X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,65f6e9a9181678d0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-14 23:58:46 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!howland.erols.net!torn!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!chem4823.usask.ca!taliszanna From: Taliszanna Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Conversions : Art or not ? Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 01:58:50 -0600 Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 50 Message-ID: References: <9sjb2j.b0.1@Lucida.Console.Fans.International.Organization> <3BF04C4C.D72372E0@xs4all.nl> <3bf242a9$0$767$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: chem4823.usask.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: tribune.usask.ca 1005811123 18158 128.233.48.23 (15 Nov 2001 07:58:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@tribune.usask.ca NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Nov 2001 07:58:43 GMT In-Reply-To: <3bf242a9$0$767$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10393 On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, CeeJay wrote: > I think that it can only be considered art if it requires at least some > measure of skill (or luck). > Something anyone can do, is not really art. Then you are not going to like my opinion of ascii-art: I *do* think that anyone can do it. One just has to learn which pieces look better instead of others. There isn't a lot of skill in that. > I think all straight conversions aren't really art because you just input an > image (someone elses art) At present, yes, they are graphics that are often made by others -- but not always. I would use more of own original art had I a scanner of any type. :/ For now, the images of mine that I have converted were made on the computer. > So I dont consider the conversions made by TAL art, because they require no > skill to make. > I appreciate however that she does not tag theese images and tell people they > are conversion unlike so many I have seen trying to pass themselves off as > "l33t" artists with rad ascii skillz, by showing of their "art". [**nods**] It would be dishonesty and that's not my style. > The ones she tag TAL and have been diddled by hand can be considered art > though and I'd like to see more of thoose - And less of the plain > conversions As I've said before: the ratio of "free-hand" ASCII pics to converted pics would be higher if it did not take me so long. You will see the free-hand ones whenever I finish them and no sooner. In the meantime, I will continue to share what converted pics I think others would like. If you don't like them, that is too bad... ----- Sincerely, "Her Poopiness" (Tali/Jessie Brown/Pope Dances-with-Earwax) http://talis_white_crow.tripod.com/ .============================. : Jolt Cola: tastes filthy, : ; kicks like a mule on speed. ; "=============. ,============" \| ' TAL `.'