X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,bda8214c4d268431 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-07 20:03:50 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: nveilleu@emr1.emr.ca (Normand Veilleux) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: TALK: ASCII Styles Date: 7 Oct 1994 16:58:43 -0500 Organization: Information Management Branch Lines: 41 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <374gaj$8s6@sashimi.wwa.com> References: <36q38g$5on@sashimi.wwa.com> <371g7a$515@sashimi.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sashimi.wwa.com To: >From: lee@crl.com (Lee Thompson-Herbert) >Normand Veilleux wrote: >>Also I seem to have a preference for connected lines. I don't know how >>to explain it, but continuity is probably the most important thing for >>me. >Maybe it's that you're not very good at edge detection. Hmmm, I guess I should stay away from cliffs then! :-> And building tops, and open windows, ... [...] >Chosing continous lines over smooth contour when drawing an object >can result in a cartoon-like crudity. It's strange that you mention this, since I realized early on that the style of ASCII art that I developed over 9 months ago had a cartoon-like simplicity. Perhaps it's the simplicity that attracted me to it. I realize that there is a flatness to the pictures that are drawn like that, but I don't mind flatness. Earth was thought to be flat at one time too! :-) I have seen pictures drawn entirely of one colour, black, with no shades of grey at all and I liked very much the overall look. I try to do the same thing with my ASCII drawings. I consider all the characters to be of the same colour and the set of characters I favor tend to have just about the same intensity. I guess I just like it when things are black and white, on or off. Hmmm, here's that computer background again. Just like there are various styles of pure art, so there are different styles of ASCII art. I selected my style early on and it looks like I'll keep it for a long time, although I'm starting to like line art too.