X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7e0aa10d9a4e82b4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-14 02:57:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!transit.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail From: joris bellenger Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [tutorial] grayscale girl Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:57:06 +0100 Organization: XS4ALL Internet BV Lines: 18 Message-ID: <3BF24E02.25B81FAC@xs4all.nl> References: <3BF0EAAD.6C7AF05F@xs4all.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: a194-109-236-5.adsl.xs4all.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news1.xs4all.nl 1005735461 15072 194.109.236.5 (14 Nov 2001 10:57:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl NNTP-Posting-Date: 14 Nov 2001 10:57:41 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10286 Bateau wrote: > > bonjour joris bellenger, je suis un robot! > > How do you know which characters to use? Tthey don't appear to be > picked for being anti aliased. I choose the characters according to their Length/width/direction and "blackness". When drawing a line I also try to avoid using the same character twice after one an other. This drawing is to small to get a really smooth anti aliasing. I guess such a line looks better in a font than in an other. I'm using Courrier New. joris PS: bonjour Bateau, comment veux-tu qu'un robot comprenne quelquechose a l'art, de toute maniere, hein? ;D