Re: Graphics to ASCII
From Veronica Karlsson <aci...@earthling.net>
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· 19 May 1999 00:00 · View full thread
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Jorge F. Hung wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > Jorge F. Hung wrote: > > > > > > Where can I get programs that will convert Graphics files to ASCII? > > > > > > > The best software is called a "brain". > > > > > > > > PS: Don't care what kind of format from source > > > > > > > "Thoughts" is a nice format to start with. > > > > You didn't have to hit off like that... If you think that way then why are > there cars when you have "legs"? > Not at all. Cars are a faster and more comfortable way to travel than walking is. "Gif-to-ascii converters" are not better than hand drawing. In fact, they are worse. :-( > I just asked a simple question... If there is no such software, so be it. > Life goes on... > There is software that does some kind of "conversion" from gif to ascii, but the result is normally really, really bad. :-( > I'm new to this kind of art, and I thought that it'll be nice to have a > program that will generate the patterns from another graphic format. > One of the best ways to sort-of-automate the process is to take a clear plastic bag (or OH philm) and draw the picture on that. Then you take the bag and tape it to your monitor and then you know roughly where to put the characters to get the rough shapes of the image. It sounds silly but it works. :-) I used this metod to draw these pictures: A wolf: ___________ __.-' ` ` ``--.___ .'. ` ` ` `-.___ / - ` ` ` ` `--. / - - ` ` `-. /_ - ' .- . ` `. .-. / | - -' ` / \ ` `// | / ` ' - ` ||\ ` // | .' | ' - || |' `' ' .'- ` | | | - . - // | ' .' - ` . / ` .- ` .' - ' ` /.|'`. | / / ` o ||o' ` J ) ' /' ``|`| / / / `||'.' |__.-'7' .-' \ ` ``. | / / / . 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