. ..Skills Ascii Art Press - Public Release,, Issue Number Two(2).. . _ ____________ _ ________ _ .___\\\ ///____. | | ______ _|____ ___. _____ ____| ______ .___\ _//___.___/ / __((___|__\ |_____._\\ |_____.__\\ _/____. | /___ | /___ //---| | | | | | /___ | _l |/ |_ / l_ l_ _l l_ _| l_ |/ l_ \<-----/________/---/_________/----->/____\-------/____\|----->/----/________/ | | sQuish | ..S K i L L S. | l__ _ __ _ __ _ __l ///_______\ /___ _ __\\\ \ _ / \\ / .\ / \/ . ..Skills Ascii Art Press - Public Release,, Issue Number Two(2).. . Hoping my true muthaphuckas know, this be the realest shit I ever wrote. Up in the studio getting blowed, to the truest shit I ever spoke. __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area - Introduction ``-----'-----'----'----''------''-------''--,,-'' === ==== == = === = == Issue two. Thanks for all the positive feedback I recieved on issue one. I would like this, and all future issues of Skills to be larger, packed tight with more art, and more content. Feel free to send me articles you have written, rumors/facts about the ascii scene you've heard, advertisme nts for your Wildcat! BBS that you want placed somehere in the mag, or ev en ask to be interviewed. Thank you for obtaining Skills Ascii Press Two. To be added to The Skills Mailing List, mail mhz@bigdog.clemson.edu, and state the mailing address that you wish Skills Ascii Mag to be mailed to. [ This issue's viewer writeup topic ] Permanent guests. What an overall gayass way to get around no-dualing poli icies. If you had a permanent guest at your house, you'd have someone that lived with you. Why would a "permanent guest" in an ascii group be consid ered anything but a member? Mail me your thoughts at the Skills DropBox. __//---~~~~\\__//-----~~|~\\__//-----~~~~\\//-----~~~~\\ |_ - ---`\-~~~~\\ : ' `\-~~~~\\ \'__`\-~~:~\\ _`\~~\\ ... /______------- .\ `\'------ `\------- ' `\ |___ --`\ ... ...:.: sg!qdp/________-------____: ,------_____|__------- :______-- :.:. .. :. .... .... .. ... . . ... ..: .. . . .. .. .... : :.. . .. ....: Table of Contents - Issue Two(2)/Skills [ 1 ] ASCII Groups - Opinions on ASCII groups by their presidents. [ 2 ] SK Interview - Interviews with members of today's art scene. [ 3 ] ASC Tutorial - Drawing Lessons, with Megga Hertz the Kingpin [ 4 ] Pack Revues. - Reviews of the latest ASCII Packs, & Sections [ 5 ] Recent Colly - An index of upcoming, and recent ascii collys [ 6 ] ASC Opinions - ANSI Artists opinion's on the comeup in ascii [ 7 ] Rum/Oneliner - Rumor/One Line news spots about the art scene [ 8 ] Writers/BBSs - Contributors and official sites for issue Two __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area ,-, ASC Groups ``-----'-----'-,,-'----''------''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == I asked ASCII group presidents, or ASCII division leaders of ANSI groups what they think of their ASCII division, and where they'll be taking it. i think cia ascii was respectable before.. and when i became ascii head.. the division was dead.. i'm planning on finding new ascii artists since all of the good ones are currently in remorse/serial and others __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area ,-, Interviews ``-----'-----'-,,-'----''------''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == [ Interviews ] Subject Name Interviewer Affilation/Medium WindRider(Whirr) Megga Hertz Quad-P/Newschool ASCII *** whirr (dwb300@janus2-4.usask.ca) joined channel #skills <[mHz]> Alright then, I'm here with Whirr, the very popular and openly gay 25 year-old Quad-P ascii artist. What do you have to say for yourself, son? i'd like to say that i'm proud to be a lesbian trapped in a man's body. <[mHz]> I see. VERY interesting. So, I hear you've drawn a bit of that crazyass ascii stuff in your day, am I wrong? <[mHz]> You type slow as hell, christ. you're probably wrong. many people has said that i seem to bash my ass on the keyboard at times. And they're right. but there are also times in which i deliberately do ascii. but you love me anyway. <[mHz]> Lemme tell you, NOONE deliberatly does ascii, it just happens, like female