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Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 21:40 GMT
#1
Hello TL, :D!

I've finally been able to blog about something after being pushed and pushed and pushed...some of my friends. I guess i didn't really think much of the art for so long so i never really cared to show it off. For years i have been making images out of symbols. Of course i started small like any person, gradually getting better.

My father taught me when i was eleven years old how to make pictures using letters and symbols such as + / | \ ] [ as well as others. But as the time went on i finally was able to make a career from these art pictures. I have spent almost 50 hours in total working on projects for Team Liquid people among-st others. I hope you all enjoy this fan art >.<

These pictures are entirely made out of symbols. So when you guys click on the picture, try and zoom in and see what letters made which people :3 trust me you'll be surprised :D

I <3 Team Liquid
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kFEltOI7gNvX9xATr3WEstkNNqsAQKnK5CYgCZkFOJI/edit

Liquid' HerO
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uULzDNRboySey89keuqQjjnsoo_OITjHqi6d12CtHDg/edit?pli=1

Root Destiny
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ct-2CQcAM5yLPiZA_rlF3-go3Ohc6JJM3Mq2uera4jw/edit?pli=1

CoL. CatZ
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tj3bbHDwuKXXQd9KJeQk37JdQJtUCFhxNlsNO0qmQtE/edit?pli=1

Dario "TLO"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jjsnephVTikh13a4of1n5r0WZkQ6EW6fHBL507AYXjg/edit?pli=1

Day 9
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E8fyqm6Jfs66bUhWB8NB4G36GaMYSyhLCkmrXsj2reM/edit?pli=1

This is actually all i made so far. If you guys like them i will make more <3
So constantly check this blog and more pictures will just randomly appear :D

*****
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17064 Posts
November 25 2011 21:52 GMT
#2
Pretty cool, but aren't there programs that do this automatically?

http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/

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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
November 25 2011 21:56 GMT
#3
On November 26 2011 06:52 Empyrean wrote:
Pretty cool, but aren't there programs that do this automatically?

http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/

:<

I like the OPs ones better, although it still hurts my eyes if I look too long.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
November 25 2011 21:56 GMT
#4
Really cool! TL one is sick.

And there are machines that print out portraits, but something that takes effort is so much cooler, such as this.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 22:00 GMT
#5
Thanks :D guys
Brotatolol
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1742 Posts
November 25 2011 22:06 GMT
#6
Awesome work! The HerO one is my favorite.
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 22:11 GMT
#7
xD thank you :D its actually mine too
how
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States538 Posts
November 25 2011 22:23 GMT
#8
Could you link images of them to the post? Chinese internet won't let me load them for some reason (It generally lets me use google doc's so I don't know what the deal is)
http://twitter.com/howsc
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6600 Posts
November 25 2011 22:25 GMT
#9
They look awesome! But they really hurt my eyes if I look at them for too long >.<
LiquidDota Staff
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 22:29 GMT
#10
._. uhm i can possibly link HerO's for you

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Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
November 25 2011 22:45 GMT
#11
woah the hero one looks awesome!
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17064 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 22:51:33
November 25 2011 22:46 GMT
#12
Ok seriously though, I really don't mean to rain on your parade, but I seriously doubt you spend hours on these by hand.

There are so many online programs that do similar work at similar quality. This site provides decent results: http://lunatic.no/ol/img2aschtml.php. Obviously, these websites limit the output size of the ascii art because of server load, but the source code for many of these programs (in C, etc.) is freely available online (http://sourceforge.net/projects/jp2a/), and it wouldn't be hard to modify it slightly.

I'm going to call bullshit on your "my father taught me how to do this painstakingly by hand when I was eleven" story, unless you mean your father taught you how to program one of these jpeg to ascii art converters and you then wrote one up. While it doesn't detract from the quality of the artwork, at the moment I'm inclined to believe you're just being disingenuous until you can convince me otherwise.

[image loading]

Look, there's Einstein. Did the author of that picture also have a father who taught him how to place ascii characters by hand, or is it more likely that he simply used an automatic program? Same goes for you. Also, I doubt you can make a career out of doing this. Mind giving some links to where we can buy your work?

Basically this: is it possible that you did these all "by hand" by typing out each character individually? Certainly. Is it likely? No.

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Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 23:10 GMT
#13
Well i can give you a step by step on what i do. If you would like
1. find an image on google you like.
2. Go to photoshop and upload image.
3. use the tools that help you outline the image. (use this if you don't already know how http://www.createblog.com/photoshop-tutorials/56-outlining-images/)
4. Fill in parts with symbols, or Letters of your choice (but make sure they all fit correctly)
5. Use Photoshop to edit additional lines as you see fit.
6. Make sure you correctly put the pieces together (use Photoshop's cropping and edit tools to help you: Better understand for tools use this site like i did (http://www.tutorialboard.net/toolspanel/)
7. It'll take some time and patience to get use too but i'm sure with these directions anyone can make what i make.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17064 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 23:14:37
November 25 2011 23:14 GMT
#14
Ah, thanks for the response. It makes much more sense now.
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Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 23:24 GMT
#15
:D <3 np my friend
rupert
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
182 Posts
November 25 2011 23:33 GMT
#16
What is the purpose of the distorted aspect ratio? Wouldn't it look better with the correct ratio?
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 25 2011 23:47 GMT
#17
well im doing the pictures i found on the internet and whatever the outlining gives me i fill in tbh ._. Nothing ever comes out just perfect :|
juked
Profile Joined May 2010
United States691 Posts
November 26 2011 00:23 GMT
#18
Thats some unique talent then. I liked the i love TL one.
hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
November 26 2011 00:47 GMT
#19
These are definitely better results than any ASCII art program could give. Great job. My only suggestion is to try working with smaller resolutions, like 79 width, and try to get a similar result. Increase the difficulty!
Please PM me with any songs you like that you think I haven't heard before!
TheLOLas
Profile Joined May 2011
United States646 Posts
November 26 2011 01:08 GMT
#20
These are pretty awesome dude. Great job.
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 26 2011 13:21 GMT
#21
Thank you all <3 :D ^-^ and i will take that into consideration Hp. Shell xD
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 26 2011 23:34 GMT
#22
I will most likely make more ^^
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
November 27 2011 03:26 GMT
#23
On November 27 2011 08:34 Annette wrote:
I will most likely make more ^^


Looking forward to it.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
Annette
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States13 Posts
November 27 2011 20:47 GMT
#24
xD thanks
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