X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,1e37c3047eb85886 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-26 19:21:19 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!sjc1.nntp.concentric.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!global-news-master From: mikechat.remove@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Please help !!! Date: 27 Oct 2001 02:21:16 GMT Organization: Concentric Internet Services Lines: 44 Message-ID: <3bda169e.1604060@news.concentric.net> References: <3bd96b69$1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.220.177.92 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:9009 On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:52:54 +0100, "philip" wrote: >Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art. >Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch! >Thanks. Philip. > > 1) Get an idea of a topic 2) Having failed #1 doodle till you have made something you werent expecting 3) Work to improve the thing 4) Post it here asking for criticism, MOST will be helpful if brutally honest 5) Work to improve the thing OR go to #1 6) Having failed #1 again, look at something, say a simple picture in a magazine and try to emulate the shape or effect with text. 7) Post it here asking for criticism, MOST will be helpful if brutally honest 8) keep one file with your initial attempts and Delete all other evidence. 9) Keep trying to find ways to draw something, represent something or get a new hobby I mean help, yeah help, from others in this group. 10) Send $19.95 (U.S. funds only, cash is good) to me and I will e-mail you a detailed book titled "How to waste several years worth of time typing a picture" (its a classic) oh yeah, um JRO did some dandy tutorials. -- _________________________________________________ /| _____________________________________________ | //| | _ _ _ _______ _____ | | // | | | \/ \/ \\__ __\ _ \ .irc.bluedwarf.net.| | //__| | | \ \ \_ \ \ __/ .www.bluedwarf.net.| | \\ | | | \__\ \ \\ \ \ | | \\ | | |_____\ \__\_____\___\ -=MikeChat=- | | \\| |_____________________________________________| | \|_________________________________________________|