o Linedrawing - like stickmen
o Lettering - like the ASCII generators do
o Grey scale pictures - These create the illusion of grey shades
by using letters for their light emitting value.
o 3-D images - Can be viewable by people with similar vision in
both eyes. You try to focus as if you are looking at the back
of the monitor. The image should pop into focus and create a
3-D illusion. Other 3-D images are viewed by putting your nose
on the monitor glass.
o Geometric Article - Text is formed into meaningful shapes.
o Picture Poem - A geometric article that is also a poem.
o Page Making - Text and graphics are intermixed, as in a magazine.
o Picture Story - A story told with accompanying ASCII pictures.
o Color - You can view color ASCII pics, if you have a color screen
and 'ANSI' color compatible software, or Web access using HTML.
o Color Graphics - You can view color ASCII pics if you have color
o Animation
o Color Animation
o Scroll Animation - This is an animation that is made to be viewed
by scrolling down. The image plays out as the screen is redrawn
with the next 'page' of the image.
o Overstrike Art - It contains carriage returns without line feeds
at times. The print head can overstrike a line on the paper that
has already been printed on. This allows for darkening, and for
placing different characters at the same place on the paper.
This kind of art is obviously only printed.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
What is ASCII-animation?
An animated image produced by a sequence of changing ASCII pictures.
The speed will depend on the system you are using.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
o \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / o
/|\ | /\ __\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | /|\
/ \ / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ / \
-----------------------S---A----N---G----------------------------
Ascii-Animation transports vary a lot. The earliest known portable
types used the Control-Codes of the (often .VT or .ANS) terminal
screens for either 'paging' or 'direct cursor addressing'.
Sometimes found as c-code in .sigs, which, when compiled and run
produce moving patterns or images.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
o _ _ _
_o /\_ _ \\o (_)\__/o (_)
_< \_ _>(_) (_)/<_ \_| \ _|/' \/
(_)>(_) (_) (_) (_) (_)' _\o_
------------S----------A-----------N----------G------------------
Most Web Ascii-Animation uses Java or Javascript.
* To find out how to animate ASCII art using Java, click here.
The speed will depend on the system you are using.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
o \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / o
/|\ | /\ __\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | /|\
/ \ / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ / \
-----------------------S---A----N---G----------------------------
Ascii-Animation transports vary a lot. The earliest known portable
types used the Control-Codes of the (often .VT or .ANS) terminal
screens for either 'paging' or 'direct cursor addressing'.
Sometimes found as c-code in .sigs, which, when compiled and run
produce moving patterns or images.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
o _ _ _
_o /\_ _ \\o (_)\__/o (_)
_< \_ _>(_) (_)/<_ \_| \ _|/' \/
(_)>(_) (_) (_) (_) (_)' _\o_
------------S----------A-----------N----------G------------------
Most Web Ascii-Animation uses Java or Javascript.
* To find out how to animate ASCII art using Java, click here.
What should I know about signature files?
A signature file (or 'sig' for short; not to be confused with the
initials added to an ASCII picture) is a small, personalized text
file which an e-mail or news program can add to the end of every
message a person sends -- the equivalent of a letterhead for dead
tree (paper) mail (or snail-mail). Usually it contains little more
than the person's name, organization and e-mail address, maybe an
inspirational quote of some sort and some people like to incorporate
ASCII art into their signature files as well.
,-~~-.___.
/ | ' \
( ) 0 \,`/ /
\_/-, ,----' _).. `_
==== // SANG ( __ -\
/ \-'~; /~~~(O) '`.
/ __/~| / | ( \>_-_,
=( _____| (_________| _||_ ~-/
The lack of importance in relation to global warming, violence in
society, and so on, can be the subject of heated arguments. To be
brief, (almost) no-one will complain if your signature file is four
lines long or fewer -- and it is quite possible to draw good ASCII
pictures which are that small.
_______________________________________________
::: (\_(\ `) There are a lot of web-pages on this with )
*: (=’ :’) :* ( on google, search ascii sig. _______)
•.. (,(”)(”)¤° `-------Sanguarian-----------------'
Some e-mail/news programs don't allow you to have a signature file
which is longer than four lines, while others just complain. Five or
six lines may be acceptable, but any longer, and you're starting to
take the risk that your signature will be longer than some of your
e-mail messages; this wouldn't really make sense on paper, so it
isn't really acceptable in cyberspace either.
(¯`·._.·(¯`·._.·(¯`·._.· SANG ·._.·´¯)·._.·´¯)·._.·´¯)
But, no matter what the length of your signature, make sure it's
fewer than 72 characters wide, otherwise it may end up a horrible
mess...
initials added to an ASCII picture) is a small, personalized text
file which an e-mail or news program can add to the end of every
message a person sends -- the equivalent of a letterhead for dead
tree (paper) mail (or snail-mail). Usually it contains little more
than the person's name, organization and e-mail address, maybe an
inspirational quote of some sort and some people like to incorporate
ASCII art into their signature files as well.
