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  1.           ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  2.           │Curving, Shading, Shaping and more!         │
  3.           │                                            │
  4.           │A useless ascii tutorial by Black Jack MIMIC│
  5.           └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  6.  
  7.  
  8.           ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  9.           │Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of character shading in the scene│
  10.           │today.  Why?  I think it's because it makes the ascii look a tad  │
  11.           │sloppy.. ..and as we all know, most people try & make their asciis│
  12.           │look as crisp & clean as possible.  Because of this, a lot of art-│
  13.           │ists use negative space & such to 'shade'.  (mankind).            │
  14.           │Anyways, I character shade.. I like character shading, and now, I │
  15.           │shall share my shit with you.  HAH!                               │
  16.           └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  17.           ┌────────┐
  18.           │Word up.│
  19.           └────────┘
  20.  
  21.  
  22.           Curving. (Different examples) :
  23.  
  24.  
  25.           ex#1
  26.  
  27.                               >>>
  28.             $$$$$$$$$$$       >>>          ,┌g%@%g┐,
  29.             $$$$$$$$$$$       >>>         d$$$$$$$$$/
  30.             $$$$$$$$$$$       >>>        :$$$$$$$$$$$;
  31.             $$$$$$$$$$$       >>>         7$$$$$$$$$\
  32.             $$$$$$$$$$$       >>>          `┘/S$S\┘'
  33.                               >>>
  34.           ex#2
  35.  
  36.                               >>>
  37.             $$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>         .,┌¬g%%g¬,.
  38.             $$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>       ,d$$$$$$$$$$$$b,
  39.             $$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>      \$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$/
  40.             $$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>      7$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P
  41.             $$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>       `7$$$$$$$$$$$$P'
  42.             $$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>          `'ⁿ┘**┘ⁿ'`
  43.                               >>>
  44.           ex#3
  45.  
  46.                               >>>
  47.      $$$$$$$$$$$$$$           >>>      %g¬┐,._
  48.      $$$$$$$$$$$$$$           >>>      llS$$$$$b,
  49.      $$$$$$$$$$$$$$           >>>      ``~'┘7$$$$b
  50.            $$$$$$$$           >>>            `7$$$l
  51.            $$$$$$$$           >>>              7$$$:
  52.            $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>              l$$$l _.,,.
  53.            $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>              $$$$$$$$$$SS/
  54.            $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>             \$S*┘ⁿ''''ⁿ┘*S
  55.                               >>>            ┘'`
  56.           ex#4
  57.  
  58.                               >>>
  59.     $$$$$$$$$                 >>>     ;lSS$$$:
  60.     $$$$$$$$$                 >>>      7$$$$$l
  61.     $$$$$$$$$                 >>>      :$$$$$S
  62.     $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>       7$$$$$,.,┌¬gg¬┌,.
  63.     $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>       i$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$b,
  64.     $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>       :$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:
  65.     $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$    >>>       ┘ⁿ''````'ⁿ┘/$$$$$$$$l
  66.                  $$$$$$$$$    >>>                   `$$$$$$$$:
  67.                  $$$$$$$$$    >>>                    7$$$$$$$l
  68.                  $$$$$$$$$    >>>                    :$$$$$$$S
  69.                  $$$$$$$$$    >>>                    l$$$$$$$$.
  70.                  $$$$$$$$$    >>>                    SS$$$$$$l;
  71.                               >>>
  72.  
  73.           These are fairly dramatic curves, on large objects.. other more
  74.           gradual shading can be done like :
  75.  
  76.           ex#5         ex#6
  77.  
  78.  
  79.           :$$$$$        :$$$$$
  80.           l$$$$S        i$$$$S
  81.           S$$$$l        l$$$$l
  82.           $$$$$:        S$$$$i
  83.          :$$$$$         $$$$$:
  84.          l$$$$S        :$$$$$
  85.          S$$$$l        l$$$$S
  86.          $$$$$:        l$$$$l
  87.  
  88.          Many popular 'initiation' curving characers are S*┘  P' `7  `ⁿ┘/ etc.
  89.          (UP CURVING)
  90.  
  91.          ex#7         ex#8         ex#9         ex#10     E T   C E T E R A
  92.  
  93.          $$$$$       S$$$$$$$$     $$$$$       $$$$$$;
  94.          $$$$$       l$$$$$$$$     l$$$$       $$$$$P
  95.          `'ⁿ┘*        `┘/$$$$$      `'┘*       **┘ⁿ'
  96.                           `'ⁿ┘
  97.          (DOWN CURVING)
  98.  
  99.          ex#11       ex#12         ex#11       ex#11
  100.  
  101.             _.        ,┌g%           ,┌\l$     S@%g┌,._
  102.          ,d$$$       d$$$$         \$$$$$$     $$$$$$$$$S┐.
  103.          $$$$$       $$$$$        l$$$$$$$     $$$$$$$$$$$$b,
  104.  
  105.  
  106.          Shading :
  107.  
