X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7e0aa10d9a4e82b4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-02 04:12:51 PST From: rosemarie@compassmag.co.uk Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [tutorial] grayscale girl Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 12:19:38 +0000 Reply-To: rosemarie@compassmag.co.uk Message-ID: References: <3BF0EAAD.6C7AF05F@xs4all.nl> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-18-59-60-62.vip.uk.com X-Trace: 2 Dec 2001 12:11:18 GMT, modem-18-59-60-62.vip.uk.com Lines: 471 X-Report: Report abuse to nntpabuse@vip.uk.com Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!194.42.224.136!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!dispose.news.demon.net!demon!newsfeed.icl.net!iclnet!news1.vip.uk.com Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12070 Thanks Joris that was really helpful and informative. Rosemarie. On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:41:01 +0100, joris bellenger wrote: >This a little tutorial about how my -grayscale girl- was made. >Just though that some of you might be interested. > >Drawing grayscale ascii art is very time consuming but I could save >a few hours work using Jave. > >joris > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >1/ >I first made a gif-to-ascii convertion with Jave. >The quality didn't really matter because I was about to change every >single character later anyway. > >The idea behind this was to set the overall shape of the drawing. > >This is the raw convertion. > _aOs_.__. > _f~.yJ'`._an. > _a__t.`.._____/u/3D_. > ._J:_..__dMgmQ/7GZMmS, > J~(:`:%z_7A{`7`.(JQ;` > /u_P___.`:``0. /` .Ml > (JZ%.___. .` ._>_/Q; > _JNm`.._./, /%u_``Rq, > _]\q,_^d: ( =`(!> Q4: > ((u! _(| kP > .j_,.. ` .J2% > `(_. _._Jzz_._..r. > _. _[, .x{..J: _%~ > ..7x. 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To >obtain a nice shading effect I had to fill them separately. >So I erased one leg, closed the gaps and erased the shadows around >the knees and toes. > > ..:'''''''''': > ( ' > : ' > _. . > ( . > : : > .. : > ; : > ( ( > _~ r > ) .x. > ; _3 > ~ 2 > .~ _% > _ c > ; } > .` o > _ ( > ( ( > ` ; > . .` > : ; > ~ .` > _ . > .. .` > , ( > .: .] > /. .; > /` 8 > .` )` > _` .; > .` ) > _ ) > .(c?!3/ > `` >The next step was to make a custom gradient in the Fill Options panel. > > MNBtir+iB > >I entered the following settings in the Fill Options panel: > >- Linear >- dither: enabeld >- Any character + diagonal > >... and filled the edges of the legs > > > MMMMMMMMMMMMMM > M N > M M > MN N > M N > N B > NN N > B t > N B > BB t > B tBt > B ti > t t > it it > t t > i i > it i > i r > i i > i r > r rr > + r > r r+ > + + > r+ ++ > + + > +i +i > i+ ii > +i i > iB Bi > ii Bi > iB B > B B > BBBBBBB > BB > >Then I changed the last setting to: > >- Equal character > >... ans filled the inside of the leg. > > MMMMMMMMMMMMMM > MMMMNNBBttiirrN > MMNNBBtBitiirM > MNNBBtBitrirrN > MNNBBttiirr+N > NBBttiirr++B > NNtBttiirr+N > BBitiirr++t > Nttiirr+riB > BBiirr++i+t > Btiirr++tBt > Biirr++iti > tiri+r++t > itrr+ri+it > tiirr++it > iirr++iii > itrirr++ii > iri+r++iir > iirr++iiBi > irr++iiBBr > rirr++iirr > +r++iiBr > r++i+Br+ > ++iiBi+ > r++ii++ > +iiB+ > +i+i+i > i+Biii > +iiBi > iBiBBBi > ii+iiBi > iB+iiBBB > B+iiBBBB > BBBBBBB > BB > >The left leg was made the same way. > >4/ >I opened the diddled drawing (step 2) in Jave and carefuly pasted the >two legs >in place. >The setting I used in the Selection Options panel was: > >- Foreground > >5/ >I saved and closed the document and opened it in my text editor where >the legs shading and edges were hand diddled. > >Tadaaaa... > > .&dkl`,ivne._ > sRfkgvc+rsnmGBND. > aHBNLbni+.irumLGNMms > NRIr`'+dLKNMFb`'iNQr > `ANWM7 `+lM0. `'^Kl > iNWL*_;=e. 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