,-~~-.___.
/ | ' \
( ) 0 \,`/ /
\_/-, ,----' _).. `_
==== // SANG ( __ -\
/ \-'~; /~~~(O) '`.
/ __/~| / | ( \>_-_,
=( _____| (_________| _||_ ~-/
The lack of importance in relation to global warming, violence in
society, and so on, can be the subject of heated arguments. To be
brief, (almost) no-one will complain if your signature file is four
lines long or fewer -- and it is quite possible to draw good ASCII
pictures which are that small.
_______________________________________________
::: (\_(\ `) There are a lot of web-pages on this with )
*: (=’ :’) :* ( on google, search ascii sig. _______)
•.. (,(”)(”)¤° `-------Sanguarian-----------------'
Some e-mail/news programs don't allow you to have a signature file
which is longer than four lines, while others just complain. Five or
six lines may be acceptable, but any longer, and you're starting to
take the risk that your signature will be longer than some of your
e-mail messages; this wouldn't really make sense on paper, so it
isn't really acceptable in cyberspace either.
(¯`·._.·(¯`·._.·(¯`·._.· SANG ·._.·´¯)·._.·´¯)·._.·´¯)
But, no matter what the length of your signature, make sure it's
fewer than 72 characters wide, otherwise it may end up a horrible
mess...
How do i convert a picture into ASCII art?
There are three ways to go about doing this task...
[1] Programs:
There are computer programs available which convert graphics files
of a variety of formats (often .GIF) to ASCII art. They go by names
such as ascgif, gifa, gifscii, and gif2ascii. Do a Web search for
any of these programs to find places where you can download them.
One such place would be: http://www.jave.de/
Many think that you just put a GIF into a converter program and
out comes a perfect ASCII pic but that is hardly ever the case.
Here are some things you can do to improve the chances of getting a
good conversion:
o Use an 8 bit grey scale or color image instead of a 2 bit B&W.
o Use an image with a wide, and even distribution of tones.
o Always keep it simple, like a face or close-up of an object.
o Avoid busy backgrounds. Also generally avoid bright backgrounds.
o Use an image that is very tightly cropped, without a lot of waste.
o Be prepared to quickly run through a series of conversions,
you will probably not like 9 to 11 out of 12.
o It also helps to do touch-up work on the converted picture, try
to concentrate on the focal points and important areas.
[2] Tracing:
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'.
[3] Image to HTML:
There are computer programs and web-servers available which convert
graphics files of a variety of formats (often .GIF) to HTML colored
TEXT art for use on web-pages. Do a quick search on your favourite
web search-engine.
[1] Programs:
There are computer programs available which convert graphics files
of a variety of formats (often .GIF) to ASCII art. They go by names
such as ascgif, gifa, gifscii, and gif2ascii. Do a Web search for
any of these programs to find places where you can download them.
One such place would be: http://www.jave.de/
Many think that you just put a GIF into a converter program and
out comes a perfect ASCII pic but that is hardly ever the case.
Here are some things you can do to improve the chances of getting a
good conversion:
o Use an 8 bit grey scale or color image instead of a 2 bit B&W.
o Use an image with a wide, and even distribution of tones.
o Always keep it simple, like a face or close-up of an object.
o Avoid busy backgrounds. Also generally avoid bright backgrounds.
o Use an image that is very tightly cropped, without a lot of waste.
o Be prepared to quickly run through a series of conversions,
you will probably not like 9 to 11 out of 12.
o It also helps to do touch-up work on the converted picture, try
to concentrate on the focal points and important areas.
[2] Tracing:
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'.
[3] Image to HTML:
There are computer programs and web-servers available which convert
graphics files of a variety of formats (often .GIF) to HTML colored
TEXT art for use on web-pages. Do a quick search on your favourite
web search-engine.
Can you make me some kewl lettering?
There is a programs on the net called ASCII generators which does
just that sort of thing automatically -- you type in 'SANG', and you
get back
___ ___ ___ ___
/\ \ /\ \ /\__\ /\ \
/::\ \ /::\ \ /::| | /::\ \
/:/\ \ \ /:/\:\ \ /:|:| | /:/\:\ \
_\:\~\ \ \ /::\~\:\ \ /:/|:| |__ /:/ \:\ \
/\ \:\ \ \__\ /:/\:\ \:\__\ /:/ |:| /\__\ /:/__/_\:\__\
\:\ \:\ \/__/ \/__\:\/:/ / \/__|:|/:/ / \:\ /\ \/__/
\:\ \:\__\ \::/ / |:/:/ / \:\ \:\__\
\:\/:/ / /:/ / |::/ / \:\/:/ /
\::/ / /:/ / /:/ / \::/ /
\/__/ \/__/ \/__/ \/__/
in this and a whole lot of other fonts... If this is something your
intrested in then click here.
