Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 9 May 1994.
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LINE: Magic: The Gathering Dingbats
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 9 May 1994
Over on rec.games.deckmaster people were discussing using various characters
to represent the various symbols Magic: The Gathering uses (ie. *=(W),
@=(R)...) and someone asked if anyone had made ASCII art versions of the
symbols. I haven't seen any, but I got a kick out of making some.
Tap symbol
..:::::::::..
..::::::Yb;::::::::::..
.::::::::d888Yb;::::::::::::.
.::::::::d8P?::::Y8a::::::::::::.
.::::::::::::::::::::?8b::::::::::::.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::Yb::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::88a::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::a888??Yb;::::::::
.::::::::::::::::::::::::a888?:::::Yb;::::::.
::::::::::::::::::::::a888?::::::::::Yba:::::
::::::::::::::::::::a888?::::::::::::::?Yb;::
::::::::::::::::::a888?::::::::::::::::;d8Yb:
`::::::::::::::a888?::::::::::::::::::;d8P?:'
::::::::::::a888?:::::::::::::::::::;8P::::
::Yb:::::a888?:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::Ybad88?:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
`:::Y88:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'
`:::Yb::::::::::::::::::::::::::'
`:::Yb::::::::::::::::::::::'
``:::::::::::::::::::''
``:::::::::''
Blue Mana
..:::a:::::..
..:::::::d8::::::::::..
.::::::::::d88b:::::::::::::.
.:::::::::::d8888:::::::::::::::.
.::::::::::::d88888b::::::::::::::::.
:::::::::::::d8888888::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::d888888888b::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::d88888888888b::::::::::::::::::
.:::::::::::d88888888888888b::::::::::::::::.
:::::::::::d888888888888888888a::::::::::::::
::::::::::d888888888888888b:Y88b:::::::::::::
:::::::::d88888888888888888b:888b::::::::::::
`::::::::8888888888888888888:Y888b::::::::::'
::::::::8888888888888888888::Y888::::::::::
:::::::Y888888888888888888?:d88P:::::::::
:::::::Y88888888888888888bd88P:::::::::
`:::::::Y88888888888888888P:::::::::'
`::::::Y88888888888888P:::::::::'
`::::::Y8888888888P:::::::::'
``::::::Y888P::::::::''
``:::::::::''
Red Mana
..:::::::::..
..:::::?Y8888888b::::..
.:::::d8888P:::Y8888888b::::.
.:::::d88888b:::::Y88P::Y888b:::.
.::::::d8P:::::::::::88::::88888b:::.
:::::::P:d:::::::::::d??ba:d8888888b:::
:::::::::?::::::::::::::::::::::Y8888b:Y:
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Y8888b:Y:
.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::b::88888:8:.
:::::::::::::::::;;:::::::;;a:::::b::888888::
:::::::::::::::d8888baaaaa88::::::)P:888888::
:::::::::::::d8888888888888P::::::d:d88888P::
`:::::::::::d88888888888P::::::::d8888888P::'
::::::::::d88888888888P::::::d8888888P::;::
::::::::d888888888888::::d88888888P?:dP::
:::::::888888888888888888888888888bdP::
`:::::888888888888888888888888888P::'
`::::Y888888888888888888888P::::'
`::::Y8888888888888888P:::::'
``:::::Y8888888baaa;:''
``:::::::::''
White Mana
..::::;::::..
..:::::::::8:::::::::..
.::::::db::::d8b::::::::::::.
.::::::::88:::d888b:::::d888::::.
.:::::::::d88b::88888:::d888P:::::::.
:::::::::::888888P???Y88888P:::d88:::::
:::::888ba::888P?::aaa::?Y88::d888P::::::
::::::Y8888888P:aad88888baa:Y8888P:::::::::
.::::::::Y8888P:d88888888888b:Y8P:::aaaadP::.
:::::::::::Y8P:a8888888888888a:Y88888888P::::
::::aaaaaaad88:888888888888888:888888P:::::::
::::8888888888:?8888888888888?:d888P:::::::::
`:::????????Y8b:Y88888888888P:d88:::::::::::'
:::::::::::ad8b:??Y88888P??:d8888b:::::::::
:::::aa88888888ba;:???:;ad888::Y88b::::::
:::::::::?Y888888baaaad88888::::Y8b::::
`::::::::::d88P:88888P88888:::::::::'
`:::::::d8P:::8888P:::Y88:::::::'
`:::::P:::::888P:::::YP:::::'
``:::::::Y8P:::::::::''
``:::::::::''
Black Mana
..:::::::::..
..:::aad8888888baa:::..
.::::d:?88888888888?::8b::::.
.:::d8888:?88888888??a888888b:::.
.:::d8888888a8888888aa8888888888b:::.
::::dP::::::::88888888888::::::::Yb::::
::::dP:::::::::Y888888888P:::::::::Yb::::
::::d8:::::::::::Y8888888P:::::::::::8b::::
.::::88::::::::::::Y88888P::::::::::::88::::.
:::::Y8baaaaaaaaaa88P:T:Y88aaaaaaaaaad8P:::::
:::::::Y88888888888P::|::Y88888888888P:::::::
::::::::::::::::888:::|:::888::::::::::::::::
`:::::::::::::::8888888888888b::::::::::::::'
:::::::::::::::88888888888888::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::d88888888888888:::::::::::::
::::::::::::88::88::88:::88::::::::::::
`::::::::::88::88::88:::88::::::::::'
`::::::::88::88::P::::88::::::::'
`::::::88::88:::::::88::::::'
``:::::::::::::::::::''
``:::::::::''
Green Mana
..:::;;;:::..
..:::::d88888b::;;:::..
.:::d88bad8888888::88888b:::.
.::d88888888888:?88:888888888b::.
.::d8888888888888a:88888888888888b::.
:::d8888888888888888888888888888888b:::
::::8888?88888888888888888888888888888b::
:::ad8??:a888?8888:888888:888888888888888b:
.:d8888a888888a:?88:88888?:8888888888888888:.
::)8888888888888a88888888:a8888888888888888b:
::888888888888:???888888888??:::888888888888:
::Y888888888888sss:8888888aaa8888888888888P::
`::???::::::::::::888888888:::::::::::::::::'
:::::::::::::::::888888888:::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::888888888::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::888888888:::::::::::::::
`:::::::::::::888888888:::::::::::::'
`:::::::::::888888888::::aa:::::'
`::::ad8888888888888888P::::'
``::??Y888888888P??::''
``:::::::::''
Original symbols are from Magic: The Gathering Revised Edition and are (c)
copyright 1993, 1994 by Wizards of the Coast. ASCII renderings by Alan
De Smet. Images are used without permission, but it's not like I'm making
a profit from them, so please don't sue me. (Of course, it wouldn't
matter, I'm broke anyway...)
A note on the "smoothness" of the images. You may look at a picture
and note that it isn't symmetrical and therefore must be wrong. Nope.
I very carefully rendered these. Take a good close look at the blue
mana drop and the white mana star on a card. They aren't symmetrical,
they are uneven and varient. (In some ways I wish the symbols were
symmetrical, it would have made making the white mana symbol soooo
much easier.)
I'm not real happy with my use of ? to indicate that the upper portion
of the image is dark and the lower isn't, but ~, ^, and " looked worse.
I'd love to here suggestions and see improvements.
I'm also not real happy with the Blue Mana symbol. Ah well.
(On an aside, a friend tells me that my large Magic: The Gathering
logo has made it into one of Scarecrow's millions of archives. Is
this true?)
-- Alan De Smet
cha...@yar.cs.wisc.edu
Mostly (But not entirely) Harmless
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