Subject: Signature Art

From: [email-masked] (Hamlet)
Date: 9 Mar 1995 03:35:02 GMT

I was wondering how to obtain some of the art you see in signature files

thanks

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From: [email-masked] (Robert E Adams)
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 17:54:53 GMT

Hamlet ([email-masked]) wrote:
: I was wondering how to obtain some of the art you see in signature files

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This is one I send to my daughter-in-law who won't believe
my tales about how big the pigs are in the midwest....

Most ascii art is created painstakingly by the owner of       
the signature.                                                
                                                              
I make drawings, and also sketches quite frequently, always   
using a text editor (memacs) rather than a word processor.    
                                                              
Sketch your design first, You can use graph paper and allow   
one space for each character. Then begin drawing it with      
appropriate characters from the left of the screen, gradually 
working to the right. That way you won't have to adjust       
text that gets bumped over too far when new characters are    
added.                                                        
                                                              
My computer doesn't support overtype mode, but if yours does  
it is easy to go in and change characters without damaging the
already completed parts of your ascii art.                    
                                                              
There are a couple of excellent sources that I cannot         
access while in Tin Newsreader. Email me if you want          
me to look them up. Or you may have better luck with          
a search of some kind. use the term ascii art.                
                                                              
One is a newsgroup for ascii art. It is populated by very     
creative ascii artists who want to outdo each other and       
will rise to the challenge if you ask for a specific          
design. I recommended it to a net pal who needed a floral     
bouquet near valantines day.                                  
                                                              
Another is a big FAQ file of ascii art that someone has       
put together It was deep in one of those big internet         
directories. Some were worth copying for your own use.        
A lot weren't impressive.                                     
                                                              
Hope this helps                                               
                                                              
Bob,

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From: Don Sugarman <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 07:41:20 -0500 (EST)

> : I was wondering how to obtain some of the art you see in signature files
My $.02:
The best art in signatures is compact (4 lines max).  Any art longer than 
that gets to be tiring and a waste of space.

In general, short signatures are best for that reason, whether or not 
they contain art.

Sending art for art's sake is fine.  I enjoy seeing the clever creations.
BUT, keep the sigs short.
Regards, 
Don Sugarman
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