ejaculation. well that's true enough too. After all, i did start off as a lit guy. <[mHz]> Whirr, you're one of the scenes most underrated artists, and rightfully so (ahaha). What do you think of the ascii scene today? Might we topple to ansi scene in the coming days? i don't see us ever reaching what most people see as the place of ansi. We're still often overlooked. And we've got a different perspective on things. and i didn't answer the question. <[mHz]> You sure didn't, do that while I check if my pants are dry. of course i'm under-rated, i haven't pimped myself to every group out there. i'm in ONE group, quad-p. I really do think there's a problem when people are in 6 or seven groups and give them all the same stuff every month. what's the point to that? it's moronic. <[mHz]> It's Pariah you mean. =] hahahahahaha i'm not about to name anyone, but since you brought it up. ;) <[mHz]> So you're in Quad-P, Run by that weird guy Hiro-P. Give us a bit of an insight to the day-to-day of operations of the Quad-P mafia. hiro's the man of course. mithrandir and i are the ultra-elite ss of the group. the group consists mostly of 306 and 403 boys, but we've got some US and international members too. Lots of groups these days say they're the original laidback group. that's a lie. qdp has been around since 1989 (as a pirate group back then) and we've always done things at our own pace. I like to think that we give people a chance to find out what they like to do and work o <[mHz]> Sounds good, I'm always down for groups that help out people that the big groups turn their backs on. I think we all best know Quad-P from the stock ansis that came with Iniquity BBS Software. AHAH. =] <[mHz]> I understand you're planning quite the major colly release -- what's that gonna be like? well it's going to be my second colly. i'm planning it to be a one year anniversary kind of thing. I started playing around with ascii in late june 96, so i figured i'd like to show how things have changed. i'll throw in a couple logos from the olden days and then beat people down with my new skills. and of course then there's the title...a massive 29 words. and someone's already done a logo for it. Thanks go out to o7 for that one. beat people down with my new skills. and of course then there's the title...a massive 29 words. and someone's already done a logo for it. Thanks go out to o7 for that one. <[mHz]> 29 words? Man ohh Manischewitz. If I remember correctly (and I do) your first colly was simply called "Fuck you Slut" in French. i like typing long answers. ;) <[mHz]> I like when you type long answers as well, BUDDY. it's all part of the ramble in me. short answers just won't do. <[mHz]> Two more questions -- give us your scene history, and then, tell me what you think of my nikes. i'll answer the second one first: i haven't seen your nikes. But i'm cool with them. <[mHz]> Lemme tell you then, they have blue as blue as necronite's bawlz, and gold as gold as my pinky ring, and white as white as sargon. now for the first one... (get ready for a long answer.) <[mHz]> but of course. I started out doing lit back in 1994, just for myself and some local boards. Hiro ran across me and liked what he saw. He hooked me up with revolt lit in 1995 and i joined quad-p during the middle of that year. revolt came and went and came and went, but i managed to release with both qdp and revolt for that year. And of course i then got my internet connect, which changed the audience i was exposed to. I started to hit a writing block last june. <[mHz]> i'm waiting for a big block of text to flood me. so to continue: my focus went to newschool. I really enjoyed what i was doing and necromancer of all people really helped me out with that. My first (and only, so far) colly came out last november. I don't know how many times i was invited to join aphro!ascii. recently i've made my interest known to join remorse, but so far i've been put into an 'official groupie' status and have even been jokingly suggested as mascot by a couple people. <[mHz]> Mascot? I for one don't need to see you parading around in a fucking birdie suit, so I'm gonna have to