Talk-Line: Patterns & Textures
I was playing with some patterns, seeing how they can overlap. I was
doing things like:
\\XXXXXX//
XXXXXXXX
//XXXXXX\\ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
////XXXX\\\\ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
//////XX\\\\\\ |||||||||||||||OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVV
////////\\\\\\\\ |!!!|||||||||||OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVV'
//////// \\\\\\\\ .d88888b|||||||||OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVV'
//////// \\\\\\\d888888888b|||||||||||| 'VVVVVVV'
/////// \\\\\\88888888888|||||||||||| 'VVVVV'
////// \\\\\Y888888888Y|||||||||||| 'VVV'
///// \\\\\\Y88888Y|||||||||||||| . 'V'
//// \\\\\\|iii|||||||||||||||!:::. '
/// \\\\\\||||||||||||||||!:::::::.
// \\\\\\\\ .:::::::::::.
/ \\\\\\\\ .:::::::::::::::.
\\\\\\\\ .:::::::::::::::::::.
\\\\\\\\
And I got to thinking, I would like to see a nice collection of
patterns. Simple patterns, complex patters, transparent patterns, etc.
I'd like to see a catalog of patterns for things like tree bark, water,
cloth weaves, and other textures.
Let's look at some patterns and textures. Here are a couple of textures
from Jorn's "asciitech" file:
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* ::*:::::***:::::::::::
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* :::::::**::::::*::::*:
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* :*::*:*::*::::*::::*::
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* :::*::::::*::*:*::::::
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* ::*:*::::*:*::::::::::
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* ::::::*:*::::*::::::::
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* Flat *::::::::**:::::::::** The same,
*::*::*::*::*::*::*::* texture. ::::*::::::*:::::*:::: randomized.
When I made the following composite, I wanted to create a texture for
the grill of the speaker, so I started playing with different characters,
and found the repeating < ? H M to be somewhat pleasing.
_
/ )
@| ?\
._-_. _____________________@| ?\\
+|\G/|+ | ____________________@| ?\\\
+|\./|+ || O o o o =|= | =@| ?\\\\
+|\./|+ || O o o o | =|= | -- ====
`|H|' ||______________________||\ \\\
|a| |________________________| \ \\\
|H| ||MM88MM<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMM|| \ \\\
|a| ||M88MM<<<?<<<XHHHMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|H| ||88MM<<<?<<<XHHHMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|a| ||8MM<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|H| ||MM<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|H| ||M<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
_-_ |H| _-_<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
/ \ |H| / \<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
| \_|a|_/ |?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
\ |H| /<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMR|| =_ \ \\\ _
\ |H| /<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM|| || | \ \\\ ||\
| '"' |<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM8|| | | \ // \\\\ / \
/ === \<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM8R|| | | \- \\\\ |
/ === ! \HHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM8RM|| \ \ \\\\\\ \
| | o |HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM988MM|| \\ \\\\ \
| +---+ / o |MMMMMMMMMMMMMM988MM<|| \\ \\\\ \
\ ___ / o /M/MMMMMRMMMRMM88MM<<|| \ \ \\\\ \
\ |HHH| l/MMMMMMMRMMMRMM88MM<<<|| | | \\\\\\ \
`-_ \_/ _-MMRMMMMMRMMMRMM88MM<<<?|| | | \\\\ (O \
""""""""' ~~~V~~""~~~~~~~~~~~~~~V~~~ \ \ <o=====o |
\ \ (O |
\\ /
\\_ /
--_______--
Credits:
Charlie Weaver : guitar
Paul Desjarlais : bass guitar
Bob Allison : amp and speaker
Bob Allison : compilation
This next one from Jamie T Doran, gives a really nice effect:
?????????????????????????????????????? . ######################################
????????????????????????????????????? % #####################################
???????????????????????????????????? %*: ####################################
??????????????????????????????????? %#*?: ###################################
????????????????????????????????? ,%##*??:. #################################
??????????????????????????????? ,%##*?*#*??:. ###############################
????????????????????????????? ,%###*??*##*???:. #############################
??????????????????????????? ,%####*???*###*????:. ###########################
????????????????????????? ,%####**????*####**????:. #########################
??????????????????????? ,%#####**?????*#####**?????:. #######################
?????????????????????? %######**??????*######**??????: ######################
????????????????????? %######**???????*#######**??????: #####################
???????????????????? %######***???????*#######***??????: ####################
???????????????????? %######***???????*#######***??????: ####################
???????????????????? %######***???????*#######***??????: ####################
????????????????????? %######**??????***######**??????: #####################
?????????????????????? '%######****:^%*:^%****??????:' ######################
???????????????????????? "%####*:' %*: '%*????:" ########################
?????????????????????????? %#*?: ##########################
????????????????????????????????? ,%##*??:. #################################
??????????????????????????????? .%###***???:. ###############################
?????????????????????????????? ##############################
???????????????????????????????????????*#######################################
The above is rather interesting. I've played many search and replace
games with it. Here's a high contrast version:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: % @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: %+: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: %@+:: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@+:::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@+:+@+:::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@@+::+@@+::::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@@@+:::+@@@+:::::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@@@++::::+@@@@++:::::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@@@@++:::::+@@@@@++::::::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::: %@@@@@@++::::::+@@@@@@++::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::: %@@@@@@++:::::::+@@@@@@@++::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::: %@@@@@@+++:::::::+@@@@@@@+++::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::: %@@@@@@+++:::::::+@@@@@@@+++::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::: %@@@@@@+++:::::::+@@@@@@@+++::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::: '%@@@@@@++::::::+++@@@@@@++::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::: '%@@@@@@++++:^%+:^%++++:::::::' @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::::: "%@@@@+:' %+: '%+:::::" @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ''''' %@+:: ''''' @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,%@@+:::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .%@@@+++::::. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::+@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
As seen in the FAQ, here's Susie Oviatt's flower. There's a really
nice effect from the m n v punctuated by the % and edged with the @
.
