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From: Markus Moebs <Markus.Moebs@gmx>>>KEWL_SPAMTRAP<<<.de>
Subject: Re: sKULL & crossbones
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:27:05 +0100
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Sebastian Pena wrote:

> 
> "Taliszanna" <taliszanna@usask.ca> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.21.0110291741190.7280-100000@chem4823.usask.ca...
> >
> > Here's one that I've been playing with. Tell me what you think of it? How
> > could I make it better?
> >
> >                  ooMMMMMMMMM: ;
> >               MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >             : MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >             MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >           @MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >           MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEMMMMMMMMMMMM       ;
> >   MMMMM   :.MMM2u     oAM     oAMMMM2E   MMMMM
> >    MMMMMM   MMM         M       MMMM    MMMMMM
> >  MMMMMMMM     MMM     MMMMM   MMMM2   MMMMMMMMMM
> >  MMMMMMMMMM3u, uMMMMMMM  HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >           MMMM MMMMMMMM    MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >                  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  M
> >                  MMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >                  MMMMMMMMMMMMMM2
> >             MMMMM  MMMMMMMMMMM bMMMM,
> >  8MMMM .,MMMMMMMMM@   MHHM:   MM@MMMMMMM  uMMM 7
> >  MMMMMMMMMM ,,3                  7: MMMMMMMMMMMM
> >    MMMMMM                               MMMMMM
> >   2MMMM8U                               ZHMMMM
> >
> >                    [ TAL2001 ]
> 
>   I think there's a lot gif2ascii conversion......... aslo you have to make
> smoother stuff....
> 
> sps  .|.
>     (*.*)
>       -
> 
>

yes. such as

> >                 _.eMMMMMMMMMMe._ 
> >               dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMb.
> >             .dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
> >            eMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMe.
> >           @MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
> >           MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEMMMMMMMMMMMM       
> >   MMMMM.  'YMMMM'     "AM"    'YMMMM2P   .MMMP
> >   "MMMMMM   MMM.       MM      .MMMMP   eMMMM
> >  MMMMMMMMb    MMMe___eMMMMMe__dMMMMP  eMMMMMMMMb
> >  "MMMMMMMMMbe, uMMMMMMM"""MMMMMMMMM eMMMMMMMMMMP
> >          "MMMM MMMMMMMM.  )MMMMMMMM MMMM"'
> >                 'MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM'  
> > no more time |   MMMMMMMMMMMMMM'
> >              v   MMMMMMMMMMMMMM2
> >             MMMMM  MMMMMMMMMMM bMMMM,
> >  8MMMM .,MMMMMMMMM@   MHHM:   MM@MMMMMMM  uMMM 7
> >  MMMMMMMMMM ,,3                  7: MMMMMMMMMMMM
> >    MMMMMM                               MMMMMM
> >   2MMMM8U                               ZHMMMM
> >
> >                    [ TAL2001 ]

it is basically simple stuff that distinguishes "hand-made" ascii art and 
converted:

  db                  WW
 dWWb    Note the    WWWW
dWWWWb  difference  WWWWWW
YWWWWP              WWWWWW
 YWWP  <--------->   WWWW
  YP                  WW

But I think there is nothing wrong with using converters. it takes me still 
over an hour to create an ascii image though I use a converter, because I have 
to prepare the picture so it is not too confusing and there is a lot of work to 
be done after the conversion.