vote you down there. =] i'm happy with where i am right now. i've got a strong sense of group loyalty. whatever happens will happen, i'm not about to go apeshit if i never get invited into a group, i like the people i'm tight with now. ok, that turned into either a rant or a ramble at some point. ;) <[mHz]> Ok, I lied, one more question. What do you think of tle Lord God Megga Hertz the Kingpin? and if you don't want to see me in a bird suit, why did you keep the picture? <[mHz]> There's a picture? oh MY. i think that tlgmhztkp has to be one of the most style-ripped people in the ascii scene. I don't understand that. People should be able to do their own thing. As for the man himself, he's got it going on. ;) <[mHz]> =] Alright maing, thanks for the interview, please type your name on the below line to show that you do not hold myself responsible for the manipulation of your answers is skills number 02. ok: i do hereby and willfully sign away any possible right to not be offended in any way shape of form to any creative edit that mhz may do to my answers. Signed here 6/6/97 by WindRider / oh wait, it's 6/7/97. hahaha <[mHz]> Ok, your 15 minutes of fame has come to a close. You may waltz out of here the same way you came in. bah. then i'll just leave, unless you want to do the noble thing and kick my ass. *** whirr has left channel #skills -----(advertisment, skills, advertisment)-------------------------------------- ===================== ==== == = = = = = = = = == ==== ======================= __ ________ ____ _ ___ ____ ___ ____ __ _____ _ ____ ___ ___ __ _ _ ___\___ \__ |______ \_____ \ | _\___ \ _____ ___ | _ _ | | \_ | | \____ _ | | | | | | | | | | | __ | |m2 . .,:::;;| | _ | | : _ | | | : | : : | | | | _ : | _ | | _ | : | | _ | | | | | | __ | | | | : |_ | : | _ | : |;;:::,. . == == ==== | _ | | | | | | | _ | :==== == == | | _|_ | | |____| | / | `\ | __| | | _ _ ______| |_____ _ __| _ ______/_____|_____\___|_________ _ !abraxas/diabolic, ACiD, aWE, bLDE, CiA, dARK, fIRE, fUEL, rMRS, TWi, sKLS. Your evil system operators are Megga Hertz the Kingpin and [Felix] of ACiD. Located in Los Angeles, California. Thug til we die, no mercy when we ride. -----(advertisment, skills, advertisment)-------------------------------------- __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area - ASC Tutorial ``-----'-----'-,,-'----''------''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == [ Skills / ASCII Tutorial ] I gotta tell you, nothing flatters me more then attempts at "my style"; it flatters the fuck out of me. so for all of those of who've asked, here's a tutorial that should help get your madstyle oldschool on. [ Step 1 ] The easiest way is to start with a bunch of equal sized blocks, in the amount of the font you're going to do. We'll do a simple font, 'acid', to start with. 6 High x 9 Wide usually work. Take one of the boxes and use approximately half of it for the 'I'. Now, fill in your basic shape, we'll do lowercase. ____________________________ ______ |______ | |______| | | | | |____| |____| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_________|_________|______|_________| [ Step 2 ] Use fore / and back \ slashes to give your letters shape, make the letter stick out in certain places. ____________________________ _______ ___\_____ _/ \_______/ | _/ \__ | |____/ _|____| | | | | | \_ \_ | | | | | | | | | | | _| | | | | | |________\__________|______|_________| [ Step 3 ] Add double, NOT triple slashes, to shade the font. Add ` and ' chars to "connect" the lines. ________ _____________ ______ `\\ /______\ / /__ | /_ ___\_____ _/ `\_______/' | _/ \__ |_ |____/ _|____| | | | _/' | \\_ \_ | | | | | | | | | _| | _| | | _| | |_ `\\ _\ ___|_ `\_ ____/ \______/ \______| |_____|______| [ Step 4 ] And now, the part you've ALL been waiting for. Time for mHzhape, (mHz-shape) a.k.a. the ,,-----,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, stuff. Careful where you put these, or your letters will look like onions. __,-----, _,-----,---,_ ______ `\\ /______\ / /__ | /_ ___\_____ _/ `\_______/' | _/ \__ |_ |____/ _|____| | | | _/' | \\_ \_ | | | | | | | | | _| | _| | | _| | |_ `\\ _\ _| `\_ __/ \__,,---' `---,___/ \___,--'---,___/ [ Step 5 ] Replace some of the |'s with :'s and ;'s to make add detail. Add __ _ at the end of certain letters. __,-------, _,-----,---,_ ______ __ _ `\\ /____\ / /__ | /_ _ __ ___\_____ _/ `\_______/' | _/ \__ |_ |____/ _|____| | | | _/' ; \\_ \_ | : : | : : | : | _| | _| | ; _| | |_ `\\ ` _\ ' _| `\_ ; __/ \__,,---' `---,___/ \___,--'---,___/ [ Step 6 ] If you're lost, just stop, if not, add a simple background, made of : and . characters. Make sure they're square shaped. You may want to add some equal = signs to give more depth. ........ ......... : ....... : ........ :.....: :.....: Bad version. Good version. __,-------, _,-----,---,_ ______ __ _ `\\ /____\ / /__ | /_ _ __ ___\_____ _/ `\_______/' | _/ \__ |_ |____/ _|____| | . . . | | _/' ; \\_ \_ | . . . .. . .: :...: : | : : | : |...: :. . .. _| | _| | ; _| | |_ `\\ ` _\ ' _| `\_ ; __/ = = ====\__,,---' `---,___/ \___,--'---,___/==== = = [ Step 7 ] Next add your hardk0re sig, and possibly some more detail, and you're done. __,----,_ __,-----,---,_ ______ __ _ `\\ //__\\ / /__ | /_ _ __ ___\_____ _/ `\_______/' ::: _/ \__ |_ |____/ _|____| .|mHz . . . | | _/' ; \\_ \_ :| . . . .. . .: :...: : ,;| : : ;| : :|...: :. . .. _|: | _|;. | ; _| | ,;|_ `\\ ` _\ ' _| `\_ ; __/ = = ====\__,,---' `---,___/ \___,--'---,,__/==== = = [ Step 8 ] There, the secret's out. =] Greet if you rip this tutor. =] You're pretty much done. What you have witnessed is just one way I use to draw simpler logos. More tutorials may follow, now go draw and add your spin on things.. - mHzDeuceBugsy __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area - Pack Revues. ``-----'-----'-,,-'----''------''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == [ Pack Reviewed ] . ..Skills, AWE Review, AWE9706.ZIP, ASCII Section. tna(awe) ۲ ܲ ۰ ۲ ݰ AWE's ascii division was top ۰ ۲ notch this month, with high- ۲ quality colored newschool. ۲ AWE Lettering / June 1997 " Happy b-day to me! ;) " mh-vos asc x Not ranked, but praised by Fluor of AWE. =] ne-elm asc 7 Good shaping, nice and messy. ne-haz asc 7 This is just badass, Nemo colors like noone else. ne-kaoz asc 7 Skilled large-letter shape. ne-unle asc 6 Good newschool. us-lush asc 8 Discyple shape + Absent Spinsister coloring = HARDK0RE! _a-coll3 asc 7 Though often unreadable, as's coloring+shaping is a style that's good, and all his own. _a-eve asc 6 Letters aren't as fat as as usually does. :~( Oldschool Highlight : Megga Hertz, by default. Newschool Highlight : Very tough to judge. Nemo due to originality in color. . ..Skills, Blade Review, BLADE-40.RAR, ASCII Section. ۲ ۲ ۲ ۱ ۱ ۰ ۰ gj!BLADE ۰ Three asciis, at least one was ۰ a colly. A Note to Mindcrime: ߲ kick Exar, in the fucking ass. BLADE PRODUCTIONS! THE 40TH BLADE EPIC! ek-0697 asc 7 Badass stuff from Exar, with touches of originality. lf-jonas asc 6 Nothing like uncolored ascii w/ansi codes. Reminds me of stuff I drew long ago. Lf will go far. =] ox-0697 asc 6 Alright newschool, nothing special. Oldschool highlight : Exar _ ____/\_ _..___/ / _ _____ ____/\_ _ __\ / / __ ___/\___/ /__/_ / _ ___ ___/\___ ____/ \ //___ ______/__/ ___ /_____ ___/ _/____/ ___ /___ __ \ / / / \' _ ____/ / / / \' _ ____/ /_____\ /______/ /_____ /___ /_____/ /_____ /__ / .. /____ / ek/_____// \/ /___ / /_____/ \/ .. __ ____ _ \/ _ __..____ ___/\_ _____/\_\/__..____ ___/\_ ____ __ |__| / _ __ //_____ _/ / _ __ / |__| | kTS ___/____._ /_____/___________/____._ /_____/ kTS | |_____ _ \\_ /_ \ /_ _ ___ /_ \ _ _____| / ___/ \/ / / ___// \ /______/ /_______/ /______/ / /______ / /______ / \/ \/ KTS - KATHARSIS ASCII - KTS Oldschool highlight : Oxidizer, by default. . ..Skills, Cia Review, CIAPAK46.ZIP, ASCII Section. ۲ ۱ Some alright stuff from Dark ޱ Entity's CiA ASCII this month, ۲ ۲ mainly oldschool. ۱ ߰ ۲ cia conspiracy # 46 ig ۲ de-4oh6 asc 6 Oldschool was odd, newschool reminded me of Acid Jack. jp-clly8 asc 7 Some pretty good fonts, backgrounds need variation. mm-entr1 asc 6 Pretty good newschool pic, needs detail. o7-cia1 asc 6 Why are people so down for Amiga shit? Weirdo. =] o7-herow asc 6 Nice looking, some curves needed work. sg-crust asc 6 Alright, but lines could've blended better. sg-thrpy asc 6 Same line blending, but smaller looks better. t1-speed asc 6 Ok pic, more detial needed. us-cia asc 6 Nice newschool. us-gloom asc 7 Nice newschool, color helped. 