.@. .
@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@
@m@' `;%; `@
`@' ;%;. ' Top portion of a
` `;%; picture by Susie Oviatt.
I've found that GIF conversions can teach a lot about patterns. I was
pleasently surpriesd when I got this one of a compact disc:
:+"" ~<<::""+:
+Xi<<<<!< `<<!?!<<<HMti%L
:?HMMMM:<<<!<~ <<<!X<<<!MM88MMh?x
!HMRMMRMMM:<<<!< <<<!!<<<MR88MRMMRMH?.
?NMMMMMMMMMMM<<<?< <<!!<<XM88RMMMMMMMMM?
!88888MMMMMMRMMk<<!! <<H!<<M88MRMMRMMMRMMRM!
<M8888888MMMMMMMM:<<! <<H<<488RMMMMMMMMMMMMMM>:
xHMRMMR888888RMMMMMM<<!< <!!<<988RMMMRMMRMMMMM?!<<%
:XMMMMMMMM88888MMMMMMH<<~ ~~~<X8RMMMMMMMMMMM!!<~ k
<<<!MMRMMRMMR8888MMP.n~ #R.#MMRMMRM?<~~ .nMMh.
!MMH:<<<!*MMMMMMM8Pu! n" "+ "h!MM!!~ :@MMMMMMM/
.HMRMMRMMMH:<<"*RM M @ * " .nMMMMMMMRMMRMMk
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMx < " .u. 4'MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM9
!RMMRMMMRMMRMMMMMX M @P #8 4 MMRMMMRMMRMMMMMMR<
!MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ! '8 8! ' MtMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
kMMRMMRMMRMMMRMMR4 H #8. @8 H MMMMRMMMMMMRMMRMM!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM>M "` .~i <!?MMMMMMMMMMMMM9
'9MMRMMMRMMRMMP! : % H @ 8NRMHx<<<!!MMMMMR!
>MMMMMMMMM" <<HMk!i *u .* x*xR88888MMMMHi<<<<~<
!RMM#~ :<:MMRMMMMH.*n: :*.HRMMMRM8888888MRMMM!
! <<:tMMMMMMMMMM8RM<::: :<<XMMMMMMMMMR88888888MM!
~ <<<XHMRMMMMMMRMM8RM<<<<< `!<<MRMMRMMRMMMRR888888#
:HMMMMMMMMMMMM988MM<<X!<~'~<<<MMMMMMMMMMMMMR88#!
~MMRMMMRMMRMM88MM<<<?<< <<<<!RMMMRMMRMMMMMM!
xMMMMMMMM988MM%<<<?<<: <!<<<?MMMMMMMMMMMX
!?MMMM@88MMR<<<<!<<< <:<<<MRMMRMMMP!
"X*988RMM!<<<?!<<~ <!<<<<MMMMM?"
!X*MM<<<<H!<<` <?<<<<<)!
"+:uX!<<< .::+""
Here's a pattern piece from Beth Robinson I don't think I've ever
shown before:
!! !!
!!!!!! !!!!!!
