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Unfortunately, there aren't many text books on the subject. :-)
A good way to learn is to study how someone has made a picture.
What characters are chosen and how the characters are laid out.
How a texture is made.

#########::::::::::######## The best way to learn is to Practise.
##########::::::::######### Draw your cat, your toaster, your
###########::::::########## partner, your musical instruments,
###########,---.########### anything that will sit still long
##########/`---'\########## enough. Practice makes, if not
#########/ \######### perfect, then at least pretty good.
########/ \######## Whether you do small drawings (less
#######:`-._____.-':####### work involved) or large ones (easier
######::::: ( ) \|::::###### to make recognizable) is up to you.
#####:::::: ) ( o:::::##### If you're interested in tutorials,
####::::: .-(_)-. :::::#### there are many available from the
###:::::: '=====' ::::::### ASCII-art Documentation Archive.
########################Mk#
_
A good way to begin drawing is to \`"-.
type a row of spaces for however ) _`-.
wide you want your picture, and , : `. \
then copy this row and paste it : _ ' \
for however many rows high you ; *` _. `--._
think the picture will get. `-.-' `-.
Turn Overtype on and place the \| ` `.
cursor somewhere in the middle :. . \
and begin drawing. This can save \| \ . : .-' .
using Delete, Backspace, Enter : )-.; ; / :
and Space-bar keystrokes. : ; \| : : ;-.
Saving this empty `canvas' as a ; / : \|`-: _ `- )
read-only file for future use can ,-' / ,-' ; .-`- .' `--'
save you even more time later. `--' `---' `---' bug

Another method is by tracing a picture either onto clear-plastic
and sticking it onto the screen then opening an editor to trace
under or using an editor which allows the loading of a background
image to trace over, a process known as `water-mark'.

You can also modify existing art. Take a piece of art you think
could be improved. Make a copy. Now work on it. When you are
good at that, try to improve a really good pic. Then see if you
can fix a damaged file. Now take some small pics and put them
together into a big composite image.

When drawing ASCII art be aware that there are a few characters
that differ in size, shape and position among fonts:
' apostrophe -- tilts southwest-northeast or vertical
^ caret -- differs in size and shape
~ tilde -- appears in the middle or top
I aye -- straight line in sans-serif, with strokes in serif
try using the vertical bar (\|) instead.
# hash -- hash symbol on most, currency on some old computers.

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[8] Can someone do me some kewl lettering?
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There is a program called Figlet which does that sort of thing
automatically -- you type in `Jane Smith', and you get back

___ __,
( / ( o _/_ /
/ __, _ _ `. _ _ , / /_
_/_(_/(_/ /_(/_ (___)/ / /_(_(__/ /_
//
(/

in this and a whole lot of other fonts (see Question 9).
The ASCII art text produced by Figlet can be quite stunning,
so try it first before asking for help from the newsgroups.

IF, however, Figlet doesn't produce the kind of results you want,
THEN post to alt.ascii-art or rec.arts.ascii with your request and
ensure that you include:
* that you have already tried Figlet or don't have access to it
otherwise you will probably just get told to use it.
* a description of the kind of lettering you want, along with
any other symbols or logos which you would like incorporated
into it.

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[9] Where can I find Figlet ?
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The Figlet home page is at:- http://www.figlet.org/
and links to the FTP site:- ftp://ftp.figlet.org/pub/figlet/
where you can download versions of the program or source-code
for many different platforms.

You can run Figlet on the Web by going to one of the following sites
and choosing your text and options on the Web page. Different sites
offer different options (e.g. multiple fonts at once, justification,
and limited line length). Some of these sites also provide an e-mail
Figlet service for people with browsers which don't support forms.

* http://schnoggo.com/figlet.html
* http://www.network-science.de/ascii/
* http://home.cern.ch/~rigaut/FigletJava.html

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Unfortunately, there aren't many text books on the subject. :-)

A good way to learn is to study how someone has made a picture.

What characters are chosen and how the characters are laid out.

How a texture is made.

#########::::::::::######## The best way to learn is to Practise.

##########::::::::######### Draw your cat, your toaster, your

###########::::::########## partner, your musical instruments,

###########,---.########### anything that will sit still long

##########/`---'\########## enough. Practice makes, if not

#########/ \######### perfect, then at least pretty good.

########/ \######## Whether you do small drawings (less

#######:`-._____.-':####### work involved) or large ones (easier

######::::: ( ) |::::###### to make recognizable) is up to you.

#####:::::: ) ( o:::::##### If you're interested in tutorials,

####::::: .-(_)-. :::::#### there are many available from the

###:::::: '=====' ::::::### ASCII-art Documentation Archive.

########################Mk#

_

A good way to begin drawing is to \`"-.

type a row of spaces for however ) _`-.

wide you want your picture, and , : `. \

then copy this row and paste it : _ ' \

for however many rows high you ; *` _. `--._

think the picture will get. `-.-' `-.

Turn Overtype on and place the | ` `.

cursor somewhere in the middle :. . \

and begin drawing. This can save | \ . : .-' .

using Delete, Backspace, Enter : )-.; ; / :

and Space-bar keystrokes. : ; | : : ;-.

Saving this empty `canvas' as a ; / : |`-: _ `- )

read-only file for future use can ,-' / ,-' ; .-`- .' `--'

save you even more time later. `--' `---' `---' bug

Another method is by tracing a picture either onto clear-plastic

and sticking it onto the screen then opening an editor to trace

under or using an editor which allows the loading of a background

image to trace over, a process known as `water-mark'.

You can also modify existing art. Take a piece of art you think

could be improved. Make a copy. Now work on it. When you are

good at that, try to improve a really good pic. Then see if you

can fix a damaged file. Now take some small pics and put them

together into a big composite image.

When drawing ASCII art be aware that there are a few characters

that differ in size, shape and position among fonts:

' apostrophe -- tilts southwest-northeast or vertical

^ caret -- differs in size and shape

~ tilde -- appears in the middle or top

I aye -- straight line in sans-serif, with strokes in serif

try using the vertical bar (|) instead.

# hash -- hash symbol on most, currency on some old computers.

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[8] Can someone do me some kewl lettering?

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There is a program called Figlet which does that sort of thing

automatically -- you type in `Jane Smith', and you get back

___ __,

( / ( o _/_ /

/ __, _ _ `. _ _ , / /_

_/_(_/(_/ /_(/_ (___)/ / /_(_(__/ /_

//

(/

in this and a whole lot of other fonts (see Question 9).

The ASCII art text produced by Figlet can be quite stunning,

so try it first before asking for help from the newsgroups.

IF, however, Figlet doesn't produce the kind of results you want,

THEN post to alt.ascii-art or rec.arts.ascii with your request and

ensure that you include:

* that you have already tried Figlet or don't have access to it

otherwise you will probably just get told to use it.

* a description of the kind of lettering you want, along with

any other symbols or logos which you would like incorporated

into it.

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[9] Where can I find Figlet ?

========================================================================

The Figlet home page is at:- http://www.figlet.org/

and links to the FTP site:- ftp://ftp.figlet.org/pub/figlet/

where you can download versions of the program or source-code

for many different platforms.

You can run Figlet on the Web by going to one of the following sites

and choosing your text and options on the Web page. Different sites

offer different options (e.g. multiple fonts at once, justification,

and limited line length). Some of these sites also provide an e-mail

Figlet service for people with browsers which don't support forms.

* http://schnoggo.com/figlet.html

* http://www.network-science.de/ascii/

* http://home.cern.ch/~rigaut/FigletJava.html

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