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don't have excess time! However, I will confess that \ / () \ |
my laundry pile is larger than it ought to be! _ \ '--' / _ |
Laundry time has taken a backseat to ASCII art { '-`""""`-' } |
time. ASCII art is a hobby-- most people have `"/ \"` |
hobbies. ASCII art is mine. Usually I create this \ / |
ASCII art late at night when the kids have gone to _/ /\ \_ |
bed. I try not to spend my life in front of the j { / \ } |
computer. Really! `"` `"` |
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[Guidelines For Using this ASCII Art ][-=[ GO ]=-] |
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File: academy/tutorials/tut_targon.txt |
https://web.archive.org/web/19990501044414/http://users.inetw.net/~mullen/tarteach.htm |
Note: some of the directions apply only to the GEnie computer service. |
Punch Art is not as hard as you would think if you prepare your canvas |
first. Here are some tips that might help. |
1. I start my canvas by selecting this topic from aladdins j |
screen and selecting R to reply. |
2. When the reply screen is open I draw a line from the left |
boarder to one space from the right boarder. |
3. Then I hit return 20 times and draw another line at the |
bottem of the screen. |
(like so) |
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(press return) { use the space bar to move the cursor to here !) |
(press return) |
(repeat above 20 times) (you are doing this because the cursor |
can not be moved where it has never |
been before.) |
(bottom line) |
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4. Then I return the cursor to the first line and use the |
space bar to move the cursor to one space from the end of the line. |
5. I use the arrow key to move the cursor down to the next |
line. It will automatically go to the beginning of the line. I then |
use the space bar to move it to one space from the end of the line. |
6. I repeat this until I reach the line I drew at the bottom |
of the canvas. |
Once this is done your canvas is ready. You can now use the arrow |
keys to move your cursor anywhere you want and you are ready to |
begin your drawing. |
7. To draw on the canvas, I press the insert key to go into |
typeover mode. This is important so that when you enter characters, |
your cusor does not insert spaces. |
8. If you make a mistake and want to erase a character just |
use the arrow key to move the cursor back to the character and use |
your space bar to erase it. (Do not use the backspace key or the |
delete key to correct mistakes. They will change the spacing) |
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TIPS |
If you are drawing an animal or a person, start with the eyes then |
the nose and the mouth. Then draw the head. You will be able to |
judge the size the body needs to be from the head. |
Get familiar with the position of the following keys on the screen. |
[ ] ( ) . ` , ' ; : \ / | " ^ < > - _ = ! ~ |
Notice that they have all been typed on the same line, however they |
are positioned at different hights. You can use combinations of |
these keys to draw angles, slants, and sometimes circles. |
\ / \_ `-._ (increasing the |
\ / \_ `-._ amount of the _ |
\ / \ can change the |
angle.) |
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