++!!!!!!!!!!##!!!!!!!!!!++
++++++!!!!!!######!!!!!!++++++
++++++++++!!##########!!++++++++++
++++++++++{}##########{}++++++++++
++++++{{{}}}######{{{}}}++++++
++{{{{{}}}}}##{{{{{}}}}}++
%%{{{{{}}}}}--{{{{{}}}}}%%
%%%%%%{{{}}}------{{{}}}%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%{}----------{}%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%/\----------/\%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%///\\\------///\\\%%%%%%
%%/////\\\\\--/////\\\\\%%
[]\\\\\/////==\\\\\/////[]
[[[]]]\\\///======\\\///[[[]]]
[[[[[]]]]]\/==========\/[[[[[]]]]]
[[[[[]]]]]||==========||[[[[[]]]]]
[[[]]]||||||======||||||[[[]]]
[]||||||||||==||||||||||[]
<>||||||||||()||||||||||<>
<<<>>>||||||((()))||||||<<<>>>
<<<<<>>>>>||((((()))))||<<<<<>>>>>
<<<<<>>>>>::((((()))))::<<<<<>>>>>
<<<>>>::::::((()))::::::<<<>>>
<>::::::::::()::::::::::<>
^^:::::::::: ::::::::::^^
^^^^^^:::::: ::::::^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^:: ::^^^^^^^^^^
vvvvvvvvvv vvvvvvvvvv
vvvvvv vvvvvv
vv vv
It seems that M H ? < > : are amoung the characters good for many
patterns.
I've gotten some decent effects in a few sigs. So I thought I show
three of them at the end of the post. I assume most of you have seen the
metalic effect of:
-:-:-- :--=- =-==-= =#=#### ###### ##=#= =##-=#- ==-=-- -=- -:- -:-
::-:--: :--=-= -=-====# =#=##=## ###### ##=##= #=#==-#= -=-==--- =-: --: :-:
:-: :-- =-= =-= -== =## ### ##= =#= =-= ==- =-- -=- -:- -::
:-::-- -:- -=-==-== =#==### ##### ##= #===#=- -=- -=- =-= -:- ::-
::-:-- -:- --==--== ==#### ##### ##= =#=#=- ==- --= -=- --: :-:
:-- :-- -== =-= #=# =## ### ### #=# =-= =-- -=- =-: -:- -::
::-::-- -:--=- =-= -== =#= ### ###### ##=#=# =#= #=- ==--=--- -=--:--:-:-::
:::-:- -:-== -=- =-= =## =## ###### ##=#= ##= =#= -==--= =-=--:--:::
And this one:
.eeeeee..eeeee..eeeeee..eeeeeee..eeeeee..eeeee.eeeeeee...eeeeee..eee..eee..eee
@@@@@@@:@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@@@@:@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@::@@@::@@@
%%%-----%%%----%%%--%%%-%%%--%%%-%%%----%%%----%%%--%%%-%%%--%%%-%%%--%%%--%%%
&&&&&&++&&&++++&&&&&&&&+&&&&&&&++&&&&&++&&&++++&&&&&&&++&&&++&&&+&&&++&&&++&&&
*||||||*|||****||||||||*||||||***|||||**|||****||||||***|||**|||*|||**|||**|||
====!!!=!!!====!!!==!!!=!!!=!!!==!!!====!!!====!!!=!!!==!!!==!!!=!!!==!!!==!!!
:::::::#::::::#:::##:::#:::##:::#::::::#::::::#:::##:::#::::::::#:::::::::::::
......@@@.....@...@@...@...@@...@......@@.....@...@@...@@......@@@...........@
And finally this one:
--
:::::::::::::::// ::// :://////// :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::://///////// // ://// ::::// :::://////////////// ::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::://///// ::/ ::// ::::://////////////////// :/ :::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::://///////// :::::::/ ////////////////////// ::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::://///////// ::::::::://////////////////////// / ::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::////////// :::::::::::// //////////////////// / ::::::::::::::::::
:::::::##### ::#### //#### ::##### ::##### :#### :##### ///#### / ## :## :## ::
:::::## :::::## ////## :## :## :## :## ://## ///:## :## /## :## :## :## :## :::
:::::#### ::## :::/###### :##### ::#### /## ///:##### ::## :## :## :## :## ::::
:::::::## :## ::::## :## :## ## ::## ///## ///:## ## ::## :## :## :## :## :::::
::##### :::#### :## :## :## :## :##### /#### :## :## ::#### :::######## :::::::
::::::::::::::::://////// ::::::::::://///// ::::::::::/ ::::// :::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::://////// :::::::::::////// :::::::::::::::::// ::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::://///// :::::::::::////// / :::::::::::/// / :::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::///// ::::::::::::://// / :::::::::://///// :::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::://// :::::::::::::::// :::::::::::://////// :::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::// :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::// :/// :/ :::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ :::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,aee01df709cd7d03,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,aee01df709cd7d03,start X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,aee01df709cd7d03,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-11-19 04:00:21 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk-Line: Patterns & Textures Date: 18 Nov 1994 15:08:18 -0600 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 708-367-1871 Lines: 305 Sender: bob...@gagme.wwa.com Approved: bob...@wwa.com Message-ID: <3aj542$ps...@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:2784 alt.ascii-art:14520 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:1592
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