  108.          This is a toughy... my advice is to just use combinations of the
  109.          characters listed below to come up with your own way of shading.
  110.          I don't recommend character shading with fonts, so.. the shapes
  111.          will be somewhat different.  Oh well, here we go.
  112.  
  113.          First off, everyone uses different characters to shade.  Over
  114.          the years, I have found that S l i ; , ' ` .  work best for -me-.
  115.  
  116.          Try different ones out.. the characters you use, define the style
  117.          in which you draw.
  118.  
  119.          ex#1  --  let's take an ordinary block, see what we can do.
  120.  
  121.  
  122.          $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  $$$$$$SSSlll;; $$$$$$SSSlll;; $$$$$$SSSlll;;
  123.          $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  $$$$$$$Sllii;; $$$$$$$Sllii;; $$$$$$$Sllii;;
  124.          $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  $$$$$$$SSl;;;; $$$$$$$SSl;;;; $$$$$$$SSl;;;;
  125.          $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  $$$$$$$$li;;;; $$$$$$SSli;;;' $$$$$$SSli;;;`
  126.          $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  $$$$$$$Si;;;;; $$$$SSSSi;;;`  $$$$Sllli;;;`
  127.          $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  $$$$$$Sl;;;;;; $$SSl;;;;'`    $$Sl\\**┘ⁿ'
  128.  
  129.          ^-  block       ^-  lets get   ^-  basic      ^- the final shape
  130.                          some basic     curving, so
  131.                          texture going  we have some-
  132.                                         thing to go
  133.                                         by.
  134.  
  135.                 THE SLASH --
  136.  
  137.                 The slashes are *great* characters for ascii shading,
  138.                 curving, etc.
  139.  
  140.                 They let you use blank space instead of having a set/full
  141.                 character type of curve.  For example :
  142.  
  143.                 ,._           >>   ┌,
  144.                 `ⁿ┘Y%g┐,._    >>   `'┘/*,._
  145.                       `'ⁿ┘    >>        `'┘/;┌,
  146.                                              `'
  147.  
  148.                 'What's so good about blank space?' you ask?  Well, I'm
  149.                 not really sure.  For most people, it's more enjoyable
  150.                 to look at in a piece... I think it may be because you
  151.                 (the artist) leaves out pieces of a straight line or such
  152.                 and inturn, it's up to the viewer to fill in the missing
  153.                 pieces with his or her own mind.  Kind of like an unsolved
  154.                 puzzle.
  155.  
  156.                 ex#1              ex#2
  157.  
  158.                 `' /                    __
  159.                     ll                  :i.
  160.                   _,\;                   ┘:.
  161.               .┌\l*┘'                     `/ ,_
  162.              ;'`                            ` /l¬┐,,,┌\l
  163.              ll                                `'ⁿ┘*┘ⁿ'`
  164.               /
  165.                 `  '
  166.  
  167.                 Simple uses of the slash like this can be VERY effective.
  168.  
  169.                 You can also use slashes on short curves!
  170.  
  171.                 ex#1         ex#2            ex#3
  172.              .        .            .\/,          .\S/,
  173.             '  /┐,,┐\  `           '/\'          `┘*┘'
  174.                  ``
  175.                   ^------------------^-------------^-- cuteness!!
  176.  
  177.                 THE ASTRIX --
  178.  
  179.                 The astrix (star) is also a great character to use.
  180.                 A lot of artists do not use this character because of the
  181.                 giant space it leaves on the 'upside' of a curve or such.
  182.  
  183.                 ex#1
  184.  
  185.                 S%gag%S
  186.                 'ⁿ┘*┘ⁿ'
  187.  
  188.                    ^--  Although it does look a fair bit 'empty', take
  189.                         into consideration what I said above.  As long
  190.                         as the ascii doesn't look too rough, or too
  191.                         open, feel free to use this amazing character.
  192.  
  193.          High ascii
  194.  
  195.          This is a very odd topic for myself.  Most of my earlier asciis
  196.          (In Remorse, Fire!A, Serial, etc) were rough, and had almost none,
  197.          if not no high ascii characters.  As the years passed by, however,
  198.          I grew aware to the fact that if you wish to draw an ascii as smooth
  199.          as you can possibly get it.  You *must* use high ascii.  There *are*
  200.          artists that still draw using all low ascii (Konami being one of
  201.          them), but most prefer to use highascii, as it is easier to get the
  202.          'perfect curve' with.
  203.  
  204.          All in all, it depends on what you wish to do.  Present yourself
  205.          well!
  206.  
  207.  
  208.          ConClUsionNnnnnn :
  209.  
  210.          I don't know if this has been informative for you, or if you've
  211.          even read down to the bottom of this file.  As mentioned above,
  212.          this is only a quick tutorial.. nothing in depth.  The goal of this
  213.          is to help improve new artists struggling to get smoother asciis.
  214.  
  215.          Black Jack   05/03/99
  216.