ASCII Art—The Arts—Art, Miscellaneous and Unsorted

From: Mic

Finding the shortcut key to the abstract mindset is the hard part...
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                           _(     ).    ||//\
              ,-_        _(  `     '`.  |//  \
              |-_'-,  .-(( `    .     ) //#   \
              |-_'-' (    `.__.;-`-_.' // #    \
     _        |-_'/  `(       ) )     //  #     \            _,_
    /;-,_     |-_'     `-__.;'   )   //   #      \          / \_\
   /-.-;,-,___|'             `--'    \\   #      /_ _______O^O-D/
  /;-;-;-;_;_/|\_ _ _ _ _             \\######[)=^</\______`\^_/\_
  `-`x_(`__`|_P_|`-;-;-;,|             \\ #    /           \`<\/  \
     |\ \    _||   `-;-;-'              \\#   /          ,---,\\ \ \
     | \`   -_|.      '-'               |\\  /          /   >\___/ /
     | /   /-_| `                    ___||\\/_         (___(__/___/__
     |/   ,'-_|  \                  |  | |: | |        /    ____.    )
     /____|'-_|___\                 |  | |: | |       / _/`\____\>  /
 .,.__]__|_\-_'|_[__,.._            |  | |\ | |      / /     ||  | /
 mic ;)                ``'--,.,.._,_|  | | \| |   __/ /      ||  |<_
 cl a:f                             |__|_|\_>_|-.(__,|,.\.,./__\,\__),..

From: <woodward@vcn.com>
I am pioneering a new artform. abstract ascii art. Here is a sample




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feeding time for birds

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                  __________________________
                /|        Art Gallery       |
               / |  ____     ____     ____  |
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            /    | |_,k,|   |_,-,|   |\|p | |
           / /|  | |  h |   | ,; |   | |  | |
          / / |  | |_z__|   |____|   |____| |
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        /  |Y | z|_{)_______________________|
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      / /| |/  /z   Y
     / / |    / {)  d
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   |  |&"|  /    Y
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 David Riley

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          L L \   ./--+///___)_.--'      /\     -.       \ d e f g  /
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         |   \ J           )_     _,- \__           \    `--'
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        |     J_.L_.'    \            /     _\_/\    ( 
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    /                L            .---.-)_   _/         )   \
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        Sanfu                `THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHP
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-=[ paintbrush and palette ]=- tweak 

             _____          /|
          .-'@ & #`'-.     //
         / %        8 \   //
        | m   () _     | //
         \  0   ( '-._/ //
   jgs    '-.____'.     y

                                         _------Q--\
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                                     <_____________/
                                     /  _   )))))))))
                []                 /        (((((((((
              |~~~|               (____/'   ))))))))))
              |   |                  )))))))))))))))))           |\
              |   |                 ((((((((((((((((((          / |
              |   |     /~~\----------/|  //       \           | _/
              |   |<===|  ===]        ||//     \    \____     //'
            //|   |     \__/~~~~~~~~~~|^       _--~~~    ~~~-//
           // |   |                   |       /   ()    ()  // )
          //  |   |                   |      |  ()       _-//-~
         //   |   |                  ((((((((| ()       (_//
        //    |   |                   |  :   |            ~~---_
       //     |   |                   |  |    \  ()       ()    )
      //      |   |                   |  |     ~--__        __-~
     //       |___|                   |  |         |~//~~~~~
    //        //  \\                 /  /          |//
   //        //     \\             (___(___________|  - jurcy -
  //      [==]       [==]

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       ||.........   #  # ......|            @@@@
       ||.........     *  ......|          @@@@@@@
       ||........     -^........|   ,      - @@@@
       ||.....##\        .......|   |     '_ @@@
       ||....#####     /###.....|   |     __\@ \@
       ||....########\ \((#.....|  _\\  (/ ) @\_/)____
       ||..####,   ))/ ##.......|   |(__/ /     /|% #/
       ||..#####      '####.....|    \___/ ----/_|-*/
       ||..#####\____/#####.....|       ,:   '(
       ||...######..######......|       |:     \
       ||.....""""  """"...b'ger|       |:      )
       [|_______________________|       |:      |
              H||_______H||             |_____,_|
              H||________\|              |   / (
              H||       H||              |  /\  )
              H||       H||              (  \| /
             _H||_______H||__            |  /'=.
           H|________________|           '=>/  \
                                        /  \ /|/
                                      ,___/|

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    |    ___  _|__|_
    |  ,'   '. {'\)  
    | :  O O  : )(   
    | :  ._\. :/ )\  
    |  '.___\\/ / | 
    |        '-'  |
    |_________|   |
       /-----\|___|
 jrei /       \||| 
              .:;;

                                         ,
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                                       ((|)
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                                        i^i
                                       +| | + +  
                                   + +  | |&   + + +   
                                  +    &| |&&        + +   
                                  +   &&|_|&& @@@@@      + +   
                                  +    &|||  @@@@@@   $$$    + + 
                                   +    |||  @@@@@  $$$$$$       +
                                   +   +|||+   @@  $$$$$$         +
                                  +   + ||| +      $$$$$  *****   +
                                 +   +  |||  +      $$  ********   + 
                                 +  +   |||  +         ********     +
                                +   +   |||+           *******      +
                       + + + + +     + +`+               **   ####   +
                      +                                    ########  +
                     +                                   ########## +
          ||         +                                   #########  +
         /||\    /\  +                                     ####    +
        / || | __\ \  +                                           +__
       /  || ||  \\ \  +                                         +/  \
      / | || ||  _\\ \ +                                        +|   /
     / /| || || |   \ \/+                                     +|  /\/ 
    / / | || ||  \   \  /+                                   +|| |
   / /  | || ||  _\  /  \ +                                + _|| | 
  / /__ | || || |_  / /\ \  + +                          +| |_ | | ad.
 /     || || ||   \/ /  \ \  | + + +                 + + ||   \| |
/______||_||_||____\/    \ \ |_______+ + + + + + + +| ||_||____\_|

                            _____
   __           _       .-'|     |
  |  |``-.   ,a888a,   |   |     |
__|  |    |__8888888___|   |     |____
--|  |    |----/|\-----|   |     |----
--|  |    |---/ | \----|   |     |----
__|  |    |__/  |  \___|   |     |____
  |  |  .'  /   |   \  `.  |     |
__|__|.'___/____|____\___`.|_____|____
1-point perspective                fL



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            .' |         |
__________V_|  |         |_____________________V______
------------|  |         |-------------------,a'------
------------\  |         |-----------------,d8'-------
_____________\ |       _.!_______________,d88'________
              \|_..--''                ,d888'
______________________________________d8888'__________
2-point perspective                               fL

-=[ picture of a building ]=-  6/97
             o
        ____/_\____
       |`---------`|
       ||   A___  ||
       ||  /^\##\ ||
       ||  |LI__| ||
  jgs  |.---------.|
       `"""""""""""`

painting:
And now, back to the drawing board...

with apologies to Magritte,
 "This is NOT an artist"

            ,---~        __|__
           /        ha  |     |       SHhhh!!!
        ,^^^%--- ha     | #   |
       < \   \ ha       |#### |   "Artiste" at work
       <  \ ____        | )(  |
       <   (o  #)      _|_____|_
       <    ~--'          /|\
       <                 / | \
       <      ejm97     /  |  \  (oh, yeah. right....)
     ^^                /   |   \
        "


            ,---~        _____|_____
           /        ha  |        ___|
        ,^^^%--- ha     |  ---@./ww |
       < \   \ ha       |      (\   |
       <  \ ____        |       "`  |
       <   (o  w)      _|___________|_
       <    ~--'             /|\ 
       <                    / | \ 
       <                   /  |  \
     ^^                   /   |   \
        "

            ,---~        _____|_____
           /        ha  |_          |
        ,^^^%--- ha     |_)-|  __/) |
       < \   \ ha       |   |-(__(=:|
       <  \ ____        |   |    \) |
       <   (o  w)      _|___________|_
       <    ~--'             /|\ 
       <                    / | \ 
       <                   /  |  \
     ^^                   /   |   \
        "
Arjan Kenter wrote one day in the newsgroup 

     "This raises the question, though, how we could put our
      signatures on the backsides of our ascii art..."

My reply:

       ______|______
      |             |
      |   !!!  ha   |   ~---,
      |^^^^%---  ha |        \_,^%---
      | "   \ ha    |         /<  \ Hmmm...
      |_____________|    ____/ >
            /|\         (#  o) >
           / | \         '--~ /|^^
ejm97     /  |  \             | \


       ______|______
      |             |
      |   !!!  ha   |
      |^^^^%---  ha |\_,^%---
      | "   \ ha    |__/> \ That is a tricky one...
      |______~---___|    >
            /|\   ____    >
           / | \ (#  o)  /|^^
ejm97     /  |  \ '--~  /  \


             |
            /|\
           | | |*flip*
      ===============\_,^%---
           | | |     __/< \ But not so hard...
          _|_~---_       >
            /|\   ____    >
           / | \ (#  o)  /|^^
ejm97     /  |  \ '--~  /  \


       ______|______
      |             |*flip*
      |             |
      |             |\_,^%---
      |             |__/< \  to solve...
      |______~---___|    >
            /|\   ____    >
           / | \ (#  o)  /|^^
ejm97     /  |  \ '--~  /  \


       ______|______
      |             |
      |             |   ~---,
      |    ejm97    |        \_,^%---
      |             |         /<  \ See?
      |_____________|    ____/ >
            /|\         (#  o) >
           / | \         '--~ /|^^
          /  |  \             | \
 

  _____|_____
 |\  |||||  /|
 | \ ||||| / |                  
 |  \|||||/  |                  
 |  (-o,o-)  | ~---,            
 |   \ c /   |      \_,^%---    
 |   ,`-'.   |       />  \      
 | .-\/@\/-. |   ___/ >         
_|/_________\|_ (# o) >         
      /|\        '-~ /|^^ 
     / | \   ejm     | \  

____|_____
 ,~,   Eve|
 )))      |
((((, (   |
\) \_(,)  |
(( \      | ~---,
|/` \     |      \_,^%---
(| (/     |       />  \ I just finished this portrait
-_ -_     |   ___/ >     of Eve, that I based on my
__________|_ (# o) >        drawing of Salome.
   /|\        '-~ /|^^   (That pose really does work
  / | \   ejm98   | \          in ASCII-art!)

   .:|Pencils & Brushes|:. (03-Aug-02)
                                                           ,
                                                         ,'|
                                                        (  ;   ,\
                                                  _..-'';,'._,','
                                               ,-' ,-. //,-,:\'.
              _____   888         _          ,' _  `-'// >',',-.\
            ,'|       SSt        / \       ,'  (_)   //,','  `-' :
          ,'`-|       8;|       /`-'\     /,-.      //','     _  |
         /)-._;      ,' ;      :  _  :   : `-'    _//,'      (_) |
        //  //     ,'  /       |\/ \/|   :       (//')     _     ;
       //  //   _,(\_.'        ||   ||    `._.,-. `-'  _  (_)   /
      //  // _.'  ,'           ||   ||      ,','/;.   (_)     ,'
     //  //.'   ,'             ||   ||     `-' //  \       _.'
    //  //    ,'               ||SSt||        //    `-..-''  SSt
                                             `'

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