X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,b6456af0f5be4c38 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-19 23:28:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr31.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!d3767b1e!not-for-mail User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.4 Subject: Re: Is it fair to "cheat"? From: Doctor Clu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Message-ID: References: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Lines: 77 NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.139.196.68 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr31.news.prodigy.com 1056090463 ST000 66.139.196.68 (Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:27:43 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:27:43 EDT Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: OHXMR_WGZRRUBP\[N[O@_WH@YR_B@EXLLBWLOOAFQATJUZ]CDVW[AKK[J\]^HVKHG^EWZHBLO^[\NH_AZFWGN^\DHNVMX_DHHX[FSQKBOTS@@BP^]C@RHS_AGDDC[AJM_T[GZNRNZAY]GNCPBDYKOLK^_CZFWPGHZIXW@C[AFKBBQS@E@DAZ]VDFUNTQQ]FN Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:27:43 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:23754 in article slrnbf1deo.lb.Faux_Pseudo@fugozi.quasi, Faux_Pseudo at Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL wrote on 6/18/03 1:56 PM: > _.--- Paradox spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ >> Just wondering if this newsgroup likes this sort of thing. It of >> course was created by a program which converts raster graphics files >> to ascii text files. To get it to display properly in OE (and I hope >> it does), I had to severely reduce the width of the final ascii >> file(132 characters). In a larger format, this picture looks >> incredable. It is Liv Tyler, looking very sultry. > > First, keep the length of your text lines down to 72 chars. > > I don't mind converted graphics as long as they are done right. Yours > wasn't. If you are going to use converted images then make a point of > using them as a starting point and then editing them by hand > afterwards for better definition and composition. > > Take a look at these examples: > > > > > > > > > > > All of those were done with one version of aalib or another and then > hand edited by me. The first three were done from a mess of photoes > that a friend took and I wanted to ascii fy but didn't have time to > hand do them from scratch so I did some quick converstions and then > hand edited them up to something usable as art. The rest where some > of my early experiances in ascii art. > > '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ I have to agree with this. I have seen a lot of conversion programs, and I think they give a great rough draft. It is up to the art to add touches from there and make the picture stand out better. :;t;;t;tffGf; >octor ;tttt;fttf;ft;; :EG: