Settings

The page will reload to apply your changes.
Theme

ASCII Art Font

ASCII Art Menu

Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 5 Mar 1995.
 _   _                     _        _             _     _           
| | | |___  ___ _ __   ___| |_     / \   _ __ ___| |__ (_)_   _____ 
| | | / __|/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ __|   / _ \ | '__/ __| '_ \| \ \ / / _ \
| |_| \__ \  __/ | | |  __/ |_   / ___ \| | | (__| | | | |\ V /  __/
 \___/|___/\___|_| |_|\___|\__| /_/   \_\_|  \___|_| |_|_| \_/ \___|
Line: dancers - need text

Line: dancers - need text

rec.arts.ascii · 2 messages · 5 Mar 1995 - 6 Mar 1995
Mark Balzer <mab...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> ASCII art 5 Mar 1995 19:05 · permalink · report
History of a human form...

In alt.fan.warlord, someone reposted this .sig after an ad
for an obscene 900  phone-sex number:

>      ,-,__,
>    { / ,__\  <h0t...@aol.com>
>   { `}'-_-/
>   {`}'\ _/
>     __/Y/__
>    /       \ \
>   / /\ o } o} \
>  / / \`~' `  } }
> { {   }    l/ /
>  \ \  j   .] /
>   \ \/     }/
>    \{   \ /}
>     {    Y l
>      1    \l
>       \    \
>        1,   \
>         l\   \
>         l }   }
>         1/   /
>         {   /
>        /  /|
>       /  / ~-_,
>      (, \-~`'~
>        \ \_,
>         `'~

I thought it was about the right size for a project I wanted to to, so as
visions of Meriday danced in my head I restyled this mini-net-goddess as
follows:

     .,,-~&,
    { / ,__\`.
   { `}'-_-/\ \
   {`}'\__/  ) }
     __/ l_,' /
    /  ~   ~ f
   / ^  o } o}
  / / \`-'`-'
 { (   }    {
  `.`. j    {
    `,`-, . l
     f^' \ /}
     t    Y }
      Y    \l
       \    \
        `.   \
         !`,  \
         l /   }
         l/   /
         /  ,'
        /  /!
       / ,' l
      (. \l. `_.
        \ \_`~~'
         `''

Then, on to the final goal: My dance club could use a personalized ascii
graphic (hey - couldn't everyone?), so on went some (admittedly tight!)
clothes, in went a partner, and Voila'  A couple going into step 1 of a
West Coast Swing figure!


     .,,-~&,                ,~"~.
    { / ,__\`.              > ::::
   { `}'-_-/\ \            <, @::;
   {`}'\__/  ) }            l_  f
    ,__/ l_,'`/           ,__}--{_.
   {  `.__.' (           /         }
    \ \    )  )         /          !
     \'\`-'`-'         /  ,    1  J;
      \ \___l_^.,_____/  /1    !  Y
       k____-~'`l______,' |    l /
      /===#=l             l     f
     f      8             I===I=I
     t    ! 8             f     }
      Y    \l             |     }
       \    \             l    Y;
        `.   \            }    |
         !`,  \           |    |
         l /   }         ,1    |
         l/   /          !l    l
         /  ,'           ! \    \
        /  /!            !  \    \
       /_,f_l            l___j.   \
      (_ \l_ `__     ,.-'`--(  `.,'`.
       Y\ V_`--'     `-'~x__J    j'  >
         `--'                  ,/ ,^'
                              f__J

But then I wanted to show a more classical picture, so I exchanged the
pants for a short skirt which allowed me to move her legs up a space and
really give her the right posture (I know - the skirt really needs to be
longer so we can put a poodle on it...)


