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2) You've heard of programs that make ASCII art- do they work?
3) How long have I been creating ASCII Art images?
4) What were my first ASCII art creations?
5) How much time do I spend on making just one ASCII art picture?
6) How do I make the characters "fit together"?
7) Aren't ALL keyboard characters "ASCII"?
8) Are there other ASCII Art tutorials online?
9) What suggestions do I have for aspiring ASCII Artists?
10) Do I have too much free time on my hands?

.:~:._.:~:._.:~:.

1) Do you need any special programs or software to make ASCII Art?

The answer is "NO". All you need is a text editor with a fixed-width font.
Examples of fixed-width fonts are: Courier, FixedSys, and any others where
the following two lines of letters are the same length:

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I don't have any "secret programs" or "magic software". I've created
these ASCII pictures by using Windows notepad, my keyboard ( and monitor
obviously ), my imagination, and plenty of inspiration. That's it. I
create these pictures by free-hand.

Essentially I sit at the keyboard and type. The more I do, the faster and
easier it becomes. Some images come from models (usually one of my kids'
toys), pictures in books and magazines, or from my imagination. I can only
make a picture when I feel inspired to do so. Not every day is a creative
day.

.:~:._.:~:._.:~:.

2) You've heard of programs that make ASCII art- do they work?

As you may have noticed, there are different styles of the ASCII art. I
typically make the "line-ASCII art". Others, like Allen Mullen and The
Dutch Dude make "solid-style ASCII art".

.-. .-. . .
.--' / \ '--. ..###' '###,.
'--. \ _______ / .--' '####; .ooooo. ;####'
\ \ .-" "-. / / '##, .o8P"""""Y8o. ,##'
\ \ / \ / / '##, 88' '88 ,##'
\ / \ / '##8' '8##'
\\| .--. .--. \|/ '#8 ,o. .o, 8#'
\| )/ \| \| \( \| 8 8 888; :888 8 8
\|/ \__/ \__/ \\| 8P '88' '88' Y8
/ /^\ \ P 8 'Y
\__ '=' __/ b 888 d
\|\ /\| `8b d8`
\|\'"VUUUV"'/\| 88'"88888"'88
\ `"""""""` / 8 `"""""""` 8
`-._____.-' `8ooooooo8`
jgs / / \ \ ,##' '##,
/ / \ \ ,##' '##,
/ / \ \ jgs ,##' '##,
,-' ( ) `-, .#####, ,#####.
`-'._) (_.'-` `##' '##`

LINE STYLE SOLID STYLE

There are converters available to turn GIF and JPG files into ASCII art.
The results are usually solid-style --but even so, you still have to do
quite a bit of work with them to make them look good. If you want to give
it a go anyways, check out conversion programs.

There is a PicText Service online that will convert GIF images into
ASCII... results are OK-- not ideal. As example, see an ASCII image of me
in comparison to the original GIF graphic---> jgs

There is ONE conversion program that works well-- that is FIGlet! If
you want to write your name in a fancy ASCII'fied font, this is the place
to go: FIGlet Service. Also, check the alt.ascii-art FAQ for Internet
locations to download your own copy of the program.

.:~:._.:~:._.:~:.

3) How long have I been creating ASCII Art images?

I've been around the USENET's <alt.ascii-art> newsgroup since November '95
and I've been making the ASCII pictures since July '96.

I first saw ASCII art in the summer of 1995 and was intrigued by it. My
immediate thought was that there were people in this world who had too much
time on their hands! Nonetheless, I was amazed at what I saw. I tried
to collect as much of the ASCII art as I could. Then when I found
Scarecrow's archive, and saw the immensity of it, I gave up and decided to
try to make the ASCII images instead.

I had been lurking on the alt.ascii-art newsgroup and saw many
requests--most which were never filled. At that point I chose to create
the ASCII art pictures to respond to the requests.

.:~:._.:~:._.:~:.

