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                      Make a Start in Ascii Art

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From: dcau@...

From: cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite)

PLEASE NOTE:  Questions should be addressed to the original author,
              Daniel Au, whose address is included below:

    Still here? You are keen, aren't you?!! ;-)

    Well this concludes the sections on the basic drawing techniques, the
 next section lists some of the common problems that arise when drawing
 ster...

    Good examples of character clashes that aren't worth fixing can be
 seen in one of my earlier drawings, shown below -

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      ...

    And copy these lines back into the original background -
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    .===|__|          .===|__|          .===|__|          .===|__|
    ||...

    If you're new to viewing 3D art, you may find that images over 15 - 18
 columns are too wide. This is because your eye muscles will need time to
 strengthen and your brain will need time to learn ...

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             `\|/'     .---------------.
             ,'Y`.   _( To think....    )_________
            )|._.|( ( Doesn't that involve little )
            /(___)\  ""( little lightbulbs over )"
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