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This joint pack, with Mistigris had some quite impressive newschool. xm DARK + MIST = DIRT in your MASK. cm-mist asc 5 Looks alright, but more detail should have been addded, shading with color isn't the best way. disco-04 asc 6 Original looking, also candle-looking. =] ds-0597 asc 8 Dead Soul's coloring skills rival those of Msd, kHz, and fractal, these logos are badass, especially the 1st. ds-chth3 asc 7 Good logo. ds-lfc1 asc 7 " " ds-omlt1 asc 6 Ansi + Ascii rarely works.. ds-spf1 asc 7 Who IS this guy? Good pic, nose looked a bit weird, but very good otherwise. ge-klf asc 5 Average, reminds me of old mSd/sOap stuff. mu-alien asc 6 More background/detail/alien shading was needed, but it looked alright. pzk-smop asc 6 The character is dark and evil, which is good. yt-dark asc 6 Interesting, fairly original font. Oldschool highlight : Not Applicable. 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Ascii Pic: Black Jack(Remorse) / Pic Bground & Font: Mass Murderer(Kwest) __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area - Recent Colly ``-----'--,,-'----'----''--,,--''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == [ Recent/Coming Collies ] Colly Name File Name Artist Availability Group Activate My Hate!! r-mhzamh.txt [mHz] Coming. rMRS Exodus r-exodus.txt nMANCEr Coming. rMRS The Story r-story .txt Nitrogen Coming. rMRS The uranus mining corporation, in conjunction with the free zimbabwe coalition, proudly presents friends and lovers discussing how the wonders of poo gas can be used to help defeat the eskimo mafioso. (Fade to Black) wr-fade .txt Whirr Coming. 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[ RaD Man, Founder of ACiD ] Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 22:39:09 -0700 From: RaD Man [ACiD Founder] To: Megga Hertz Subject: Re: ASCII ASCII is a communication tool that will live forever. ASCII as an art form is just one of it's faces of communication. At 11:36 AM 6/8/97 -0700, you wrote: >what do you think about the current rise in the popularity of ascii art? [ Napalm of CiA ] Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 17:23:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Napalm To: Megga Hertz Subject: Re: ascii mHz> What do you think of the current rise in popularity of ascii art? I'm glad that one of the oldest and most challenging forms of computer art has a new-found recognition and respect in the art scene. For a long time ascii art was the only choice to express creativity with a computer. Now there are literally hundreds of different formats, platforms and mediums within the general genre of computer art. Fortunately people continue to chose ascii artwork as their primary form of expression. With all of these new formats and ascii art having remained largely unchanged for years, its popularity dropped for quite a while. Its recent rise in popularity has brought out new and talented artists who take ascii artwork above and beyond older work in terms of complexity, creativity and originality. Ascii art has been and will continue to be around for a long time. [ Xypher Matryx of Dark ] *XypherMC* What do you think about the recent popularity of ascii art? [XypherMC(xmtrx@gold.interlog.com)] "recent"? I'd hardly call it that. :) Mediums always vary, productivity wise, but I don't see it as any more popular than a month ago. :) And I'd be honoured to be a site. [ Deeply Disturbed of Twilight ] <[mHz]> dd: What do you think about the recent trend in popularity among ascii mhz: Oh, ascii=easy to do, people=lazy.. figure it out :) [ Egoteq of Twilight ] <[mHz]> Egoteq.. .what do you think of the current uprising in ascii art? mhz: ascii art is ok mhz: but only like.. dead soul's ascii the rest smell =) mhz: i'll tell you this: ASCii art is good for shell and stuff but it's quite useless otherwise ANSi