       
        || ||       || ||    
        || ||       || ||   
        || ||       || ||    
        || ||       || || 
        || ||       || ||   
        || ||       || ||   
        || ||       || ||   
       /_|/_|      /_|/_| 


How'd ya like it? Let me know
       _    (^) 
      (_\   |_|  
       \_\  |_|                   Peace And Love
       _\_\,/_|   
      (`\(_|`\|                   Magnus H�lvold
     (`\,)  \ \                  try...@online.no
      \,)   | |
        \__(__| 

Laurie Perek <lpe...@chat.carleton.ca> ASCII art 10 Sep 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Trystan (nos...@zetnet.co.uk) wrote:

> Great Job, although i looks more like a llama! Kepp going.

Hahaha....you do?  :)

==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^=
 Laurie Perek-Monroe -,'-{@ Queen of Tmal @}-',- Love will find the way 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
 Those who don't understand your silence,  +	Happiness is yelling    
 will probably not understand your words.  +          BINGO!           
==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^==^^=

Great Job, although i looks more like a llama! Kepp going.

> This is the giraffe I made all by my self! I think I finally did it 
> right!:
>                       \       |      /
>         oo             \      |     /
>         ||              \     |    /
>         ||               \    |   /
>     ____||                \@@@@@@/  
>    /  @  |       _________@@@@@@@@___________
>   /__    |                @@@@@@@@
>   \____/ |                 @@@@@@
>        | |               /   |   \ 
>        | |              /    |    \
>        | |             /     |     \
>        | |            /      |      \  
>        | |           /       |       \ 
>        | |          /        |        \ 
>        | |         /         |         \ 
>        | |                   |
>        | |  
>        | |       
>        | |      
>        | |      
>        | |                   
>        | | ________                    
>        |           \                
>        |            \            
>        |             \           
>        |              \            
>        |               \    /-      
>        \                ------       
>         |               |   \      
>         |               |         
>         |               |             
>         | _  _______  _ |       
>         || ||       || ||    
>         || ||       || ||   
>         || ||       || ||    
>         || ||       || || 
>         || ||       || ||   
>         || ||       || ||   
>         || ||       || ||   
>        /_|/_|      /_|/_| 


> How'd ya like it? Let me know
>        _    (^) 
>       (_\   |_|  
>        \_\  |_|                   Peace And Love
>        _\_\,/_|   
>       (`\(_|`\|                   Magnus H lvold
>      (`\,)  \ \                  try...@online.no
>       \,)   | |
>         \__(__| 

Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> ASCII art 10 Sep 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <MPG...@news.sol.no>, try...@online.no
(IT-Step User) writes:

>                      \       |      /
>        oo             \      |     /
>        ||              \     |    /
>        ||               \    |   /
>    ____||                \@@@@@@/  
>   /  @  |�      _________@@@@@@@@___________
>  /__    |�               @@@@@@@@
>  \____/ |�                @@@@@@
>       ||�              /   |   \ 
>       ||�             /    |    \
>       | |�            /     |     \
>       | |�           /      |      \  
>       | |�          /       |       \ 
>       | |�         /        |        \ 
>       ||�        /         |         \ 
>       | |�                  |
>       ||� 
>       ||�      
>       | |�     
>       | |�     
>       | |�                  
>       | |�________                    
>       |         \                
>       |            \            
>       |             \           
>       |           \            
>       |          \    /-      
>       \             ------       
>        |              |   \      
>        |             |         
>        |               |             
>        | _  _______  _ |       
>        || ||       || ||    
>        || ||       || ||   
>        || ||       || ||    
>        || ||       || || 
>        || ||       || ||   
>        || ||       || ||   
>        || ||       || ||   
>       /_|/_|      /_|/_| 
>
>
It's cute... however the squares that you've used for markings are
not ASCII characters and will look differently from computer to
computer... (the curley S's are not ASCII either)
and his butt is a little square.... but then again, I
haven't had a close look at a giraffe recently!  :D
-joan
-- 
          _______
         |#######|
        _|#######|_
       '--(o)-(o)--'
          /  "  \                        joan stark
         /\'---'/\                 < spu...@juno.com >
       /|  (>o<)  |\
      // \       / \\##,
     /|\ /  /^\  \ /|\'#             ASCII ART GALLERY:
        / .'   '. \ '#,     < http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ >
        \ (     ) /  '#,
       /  |     |  \  '#,
 jgs  /   |     |   \  '#,
     '-'-'       '-'-'  '#

IT-Step User wrote:
> 
> This is the giraffe I made all by my self! I think I finally did it
> right!:
>                       \       |      /
>         oo             \      |     /
>         ||              \     |    /
>         ||               \    |   /
>     ____||                \@@@@@@/
>    /  @  |�      _________@@@@@@@@___________
>   /__    |�               @@@@@@@@
>   \____/ |�                @@@@@@
>        ||�              /   |   \
>        ||�             /    |    \
>        | |�            /     |     \

[ 8<  snip  8< ]

> How'd ya like it? Let me know
>        _    (^)
>       (_\   |_|
>        \_\  |_|                   Peace And Love
>        _\_\,/_|
>       (`\(_|`\|                   Magnus H�lvold
>      (`\,)  \ \                  try...@online.no
>       \,)   | |
>         \__(__|

The peace sign is divine!  Way better than what I diddled.  Beautiful 
work!  The giraffe is still not aligned properly.  Please read the FAQ 
or email me.

Michael


--
       T         mna...@math.fsu.edu       \`.    T     
 Michae|    T     .--------------.___________) \   |    T
       ! Nay|or   |//////////////|___________[ ]   !  T |
            !     `--------------'           ) (      | !
          http://www.math.fsu.edu/~mnaylor   '-'      !

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