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we <3 ascii
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in a world where everything feels increasingly polished (or ai-generated), i find myself missing when digital art felt as tactile and intentional as analogue work.
so, here’s a challenge: create some ascii art from scratch (no generators, image converters or web tools!)
it’s difficult, slow, and a little frustrating, but very meditative... like art should be!
i’ll drop my feeble attempts in the comments. please add yours 𓆩♡𓆪
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Love the hand made!
handmade always wins my heart!
a very wonky heart </3
Here's one I used to use a lot as a kid in the early 2000's: (っ◕‿◕)っ
yess omg I forget about her!
aha, good work!
this is really cool cara
Love the challenge! Creating ASCII art from scratch without generators is so raw and beautiful. Really respect the craft!
Good work!
oh what a throwback!
Quite impressive.
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My main focus in creating my templates was to explore the ways AI features can be used to combine sound, rhythm, and storytelling in a fashion focussed manner.
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