Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 24 Jul 1994.
HOW TO CREATE ASCII PIC !
alt.ascii-art
· 14 messages · 24 Jul 1994 - 29 Aug 1994
In article <774...@loonat.demon.co.uk> a...@loonat.demon.co.uk writes: >HI There ! > >I am new to this group, so I would be very grateful if you could answer >this question. Can I get a program that will take a normal GIF (or any >grafix format) and produce a ASCII PIC as posted to this group. > >THANXS ! > >PS - Some of these ASCII Pics are amazing ! > >Name : Abdulaziz Loonat >EMail : a...@loonat.demon.co.uk > I have the same question. Would you tell me too ? *===================================*=============================* |Name : Clarence Cheung | _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/ | |E-mail : cla...@cae.wisc.edu | _/ _/ _/ _/| | che...@cs.wisc.edu | _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ | | | _/ _/ _/ _/ | |University of Wisconsin at Madison |_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ | *===================================*=============================*
In article <30sfgd$9t...@news.doit.wisc.edu>, Clarence Cheung <cla...@cae.wisc.edu> wrote: >In article <774...@loonat.demon.co.uk> a...@loonat.demon.co.uk writes: >>HI There ! >> >>I am new to this group, so I would be very grateful if you could answer >>this question. Can I get a program that will take a normal GIF (or any >>grafix format) and produce a ASCII PIC as posted to this group. >> >>THANXS ! >> >>PS - Some of these ASCII Pics are amazing ! >> >>Name : Abdulaziz Loonat >>EMail : a...@loonat.demon.co.uk >> > >I have the same question. Would you tell me too ? The FAQ is posted to the ASCII groups, and to the *.answer groups each Monday. You can also get it by fingering my account. The FAQ will tell you how to make art, where to get art, GIF convertors, Figlet, and other things. -- _mm_ _am, _am, _g_ag, _am, _am, _g_ag, _am, .g, g, g, qK. " ,gF @._gF @ ^ NX #_gF ,@ ,gF @,^ NX #vgF @_-d8# g# g@ *b, 8Y 8Y d dY 8Ew*" 8Y dY 8Y d j# _j# _d# , dN.jK , jK ,Z" ,jF jK , jK , jF jK ,N jN _*jN _*jN",' *h,W" NbpP NbpY"V^dF NbpP NbpP dF NbpP V#^ V#^ *V^
Can anyone out there draw me a dog, 0preferably a Cocker Spaniel, that isn't more than 15 lines long?
Hm... I didn't count to see how long this cocker spaniel is, sorry... It
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"Cute little cocker spaniel dog...."
Susie
yep, I think that is DEFINITELY more than 15 lines... Anyway, if you repost
this please leave my name intact.
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Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com
Once upon a time, Susie Oviatt wrote:
: Hm... I didn't count to see how long this cocker spaniel is, sorry... It
: may be longer than 15 lines, but here goes:
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Not just any cocker spaniel, is it? It seems to look an awful lot like Lady
from Lady and the Tramp...
