REQ: Techniques, tips and advice

As you can see, my signature is not very creative.  Could someone give me
some tips for producing ASCII artwork.  I'm a professional cartoonist and
would like to produce a signature that is worth looking at.  I find that
the software translators available are clumsy. But I also find it tedious
pressing the space bar, and realigning everything whenever something goes
in.  Any good programs, any tips or indispensible techniques.  
Perseverence has already been considered.
TIA

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Inkblot (mdc...@pophost.anu.edu.au) wrote:
: As you can see, my signature is not very creative.  Could someone give me
: some tips for producing ASCII artwork.  I'm a professional cartoonist and
: would like to produce a signature that is worth looking at.  I find that
: the software translators available are clumsy. But I also find it tedious
: pressing the space bar, and realigning everything whenever something goes
: in.  Any good programs, any tips or indispensible techniques.  

Well, I usually use the editor that my comunications program has built in.
but you can use any others. The way I normally start a project is to put
blank lines however long i want my art to be. and then puting my curser
into overwrite mode instead of insert for the actual drawing (keeps me
from having to 'realign' things).

Well, good luck

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In message <mdc...@slipr44.anu.edu.au>
        mdc...@pophost.anu.edu.au (Inkblot) writes: 

> As you can see, my signature is not very creative.  Could someone give me
> some tips for producing ASCII artwork.  I'm a professional cartoonist and
> would like to produce a signature that is worth looking at.  I find that
> the software translators available are clumsy. But I also find it tedious
> pressing the space bar, and realigning everything whenever something goes
> in.  Any good programs, any tips or indispensible techniques.  
> Perseverence has already been considered.
> TIA

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My tip:

Fill the page up with spaces (copy + paste is good for this) then set 
yout test editor to overtype mode so everything appears in the right 
place and doesn't shift when you add bits!.

Hope this is of help!

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                  Jeremy Cooke - jer...@zetnet.co.uk

In article <mdc...@slipr44.anu.edu.au>, Inkblot
<mdc...@pophost.anu.edu.au> writes
>As you can see, my signature is not very creative.  Could someone give me
>some tips for producing ASCII artwork.  I'm a professional cartoonist and
>would like to produce a signature that is worth looking at.  I find that
>the software translators available are clumsy. But I also find it tedious
>pressing the space bar, and realigning everything whenever something goes
>in.  Any good programs, any tips or indispensible techniques.  
>Perseverence has already been considered.
>TIA
>
If you use DOS edit and press INSERT so that the edit mode becomes
overwrite then you don't need to press space at all (unless you make a
mistake :) )
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In article <4rrgcr$9k...@clarknet.clark.net>, und...@clark.net (Royal
Connell) writes:

>Inkblot (mdc...@pophost.anu.edu.au) wrote:
>: As you can see, my signature is not very creative.  Could someone give
me
>: some tips for producing ASCII artwork.  I'm a professional cartoonist
and
>: would like to produce a signature that is worth looking at.  I find
that
>: the software translators available are clumsy. But I also find it
tedious
>: pressing the space bar, and realigning everything whenever something
goes
>: in.  Any good programs, any tips or indispensible techniques.  
>
>Well, I usually use the editor that my comunications program has built
in.
>but you can use any others. The way I normally start a project is to put
>blank lines however long i want my art to be. and then puting my curser
>into overwrite mode instead of insert for the actual drawing (keeps me
>from having to 'realign' things).
>
>Well, good luck
>
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>

How does one go about putting their cursor in "overwrite mode"?  Does
it depend on the program you're using, like a word processor?

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        vam...@aol.com (VampLadee) writes: 

> How does one go about putting their cursor in "overwrite mode"?  Does
> it depend on the program you're using, like a word processor?

Yep it depends on the program you're using, try pressing the 'insert' 
key, that works on quite a few text editors/word processors.


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_/  _/     _/        _/        | If however you want a real disaster...   \_/
_/_/_/     _/_/_/_/  _/_/_/_/  | you could always give me a call!

                  Jeremy Cooke - jer...@zetnet.co.uk

Jeremy Cooke <jer...@zetnet.co.uk> writes:

>In message <4s24gb$ge...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
>        vam...@aol.com (VampLadee) writes: 

>> How does one go about putting their cursor in "overwrite mode"?  Does
>> it depend on the program you're using, like a word processor?

>Yep it depends on the program you're using, try pressing the 'insert' 
>key, that works on quite a few text editors/word processors.

am i the only guy who PREFERS insert mode?  i can't mess with that
overwrite stuff at all!  can't shift things over.  for those who use
emacs, there is a picture mode, but i never use it.  i just fire it up
and start typing away (in fundamental mode).
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brian odom
an INSERT ascii artist only!
overwrite sucks.

In article <4s6fo6$7c...@piano.cs.indiana.edu>, brian odom
<bod...@cs.indiana.edu> writes
>am i the only guy who PREFERS insert mode?  i can't mess with that
>overwrite stuff at all!  can't shift things over.  for those who use
>emacs, there is a picture mode, but i never use it.  i just fire it up
>and start typing away (in fundamental mode).
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>brian odom
>an INSERT ascii artist only!
>overwrite sucks.

I don't bother with overwrite either you can't shift stuff around!
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Jeremy Cooke <jer...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>> in.  Any good programs, any tips or indispensible techniques.  

I am only a newcomer to ascii art as it is practiced by the inhabitants of
this newsgroup but from experience with DOS programs and the BBS scene I
would suggest that it would be worthwhile to grab a copy of a ansi/ascii
drawing programs such as THE DRAW or BOX EDIT or similar.  You do not then
have to worry about insert or overstrike mode as much and can position your
cursor anywhere within the workspace.  

These programs also allow you to specify which character you wish to draw
with and even colours if you wish to get into the ansi side of things.  I
would suggest that care be taken when posting ansi graphics to a newsgroup
though in raw format.  They should be uencoded.

cya :)

Dassa


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Odie (nia...@ssimicro.com) wrote:

: > I don't bother with overwrite either you can't shift stuff around!
: I prefer insert mode as well.

I use overwrite almost all the time when I make ascii art, I just switch to
insert when I need to move things.

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