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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 10 Jun 1999.
Re: Artists

Re: Artists

.----- On Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:44:42 -0400, Prudence posted:
|Jay C posted:
|> Just something I've noticed, a couple of days ago as some of you know I
|> posted my first ASCII art as sigs. Since then I've being looking up
|> artists work. On this ng people prefer the /| approach which gives the
|> image a kinda 2D effect. However when I searched the net I found loadsa
|> nude girls (no complaints ;o) ) which were shaded and everything to
|> attempt to create a 3D effect.
|>
'--------------------------------

Going off on a tangent here, there are also 3D looking line-art (that's what
you describe as /|) ... 

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8888888  |::L.L:::+:" _.--'_.-'.`.`.    _.-'    :"|':|:|. . . .JY88888b
8888888   L:| |::::|\ \_.-'     `.`.`.-'    :"|-'. .J:J. . , . F Y88888b
Y888888    \:L L:::L:\ `.      _.-'_.-+ :"|-: . , . |:| , . , |  Y88888b
`888888b    \|.|:::|:::. \ _.-'_.-: . |-', . . , . J:J . . . J    Y88888b
 Y888888     +'\:::J::::\ '_.-'. . . .F . .,-T`\. .|:|. , ,-'     )888888
  Y88888b.      \:::L::::+. . , . . .J . ,/  |:J .J:J. ,-'       .d888888
   Y888888b      \::|::::| . . . , . |. . F  ':|,-'+|-'        .d88888888
    Y888888b      \:J::::|. . . . . .F , J    -:             .od88888888P
     Y888888b      \:L:::| . , . , .J . .| .' `\d8888888888888888888888P
      Y888888b      \|:::|. , . . , |. ,-'`.  `\ `+88888888888888888888P
       Y888888b.     J:::| . . , . .F-'     \\ ` \ \88888888888888888P'
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         Y8888888b    |::| . , . ._+      d8888\  ` .'  `Y888888P'
         `88888888b   J::|. . ._-'     .od888888\.-'
          Y88888888b   \:| ._-'     d888888888P'              ,==. o
          `888888888b   \|-'       d88888888'                 |/ "'/L
           `Y88888888b            d8888888P'                 ,-_) '<_
             Y88888888bo.      .od88888888   hs               /^-._  \=_
             `8888888888888888888888888888                    `   (-'/~~
              Y88888888888888888888888888P                    a:f  | \
               `Y8888888888888888888888P'                          `  `
                 `Y8888888888888P'
                      `Y88888P'
Improvements by:
Ilmari Karonen - Tricky bit where tops of walls meet moat
Shimrod - Turret 'wells', front battlements, ladder, shading
Veronica Karlsson - Moat and drawbridge
Jonathan Wilson - Arch entrances to turrets
Andreas Freise - Horse

And there's the plain 2D ones...

                                                    !_
                                                    |*~=-.,
                                                    |_,-'`
                                                    |
                                                    |
                                                   /^\
                     !_                           /   \
                     |*`~-.,                     /,    \
                     |.-~^`                     /#"     \
                     |                        _/##_   _  \_
                _   _|  _   _   _            [ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]
               [ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]            |_=_-=_ - =_|
             !_ |_=_ =-_-_  = =_|           !_ |=_= -    |
             |*`--,_- _        |            |*`~-.,= []  |
             |.-'|=     []     |   !_       |_.-"`_-     |
             |   |_=- -        |   |*`~-.,  |  |=_-      |
            /^\  |=_= -        |   |_,-~`  /^\ |_ - =[]  |
        _  /   \_|_=- _   _   _|  _|  _   /   \|=_-      |
       [ ]/,    \[ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]_/,    \[ ]=-    |
        |/#"     \_=-___=__=__- =-_ -=_ /#"     \| _ []  |
       _/##_   _  \_-_ =  _____       _/##_   _  \_ -    |\
      [ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]=_0~{_ _ _}~0   [ ]_[ ]_[ ]_[ ]=-   | \
      |_=__-_=-_  =_|-=_ |  ,  |     |_=-___-_ =-__|_    |  \
       | _- =-     |-_   | ((* |      |= _=       | -    |___\
       |= -_=      |=  _ |  `  |      |_-=_       |=_    |/+\|
       | =_  -     |_ = _ `-.-`       | =_ = =    |=_-   ||+||
       |-_=- _     |=_   =            |=_= -_     |  =   ||+||
       |=_- /+\    | -=               |_=- /+\    |=_    |^^^|
       |=_ |+|+|   |= -  -_,--,_      |_= |+|+|   |  -_  |=  |
       |  -|+|+|   |-_=  / |  | \     |=_ |+|+|   |-=_   |_-/
       |=_=|+|+|   | =_= | |  | |     |_- |+|+|   |_ =   |=/
       | _ ^^^^^   |= -  | |  <&>     |=_=^^^^^   |_=-   |/
       |=_ =       | =_-_| |  | |     |   =_      | -_   |
   jgs |_=-_       |=_=  | |  | |     |=_=        |=-    |
 `^^^^^^^^^^`^`^^`^`^`^^^""""""""^`^^``^^`^^`^^`^`^``^`^``^``^^
(Joan ... nice castle - I didn't know I had it!)

