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File: academy/tutorials/tut_crawford.txt
http://www.penceland.com/AsciiCrawford.html
Date: 21 Apr 94 16:45:44 GMT
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..ASCII GRAPHICAL TECHNIQUES V1.0..
By Rowan Crawford.
All text and art copyright (c) 1994 Sumaleth Productions.
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CONTENTS: 1. Intro ____ _ ..
2. Line art dHHA /^ |T AHHHHHA (_) : .
3. Small/sig art dHPHH Y __jj HP" IH .-. I::
4. Solid art dHP HH l__ \\ H HHHH | | HI:
5. 3 Dimensional art dHHHHHH | // Hb. IH | | HHI
6. Conclusion dHP HH l___// UHHHHHU l_j UHU
7. Quick plug
1. Intro
Producing pictures from ascii is such a strange idea, and yet the results
can sometimes be quite impressive. Although there are a many different
forms of ascii art, they all use basically the same ideas to produce
the end result.
The techniques I use are based around a few simple rules. These rules
help me make decisions about which character to use, and where to place
it. Of course they aren't strict rules, but they make a good foundation
upon which to build a picture.
This is not intended as the "definitive" guide to ascii creation, but is
instead simply an analysis of how I approach the subject.
Back to Contents
2. Line Art
Line art is where you represent a picture by just it's outlines and
details. Comic art is good material for this type of work since you have
a definite outline to work from. However, any picture can be reproduced
just by defining it's various boundaries.
There are many standard characters which can be applied to this form
of ascii art. These are the most obvious ones:
/ \ | - _ + ( ) < > , . ~ ^ " V X T Y I l L : ` ' ! j J 7
Start by finding an area of the picture which is fairly simple. From
there, work your way around the perimeter creating an outline using
just these "basic" ascii characters:
/ \ | - _ ( )
Try to get proportions correct at this stage, because it IS important,
and the later you leave it the harder it is to correct. You can also
draw in some of the larger details at this stage, which may help get the
proportions correct.
Once you're happy with that, it's time to go over the whole thing and
work on the anti-aliasing. I like to have *every* line connect up,
leaving no large gaps such as:
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