4) What were my first ASCII art creations?

My first ASCII Art creations were letters that spelled out my screen name

2) You've heard of programs that make ASCII art- do they work?

3) How long have I been creating ASCII Art images?

4) What were my first ASCII art creations?

5) How much time do I spend on making just one ASCII art picture?

6) How do I make the characters "fit together"?

7) Aren't ALL keyboard characters "ASCII"?

8) Are there other ASCII Art tutorials online?

9) What suggestions do I have for aspiring ASCII Artists?

10) Do I have too much free time on my hands?

.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

1) Do you need any special programs or software to make ASCII Art?

The answer is "NO". All you need is a text editor with a fixed-width font.

Examples of fixed-width fonts are: Courier, FixedSys, and any others where

the following two lines of letters are the same length:

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I don't have any "secret programs" or "magic software". I've created

these ASCII pictures by using Windows notepad, my keyboard ( and monitor

obviously ), my imagination, and plenty of inspiration. That's it. I

create these pictures by free-hand.

Essentially I sit at the keyboard and type. The more I do, the faster and

easier it becomes. Some images come from models (usually one of my kids'

toys), pictures in books and magazines, or from my imagination. I can only

make a picture when I feel inspired to do so. Not every day is a creative

day.

.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

2) You've heard of programs that make ASCII art- do they work?

As you may have noticed, there are different styles of the ASCII art. I

typically make the "line-ASCII art". Others, like Allen Mullen and The

Dutch Dude make "solid-style ASCII art".

.-. .-. . .

.--' / \ '--. ..###' '###,.

'--. \ _______ / .--' '####; .ooooo. ;####'

\ \ .-" "-. / / '##, .o8P"""""Y8o. ,##'

\ \ / \ / / '##, 88' '88 ,##'

\ / \ / '##8' '8##'

\| .--. .--. |/ '#8 ,o. .o, 8#'

| )/ | | \( | 8 8 888; :888 8 8

|/ \__/ \__/ \| 8P '88' '88' Y8

/ /^\ \ P 8 'Y

\__ '=' __/ b 888 d

|\ /| `8b d8`

|\'"VUUUV"'/| 88'"88888"'88

\ `"""""""` / 8 `"""""""` 8

`-._____.-' `8ooooooo8`

jgs / / \ \ ,##' '##,

/ / \ \ ,##' '##,

/ / \ \ jgs ,##' '##,

,-' ( ) `-, .#####, ,#####.

`-'._) (_.'-` `##' '##`

LINE STYLE SOLID STYLE

There are converters available to turn GIF and JPG files into ASCII art.

The results are usually solid-style --but even so, you still have to do

quite a bit of work with them to make them look good. If you want to give

it a go anyways, check out conversion programs.

There is a PicText Service online that will convert GIF images into

ASCII... results are OK-- not ideal. As example, see an ASCII image of me

in comparison to the original GIF graphic---> jgs

There is *ONE* conversion program that works well-- that is FIGlet! If

you want to write your name in a fancy ASCII'fied font, this is the place

to go: FIGlet Service. Also, check the alt.ascii-art FAQ for Internet

locations to download your own copy of the program.

.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

3) How long have I been creating ASCII Art images?

I've been around the USENET's <alt.ascii-art> newsgroup since November '95

and I've been making the ASCII pictures since July '96.

I first saw ASCII art in the summer of 1995 and was intrigued by it. My

immediate thought was that there were people in this world who had too much

time on their hands! Nonetheless, I was amazed at what I saw. I tried

to collect as much of the ASCII art as I could. Then when I found

Scarecrow's archive, and saw the immensity of it, I gave up and decided to

try to make the ASCII images instead.

I had been lurking on the alt.ascii-art newsgroup and saw many

requests--most which were never filled. At that point I chose to create

the ASCII art pictures to respond to the requests.

.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.

4) What were my first ASCII art creations?

My first ASCII Art creations were letters that spelled out my screen name