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stimpy (sti...@marimba.wimsey.bc.ca) wrote: : Not just any cocker spaniel, is it? It seems to look an awful lot like Lady : from Lady and the Tramp... That's exactly right, Lady WAS the model for that cocker spaniel. Due to copyright laws, and how little I know of them, I change the names of all of my pieces if they were taken from DISNEY characters. :) It may be unnecessary, but it couldn't hurt. I figure if the picture is not something that can be recognized, it won't make any difference. And if it is something that CAN be recognized, maybe changing the name will make it okay. :) -- Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com
In article <331ied$3a...@gagme.wwa.com>, Susie Oviatt <sus...@netcom.com> wrote: > >stimpy (sti...@marimba.wimsey.bc.ca) wrote: > >: Not just any cocker spaniel, is it? It seems to look an awful lot like Lady >: from Lady and the Tramp... > >That's exactly right, Lady WAS the model for that cocker spaniel. Due to >copyright laws, and how little I know of them, I change the names of all of my >pieces if they were taken from DISNEY characters. :) >It may be unnecessary, but it couldn't hurt. I figure if the picture is not >something that can be recognized, it won't make any difference. And if it >is something that CAN be recognized, maybe changing the name will make it >okay. :) >-- >Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com Not to flame, but doesn't changing the name also infringe on the copyright, like giving the artist credit instead of Disney? Just curious. -- _____ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ _____ _____ | _ \ | ___|\ \/ / David L. Armstrong \ \/ /| ___|| _ \ | < | ___| > < "The Sandman" > < | ___|| < |__|\__||_____|/__/\__\ arm...@rpi.edu /__/\__\|_____||__|\__|
Hm.. Maybe it does. All I know was what I was told, that if I wanted to actually post the art I needed to change the character name. I could change them all back, no problem, but now I"m so confused it'd just be easier not to post any DISNEY art. I sure don't want to get into any trouble over it. -- Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com
In article <337lr5$3i...@gagme.wwa.com>, Susie Oviatt <sus...@netcom.com> wrote: > >Hm.. Maybe it does. All I know was what I was told, that if I wanted to >actually post the art I needed to change the character name. I could >change them all back, no problem, but now I"m so confused it'd just be >easier not to post any DISNEY art. I sure don't want to get into any >trouble over it. > > >-- >Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com > If you don't want to get into trouble, why ask that your name be reproduced should anyone else copy the artwork? The only reason I can think of to ask that one's name go along w/the art is so credit can be given where credit is due... anyone else see a minor ethical problem here? Don't get me wrong, I think its cool that you can convert someone else's artwork from a GIF to ASCII by yourself. :-)
jhg...@epx.cis.umn.edu wrote: : If you don't want to get into trouble, why ask that your name be : reproduced should anyone else copy the artwork? : The only reason I can think of to ask that one's name go : along w/the art is so credit can be given where credit is due... : anyone else see a minor ethical problem here? : Don't get me wrong, I think its cool that you can convert : someone else's artwork from a GIF to ASCII by yourself. :-) Well, whatever. I can see that this is not worth following up. I won't be posting here in the future. For what it's worth, though, I'm not converting gifs. I'm looking at a picture and drawing with keystrokes. If I were using a pencil would you call it "photocopying by yourself?" Maybe the reason I've asked my name to be left intact is because I've received my own pictures (not all are disney related) back in the mail with someone else's name on them instead of mine. I realize that ASCII art is not right up there with great literary works, but if I spend three hours doing a picture it's a little disconcerting all the same. Maybe if you had ever done a picture you'd feel differently? Or have you done one? The last thing I ever expected when I began posting to this newsgroup is someone accusing me of minor ethical problems. -- Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com
First of all, I would like to apologize up front to Scarecrow for not using the subject line thingies, 'cuz I can't remember which one I should use. At any rate, I thought I would respond to Ms. (Mrs.? - no offense intended) Oviatt's post, and then add some art because I'll get hung otherwise. In article <33gts8$rp...@gagme.wwa.com>, Susie Oviatt <sus...