The ASCII art text produced by these programs can be quite stunning,
so try it first before bothering myself or others.
just that sort of thing automatically -- you type in 'SANG', and you
get back
___ ___ ___ ___
/\ \ /\ \ /\__\ /\ \
/::\ \ /::\ \ /::| | /::\ \
/:/\ \ \ /:/\:\ \ /:|:| | /:/\:\ \
_\:\~\ \ \ /::\~\:\ \ /:/|:| |__ /:/ \:\ \
/\ \:\ \ \__\ /:/\:\ \:\__\ /:/ |:| /\__\ /:/__/_\:\__\
\:\ \:\ \/__/ \/__\:\/:/ / \/__|:|/:/ / \:\ /\ \/__/
\:\ \:\__\ \::/ / |:/:/ / \:\ \:\__\
\:\/:/ / /:/ / |::/ / \:\/:/ /
\::/ / /:/ / /:/ / \::/ /
\/__/ \/__/ \/__/ \/__/
in this and a whole lot of other fonts... If this is something your
intrested in then click here.
The ASCII art text produced by these programs can be quite stunning,
so try it first before bothering myself or others.
How do I draw my own ASCII art?
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.
Basically, how a texture is made. I mean really people, if I can do
this than I know others can...
#########::::::::::######## The best way to learn is to practice.
##########::::::::######### Draw your dog, your microwave, your
###########::::::########## lover, your musical instruments,
###########,---.########### anything that will sit still long
##########/`---'\########## enough will do. And, as with anything,
#########/ \######### practice makes perfect, orat least
########/ \######## pretty good. Whether you do small
#######:`-._____.-':####### pictures or large ones is totally up
######::::: ( ) |::::###### to you.
#####:::::: ) ( o:::::#####
####::::: .-(_)-. :::::####
###:::::: '=====' ::::::###
######################SANG#
_
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. `--' `---' `---' SANG
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.
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.
Basically, how a texture is made. I mean really people, if I can do
this than I know others can...
#########::::::::::######## The best way to learn is to practice.
##########::::::::######### Draw your dog, your microwave, your
###########::::::########## lover, your musical instruments,
###########,---.########### anything that will sit still long
##########/`---'\########## enough will do. And, as with anything,
#########/ \######### practice makes perfect, orat least
########/ \######## pretty good. Whether you do small
#######:`-._____.-':####### pictures or large ones is totally up
######::::: ( ) |::::###### to you.
#####:::::: ) ( o:::::#####
####::::: .-(_)-. :::::####
###:::::: '=====' ::::::###
######################SANG#
_
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. `--' `---' `---' SANG
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.
What program should you use to make ASCII artwork?
You can create ASCII art in any text editor,
such as: Notepad in Windows,
SimpleText or BBEdit in MacOS,
nedit, vi, vim, or pico in Unix, _+m"m+_
BEd or AZ in AmigaOS, edit in DOS, Jp qh
or any of the various Emacs editors. O O
Yb dY
A 'quick-start' program for learning "Y5m2Y"
is JavE, a free Java program that can be
obtained from:- http://www.jave.de
Some editors have features which make them more
suitable for ASCII art than others, but that is
largely a matter of personal opinion. Features which
are both useful for ASCII art and available in many
text editors, include the following:-
* Overtype, also known as overstrike: removes the need for
you to constantly realign characters using the Backspace,
Space, and Delete keys. Try the Insert key if there is one
on your keyboard, or your program's Options or Preferences.
* Rectangular copy and paste: allows you to select rectangular
sections of text (not just rows or parts of rows). On programs
which have this feature, it is usually done by holding down a
key such as Ctrl while selecting text.
* Find/Change: allows you to change all the characters of one
value to another (eg: change all the ~s to "s).
such as: Notepad in Windows,
SimpleText or BBEdit in MacOS,
nedit, vi, vim, or pico in Unix, _+m"m+_
BEd or AZ in AmigaOS, edit in DOS, Jp qh
or any of the various Emacs editors. O O
Yb dY
A 'quick-start' program for learning "Y5m2Y"
is JavE, a free Java program that can be
obtained from:- http://www.jave.de
Some editors have features which make them more
suitable for ASCII art than others, but that is
largely a matter of personal opinion. Features which
are both useful for ASCII art and available in many
text editors, include the following:-
* Overtype, also known as overstrike: removes the need for
you to constantly realign characters using the Backspace,
Space, and Delete keys. Try the Insert key if there is one
on your keyboard, or your program's Options or Preferences.
* Rectangular copy and paste: allows you to select rectangular
sections of text (not just rows or parts of rows). On programs
which have this feature, it is usually done by holding down a
key such as Ctrl while selecting text.
* Find/Change: allows you to change all the characters of one
value to another (eg: change all the ~s to "s).
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