Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 24 Feb 1996.
Line: NBA Logos: Atlanta Hawks
rec.arts.ascii
· 1 message · 24 Feb 1996
i'm slowly learning how to do solid ascii! sort of. it's coming along slowly.
once i get this technique down, then i can make other things and add fancy
features.
this was my original bird:
__ ______ __ __ _____ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ __
. _\\ '||'|| \\ |\\|'||' _\\ ||_|| _\\ \\|\\| ||,' ((_' ,
/\ /"`\\ || ||_./"`\\| \\ || /"`\\ ||"|| /"`\\ \| \| ||\\ ._)) /\
_| /`; """" """' "" " ""' _______"" ""' "" " " "" "" ""','\ |_
_\ _| `-._ ,'\_ _/`. _.-' |_ /_
_\ _\ ||".--.-....________,'/(q,-.p)\`.________....-,--,"|| /_ /_
_\ `\. \\ \\\\ \\_ `-. | _/_|_\_ | ,-' _// //// // ,/' /_
`-._ `._ ` `-;\ `;. \ \ \ V / // / ,;' /;-' ' _,' _,-'
`-._ `-._ ``-..__ | \_ `-'.;' | __,,-'' _,-' _,-'
`-._ `-.__ ,' / T'||\ `. __,-' _,-'
`-__ "-.___ _,-' | V ||^||| `-._ ___,-" __-'
`-.__ ``----'' ,. | |||||| ,. ``----'' __,-'
`"-._._ ___/ | | \||||| | \___ _,_,-"'
"'""""" ;==. ,==; """""`"
;___;__
.-" | "-.
/' | `\
'. | ,`
| `. | ,' | \
| \ | / | \
|"-._ | | | _.-"| ,-.\
| ""|---|---|"" |`'
. / | \ ,
\,' | `./
`--.__|__.--'
as you can see, all line style and virtually no color. but then i started
learning solid ascii by substitution. i substituted b and ? for \, and
d and P for /, and H for spaces and any _'s inside the region, and o for -.
there were a few exceptions to this rule, but this is generally what i did.
so what i finally ended up with was this. i think it looks much better.
__ ______ __ __ _____ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ __
. _\\ '||'|| \\ |\\|'||' _\\ ||_|| _\\ \\|\\| ||,' ((_' ,
/\ /"`\\ || ||_./"`\\| \\ || /"`\\ ||"|| /"`\\ \| \| ||\\ ._)) /\
_|H/`; """" """' "" " ""' _______"" ""' "" " " "" "" ""','\H|_
_\HH| `-._ ,'\_ _/`. _.-' |HH/_
_\HH\ ||".--.-....________,'/(v,-.v)\`.________....-,--,"HH /HH/_
_\Hb\. ?b ?HHb ?b_ `-.HH| _/_|_\_ |HH,-' _dP dHHP dP ,/dH/_
`?.HH`._ ` `oHb `H. \H\ \ V / //H/ ,H' dHo' ' _,'HH,P'
`?.HHH`o._ ``-..__ |H\_ `-'.;'H| __,,-'' _,o'HHH,P'
`?.HHHH`o.__ ,'H/ T'HH ?`. __,o'HHHH,P'
`?HHHHHHH"o.___ _,-'HH| V |H^HH HH`-._ ___,o"HHHHHHH-'
`?.HHHHHHHHbiooooidHHH,.H| |HHHH H,.HHHbiooooidHHHHHHHH,P'
`"?HHHHHHHHHHHHHH/ |H| \|HHH d| \HHHHHHHHHHHHHHP"'
"'""""" X_}___{_X """""`"
,\}.(" | ").{/.
(/' `\. | ,/' `\)
'\ ` | ' ,/`
{ }| ``. | ,' |{ }
,iH|-._ \ | / _.-|Hi.
;oHH|"-._ | | | _.-"|HHo;
`'| ""|---|---|"" |`'
. / | \ ,
\,' | `./ -bodom-
`--.__|__.--'
--
brian odom
who is really starting to take off with ascii art.
i only wished it paid more than $0.00/hr!! :D
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