Talk-line: i'm starting to learn solid art

>From: bod...@cs.indiana.edu (brian odom)
>
>i'm getting the hang of this.  it is quite fun.  but, i have to draw lines
>first as a guide line.

Good work!

It just takes a little time and effort.  My style of "solid" uses
a slightly different set of characters.  I have put both styles side
by side for comparison.  I don't really know why, but I much prefer
the one on the right.


>                _____                                _____
>          _,ooHHHHHHHHHoo._                    _,ad888888888ba,_
>        ,dHHHP^^"""""^^?HHHb.                ,d888P"""""""""Y888b,
>      ,dHHP'             `?HHb.            ,d88P"             "Y88b,
>     dHHP'   _..-----.._   `?HHb          d88P'   _..-----.._   `Y88b
>    |HHP  ,-'           `-.  ?HH|        d88P  ,-'           `-.  Y88b
>   |HHY  / |\[~"|"|)/\|"|" \  YHH|      I88Y  / I\[~"I"I)/\I"I" \  Y88I
>   |HH|_|__|/|_ | |\\/| | __|_|HH|      I88I_I__I/I_ I I\\/I I __I_I88I
>   |HH| |  |)|(`"|"/\|\|(`  | |HH|      I88I I  I)I(`"I"/\I\I(`  I I88I
>   |HHL  \_| |_) | \/| |_)_/  JHH|      I88b  \_I I_) I \/I I_)_/  d88I
>    |HHb   `-.__     __.-'   dHH|        Y88b   `-.__     __.-'   d88P
>     ?HHH.      """""      .dHHP          Y888,      """""      ,d88P
>      `?HHbo._         _.-dHHP'            `Y88ba,_         _,ad88P'
>        `?HHHHbboooooddHHHHP'                `Y8888bbaaaaadd8888P'
>           `^^??HHHHHPP^^'                      `""YY88888PP""'        


I learned my "solid" technique by taking pictures that had rough edges
and smoothing them out.  Now, it's second nature.   I don't even have
to think any more!  :-)

On 24 Feb 1996, brian odom wrote:

> 
> i'm getting the hang of this.  it is quite fun.  but, i have to draw lines
> first as a guide line.
> 
> i got a technique.  an example is included.  all i want to do is to make the
> outer rings dark.  first, i had this:

<snippety examples and explanations>

>  
>                      _____
>                _,ooHHHHHHHHHoo._
>              ,dHHHP^^"""""^^?HHHb.
>            ,dHHP'             `?HHb.
>           dHHP'   _..-----.._   `?HHb
>          |HHP  ,-'           `-.  ?HH|
>         |HHY  / |\[~"|"|)/\|"|" \  YHH|
>         |HH|_|__|/|_ | |\\/| | __|_|HH|
>         |HH| |  |)|(`"|"/\|\|(`  | |HH|
>         |HHL  \_| |_) | \/| |_)_/  JHH|
>          |HHb   `-.__     __.-'   dHH|
>           ?HHH.      """""      .dHHP
>            `?HHbo._         _.-dHHP'
>              `?HHHHbboooooddHHHHP'
>                 `^^??HHHHHPP^^'
>  
> and we are finished!  looks pretty good, doesn't it?
> i'm just learning these little subtleties, but i'm sure this advice can
> prove quite useful even though i'm a neophyte solid ascii artist.
> i'm sure the major ascii artists follow a similar method.
>  
> just fyi.
> --
> brian odom
> i think i may go add "color" to a bunch of my older asciis!  :D
> 

hey well done brian, the finished article was well worth it!!! :)
i've never been much of a filled ascii type, but this is starting
to look good!!!  :)

cya

valkyrie (line art fanatic, but willing to learn something new)

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The one one the right has a better border, but the central bit is much better 
on the one on the left, try amalgamating them?...

             _____
       _,ad888888888ba,_
     ,d888P"""""""""Y888b,
   ,d88P"             "Y88b,
  d88P'   _..-----.._   `Y88b
 d88P  ,-' _         `-.  Y88b
I88Y  / |\|_"|"|)/\|"|" \  Y88I
I88I_|__|/|_ | |\\/| | __|_I88I
I88I |  |)|(`"|"/\|\|(`  | I88I
I88b  \_| |_) | \/| |_)_/  d88I
 Y88b   `-.__     __.-'   d88P
  Y888,      """""      ,d88P
   `Y88ba,_         _,ad88P'
     `Y8888bbaaaaadd8888P'
        `""YY88888PP""'        

Sorry if I have appeared to have defaced your work...

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	Hello everybody...  I have seen a lot of ascii art, and am pretty 
impressed.  How do you get started doing it?  I have tried it and only come 
out with some things that can be (kindly) described as abstract ascii 
art :(  Anyway, I just want to say that I am really amazed with some of 
the things I have seen posted.  Also, does anyone have or know where I 
could get a ascii unicorn?  Thanks!
					Steph

>From: M.J...@mcs.salford.ac.uk
>
>The one one the right has a better border, but the central bit is much better 
>on the one on the left, try amalgamating them?...
>
>             _____
>       _,ad888888888ba,_
>     ,d888P"""""""""Y888b,
>   ,d88P"             "Y88b,
>  d88P'   _..-----.._   `Y88b
> d88P  ,-' _         `-.  Y88b
>I88Y  / |\|_"|"|)/\|"|" \  Y88I
>I88I_|__|/|_ | |\\/| | __|_I88I
>I88I |  |)|(`"|"/\|\|(`  | I88I
>I88b  \_| |_) | \/| |_)_/  d88I
> Y88b   `-.__     __.-'   d88P
>  Y88b,      """""      ,d88P
>   `Y88ba,_         _,ad88P'
>     `Y8888bbaaaaadd8888P'
>        `""YY88888PP""'        

I agree.  When I switched the "|" for an "I" I did with a global
search and replace and never even noticed that the center piece
had been changed.  I was dedicating all my attention to the outside
part!