And then the shaded ones you describe:

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              @m@,.                                 .@
             .@m%nm@,.                            .@m@
            .@nvv%vnmm@,.                      .@mn%n@
           .@mnvvv%vvnnmm@,.                .@mmnv%vn@,
           @mmnnvvv%vvvvvnnmm@,.        .@mmnnvvv%vvnm@
           @mmnnvvvvv%vvvvvvnnmm@, ;;;@mmnnvvvvv%vvvnm@,
           `@mmnnvvvvvv%vvvvvnnmmm;;@mmnnvvvvvv%vvvvnmm@
            `@mmmnnvvvvvv%vvvnnmmm;%mmnnvvvvvv%vvvvnnmm@
              `@m%v%v%v%v%v;%;%;%;%;%;%;%%%vv%vvvvnnnmm@
              .,mm@@@@@mm%;;@@m@m@@m@@m@mm;;%%vvvnnnmm@;@,.
           .,@mmmmmmvv%%;;@@vmvvvvvvvvvmvm@@;;%%vvnnm@;%mmm@,
        .,@mmnnvvvvv%%;;@@vvvvv%%%%%%%vvvvmm@@;;%%mm@;%%nnnnm@,
     .,@mnnvv%v%v%v%%;;@mmvvvv%%;*;*;%%vvvvmmm@;;%m;%%v%v%v%vmm@,.
 ,@mnnvv%v%v%v%v%v%v%;;@@vvvv%%;*;*;*;%%vvvvm@@;;m%%%v%v%v%v%v%vnnm@,
 `    `@mnnvv%v%v%v%%;;@mvvvvv%%;;*;;%%vvvmmmm@;;%m;%%v%v%v%vmm@'   '
         `@mmnnvvvvv%%;;@@mvvvv%%%%%%%vvvvmm@@;;%%mm@;%%nnnnm@'
            `@mmmmmmvv%%;;@@mvvvvvvvvvvmmm@@;;%%mmnmm@;%mmm@'
               `mm@@@@@mm%;;@m@@m@m@m@@m@@;;%%vvvvvnmm@;@'
              ,@m%v%v%v%v%v;%;%;%;%;%;%;%;%vv%vvvvvnnmm@
            .@mmnnvvvvvvv%vvvvnnmm%mmnnvvvvvvv%vvvvnnmm@
           .@mmnnvvvvvv%vvvvvvnnmm'`@mmnnvvvvvv%vvvnnmm@
           @mmnnvvvvv%vvvvvvnnmm@':%::`@mmnnvvvv%vvvnm@'
           @mmnnvvv%vvvvvnnmm@'`:::%%:::'`@mmnnvv%vvmm@
           `@mnvvv%vvnnmm@'     `:;%%;:'     `@mvv%vm@'
            `@mnv%vnnm@'          `;%;'         `@n%n@
             `@m%mm@'              ;%;.           `@m@   flower
              @m@'                 `;%;             `@
              `@'                   ;%;.             '  
               `                    `;%;        
(Is 'flower' a credit or a description?)

This sort of 3D ASCII (the latter example) is just as welcome on the group.
Conversions, however, have caused arguments about how to credit them and
things, since it's as easy as clicking a button or feeding a .GIF into a
program...

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          -The Dutch Dude

(I'm sure this is a conversion, especially since I have the original
graphic)

Basically, if it's a picture in ascii that you made yourself (or almost
yourself - you can use conversions as a base for a pic) then it's welcome
here :o)

More info is in the FAQ list:
http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/ada/aaafaq.txt

-Martin
|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

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