@netcom.com> wrote: >Well, whatever. I can see that this is not worth following up. I won't >be posting here in the future. For what it's worth, though, I'm not >converting gifs. I'm looking at a picture and drawing with keystrokes. If >I were using a pencil would you call it "photocopying by yourself?" MJ sighs. I wish you didn't feel that way, I really don't, tho I can't say I blame you. The work you do that I have seen rates right up there with the very best. I've tried to do some drawings in your style (see the funky tree I posted here about a week ago and you will be able to tell I suck lemons when it comes to that!) and I can appreciate how difficult a picture like that can be. I can see where you have taken offense to what this person has said in the previous post about converting .gifs to ASCII, and I believe you are upset because they misunderstood. It is true that there are a proliferation of converted pictures recently. And I certainly don't mean to take away from them, because they are great pictures, but the work you do just far surpasses them. They are doing with a .gif converter what someone could do with a piece of tracing paper - you are doing it freehand. That's what is needed to be understood. It's unfortunate that the ASCII art loving world will be deprived of your work in the future. >Maybe the reason I've asked my name to be left intact is because I've received >my own pictures (not all are disney related) back in the mail with someone >else's name on them instead of mine. I realize that ASCII art is not right >up there with great literary works, but if I spend three hours doing a picture >it's a little disconcerting all the same. Maybe if you had ever done a >picture you'd feel differently? Or have you done one? I don't think it's much to ask of anyone to keep the creator's name with their picture, and I think that recently more people have been doing it. Your work CERTAINLY deserves to be credited to you, and I think your little line at the end of the pictures helps to preserve the credit due you. It's a shame that you have had so much trouble with this, and I think you are right about being upset. Well I've babbled enough, here's my art and then I'll go. Heck, it's pretty much Normand's work anyway, so thanks to him for helping me!! ,,ggddY""""Ybbgg,, ,agd""' `""bg, ,gdP" "Ybg, ,dP" "Yb, ,dP" _,,ddP"""Ybb,,_ "Yb, ,8" ,dP"' `"Yb, "8, ,8' ,d" "b, `8, ,8' d" "b `8, d' d' ,gPPRg, `b `b 8 8 dP' `Yb 8 8 8 8 8) (8 8 8 8 8 Yb dP 8 8 8 Y, "8ggg8" ,P 8 Y, Ya aP ,P `8, "Ya aP" ,8' `8, "Yb,_ _,dP" ,8' `8a `""YbbgggddP""' a8' `Yba adP' "Yba adY" `"Yba, ,adP"' `"Y8ba, ,ad8P"' ``""YYbaaadPP""'' _-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-. _________ gra...@acsu.buffalo.edu |~~~\/~~~| |~~| ,,,,;;,,-', `````````---------.........__ | |\/| | |~~|_| | ,;;;;;;;;;;| ; ________) |__| |__| \_____/ ```;;;;;''-._______........--------''''''' -_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.
>gra...@acsu.buffalo.edu flames again: >They are doing with a .gif converter what someone could do with a piece of >tracing paper As soon as I can find a picture of an outstretched middle finger I'll convert it just for you. Allen
MJ, THanks very much for your note. I really never intended to stir up this hornet's nest like this. I wish I could just unpost but I don't think that's an option. Maybe it wouldn't be an issue if I never posted any characters such as Disney or other cartoons, but to be honest those are some of the fun ones. And when it comes right down to it, I suppose you could say that nearly every source is someone else's idea, unless you're creating entirely from your mind. Ling LIng came from a small valentine... The apple picture (which I don't know if I posted here) came from a picture on a school paper, the picture of the animals picking an apple came from a painting book. Yes, I change it quite a' bit when I do it as ASCII art, but I do get basic ideas and inspiration from other sources. Before I found this newsgroup, the only ASCII art that I had ever seen that was computer generated was basically abstract designs. THey were fun to look at, but I had no idea that it could be so incredible. The picture of Einstein in the ASCII FAQ was one of the nicest things I'd ever seen. And to be honest, it was rather intimidating. I hesitated to post here at all because I figured people were used to that quality and I didn't think my pictures measured up. To me, it's so obvious the difference between what I do and what a computer can generate. The detail on a computer-generated picture is so very precise. Well, now I'm the one who is babbling. THe author of the note which prompted me to withdraw from this group wrote an apology. I appreciate his effort. He apparently did not realize that the work I do is not computer generated. Thanks again for your note. I probably should have sent this privately, but now that it's written I haven't got a clue as to how to do that. Oh, by the way, I'm MRS. :) (And I've got six kids, who really enjoy this art stuff too.) -- Sus...@netcom.com, Sus...@genie.geis.com
>In Article <33o3aj$99...@gagme.wwa.com> all...@delphi.com (Allen Mullen) writes: >>>gra...@acsu.buffalo.edu flames again: >> >>>They are doing with a .gif converter what someone could do with a piece of >>>tracing paper >> >> As soon as I can find a picture of an outstretched middle finger I'll >>convert it just for you. >> Allen >> >> Um, hello... that was NOT intended to be a flame at all. I also really don't care if you took it as one, because you sound pretty hostile to me. I simply was using an analogy for converting .gifs, as compared to doing a picture like that freehand. I personally don't know how to convert .gifs, and I'm certainly not belittling the art that comes from .gif conversions, but Susie's art is superior. Take a pill, would you please? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .--. .-----------. |\/| | .--. .--. .-----------. .--. 'o--o' `-o-------o-' | | \__| 'o--o' 'o--o' `-o-------o-' 'o--o' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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