       .,,-~&,                ,~"~.
      { / ,__\`.              > ::::
     { `}'-_-/\ \            <, @::;
     {`}'\__/  ) }            l_  f
      ,__/ l_,'-/           ,__}--{_.
     {  `.__.' (           /         }
      \ \    )  )         /          !
       \-\`-'`-'         /  ,    1  J;
        \ \___l_^.,_____/  /1    !  Y
         k____-~'`l______,' |    l /
        /===#==\            l     f
      .'        `.          I===I=I
    ,' ,'       `.`.        f     }
  ,' ,'  /      \ `.`.      |     }
.'^.^.^.'`.'`.^.'`.'`.^.    l    Y;
           `.   \           }    |
            !`,  \          |    |
            l /   }        ,1    |
            l/   /         !l    l
            /  ,'          ! \    \
           /  /!           !  \    \
          / ,f l           l___j.   \
         (_ \l_ `_     ,.-'`--(  `.,'`.
          Y\ V_`--'    `-'~x__J    j'  >
            `--'                 ,/ ,^'
                                f__J

So now, having finished this, a need to add some text to fill the white
space on the right of the dancers.  I would really appreciate it if someone
who is handy with block letters could write "Dancing Illini" and then 
on a separate copy of the last picture, in block letters "Dancers'
Archive", each in a way that would fit and look nice.  Any takers? 
(improvements to the figures would be appreciated too!)

Mark

Mark Balzer <mab...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> ASCII art 6 Mar 1995 00:58 · permalink · report
Here is version 2 of the Swing dancers with a few details fixed (hands, 
his arm, her feet...).  


     .,,-~&,               ,~"~.
    { / ,__\`.             > ::::
   { `}'-_-/\ \           <, @::;
   {`}'\__/  ) }           l_  f
    ,__/ l_,'`/          ,__}--{_.
   {  `.__.' (          /         }
    \ \    )  )        /          !
     \'\`-'`-'        /  ,    1  J;
      \ \___l_-.,___.'  /1    !  Y
       k____-~'-l_____.' |    l /
      /===#=l            l     f
     f      8            I===I=I
     t    ! 8            f     }
      Y    \l            |     }
       \    \            l    Y;
        `.   \           }    |
         !`,  \          |    |
         l /   }        ,1    |
         l/   /         !l    l
         /  ,'          ! \    \
        /  /!           !  \    \
       /_,f_l           l___j.   \
      (_ \I_ `_     ,.-'`--(  `.,'`.
       Y\__Y`--'    `-'~x__J    j'  >
                              ,/ ,^'
                             f__J   mab'95



       .,,-~&,               ,~"~.
      { / ,__\`.             > ::::
     { `}'-_-/\ \   ` `     <, @::;
     {`}'\__/  ) }   ) )     l_  f
      ,__/ l_,'-/  .'.'    ,__}--{_.
     {  `.__.' (          /         }
      \ \    )  )        /          !
       \-\`-'`-'        /  ,    1  J;
  ` `   \ \___l_-.,___.'  /1    !  Y
   ) )   k____-~`-l_____.' |    l /
 .'.'   /===#==\           l     f
      .'        `.         I===I=I
    ,' ,'       `.`.       f     }
  ,' ,'  /      \ `.`.     |     }
.'^.^.^.'`.'`.^.'`.'`.^.   l    Y;
           `.   \          }    |
            !`,  \         |    |
            l /   }       ,1    |
            l/   /        !l    l
            /  ,'         ! \    \
           /  /!          !  \    \
    ' '   / ,f l          l___j.   \
   ( (   (_ \I_ `_    ,.-'`--(  `.,'`.
    `.`.  Y\__Y`--'   `-'~x__J    j'  >
                                ,/ ,^'
                               f__J   mab'95

Long live West Coast Swing!


I would still really appreciate it if someone
who is handy with ascii fonts could write "Dancing Illini" and then
on a separate copy of the last picture,  "Dancers' Archive",
each in a way that would fit in the white space to their right. 
(improvements to the figures would be appreciated too!)

Mark

About this thread. These messages were posted publicly to the newsgroup rec.arts.ascii in 1995 and are mirrored here unchanged as part of the Historic Archives – only email addresses are masked. The artwork and text belong to their original authors: if you copy a piece, keep the artist's initials or signature intact and credit them where you can. Are you one of the authors? Contact us to get your posts attributed, connected to your artist profile, or removed.

Report this message

Help us keep the archive clean and accurate. Reports are reviewed by a person – nothing is changed automatically.

Help classify this post