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ASCII-Art
Pictures done with simple characters from the ASCII charset are called ASCII-Art.
Here you will find all the information you need about ASCII-Art.
Documents on ASCII-Art
This document, written by Jorn Barger, Bob Allison and Matthew Thomas, is the main FAQ list for the newsgroup and to a lesser extent the other ASCII art newsgroups rec.arts.ascii and alt.ascii-art.animation.
A short, snappy set of guidelines for being around on alt.ascii-art :o)
In the main FAQ it refers to needing Monospaced Fonts and Text Editors. This is a list of many examples on many computers to help you in selecting one that suits you. Also a list of information on ASCII Art Utilities including FIGlet and GIFscii.
A tutorial written by Martin Atkins to help people get started in drawing their own ascii art.
Diddling is the name given to changing/improving original ascii art posted to the newsgroup. This is a short guide to the accepted dos and don'ts of diddling ascii art.
Older documents on ASCII-Art
An old FAQ list for alt.ascii-art. Still relevant but in some places (especially URLs) out of date. This was originally written for rec.arts.ascii.
Another old FAQ list, this one is more technical.
A document explaining what you should and shouldn't do in ascii art, written by Colin Douthwaite.
A tutorial written by Daniel Au to help people get started in drawing their own ascii art.
A short guide, written by Martin Atkins, about what to do if an ascii picture doesn't look like what the creator says it is.
A rundown of the developments in alt.ascii-art in 1997/98 written by Colin Douthwaite.
A registry file and instructions of use to make Outlook Express use the correct fonts and settings for reading ASCII Art in newsgroups.