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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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