is still good for BBSs It's an art, i agree but personally, i don't enjoy viewing it much. it's very recycled but ASCII is not as AWEing as ansi [ Flame of Rile ] <[mHz]> flame: What do you think of the current rise in popularity of ascii mhz; well, i'm glad some other medium is finally getting some other attention. mhz; but art is art, and should all be looked at. [ Black Viper of iCE ] <[mHz]> bv: what do you think about the current rise in popularity of ascii art? theres a rise in popularity of ascii? i didnt know that. i thought it was actually dying [ Mr4Tune of AWE ] mr4: What do you think about the current rise in popularity of ascii? <_4o> mhz: what should I say ,, cool and stuff ( I think ) <_4o> whut rise anyway ? [ Halaster of FIRE ] Halasterisimo: What do you think of ascii? [_hal(kates@UNIX14.ANDREW.CMU.EDU)] ascii? i couldn't care less. :) (-[_hal]-) Doh! (-[_hal]-) This is for my mag, can't you come up with anything better? =] [_hal(kates@UNIX14.ANDREW.CMU.EDU)] i'm not very involved right now, so i don't know what's currently up. yeah, great answer, thanks chiefy. =] [ The Night Angel of AWE ] Note - Tna is primarily a pay artist. =] <[mHz]> tna: What do you think of the recent rise in popularity of ascii art? mhz: how much do i get for answering that question? <[mHz]> tna: $10. mhz: okay great.. well, see, i think ascii is a simple medium. like, easier than ansi. if its well-done though, it looks great.. like dy's stuff. but since it is really simple (since you do not need to shade it), alot of ppl have started drawing asciis just to be in the scene.. so i think there are too many "not too good" ascii artists these days. * tna wants his ten bucks. :) [ Mindcrime of Blade ] Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 17:21:57 -0400 (EDT) From: mindcrime To: Megga Hertz Subject: Re: ascii mHz> What do you think of the current rise in popularity of ascii art? I think ascii is elite. It'll be around for a long while as a legitimate art form. I dig it like sugar smacks. __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area - Rum/Oneliner ``-----'-----'----'----''--,,--''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == . ..Cain, leader of Kwest Ascii has been killed by Ice Cube, for copyright infringment. . ..Tupac Amaru Shakur, a.k.a. Makaveli is ALIVE. . ..Volatile, published of "Fart" ascii magazine was shot 7 times outside of Los Angeles' Peterson Auto Museum while sitting in his wackass van seated next to Sargon. . .."The Trial of the Century", Mindcrime's trial for the kidnap of Chromatik [ck.ice] begins next week. . ..Spinn has left Comic Ascii to pursue the ansi artform. . ..Blackdawn, formerly known as Forge is founding mORPHINE!aSCII, with Pixel Pusher and others. . ..Tek a.k.a. tk, of Polyester ascii fame has coined a new ascii style, which he calls 'TekSchool'. It's a mix of non-standard high ascii chars. . ..Dark Entity, Senior of CiA ASCII is coding a currently unnamed drawing program, which promises features that cater to ASCII artists. . ..mHzhape and mHzchool are almost as frooty as WholeType. __,,----,___ _____,--,---,_ _,,--, __,,----, // ____/ | //____/ |__\__ |____/ ____/'' 'Skills Ascii Press. ==\____ \ /_ \\ | _/' | \\____ \\ Issue Number Two(2) / / // | `\ `\ : | : / / / Area - Writers/BBSs ``--,,--'-----'----'----''------''-------''-----'' === ==== == = === = == [ Contributors ] / Issue Two(2). Megga Hertz the Kingpin. Squish. Cain. Sagramore. [ Skills Sites ] Site Name Site Admin Site Num/IP [ BBS ] !abraxas/diabolic. Megga Hertz (818),,,/,,,, [.vos.] [Felix] (213),,,/,,,, The Lethal Aspect Xypher Matryx (416)421/1015 AlderAAn Mindcrime (908)224/8780 Free Coke The Night Angel (504),,,/,,,, Piranha Captain Hood telnet://piranha.nws.net [ IRC ] G0AT Necromancer #ascii / asciirox [ FTP ] ACiD Artpacks Archive RaD Man ftp://artpacks.acid.org [ E-M ] The Skills Dropbox Megga Hertz mhz@bigdog.clemson.edu @BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZ SKILLS ASCII PRESS RELEASE NUMBER TWO! _ _____,--,____,,--------------,,___ __ _ mHz\\~ __________,,________/_ __\____,,____________ \\ `\~~ ` ``\ : ;/'' ' ,,-' \ ::; / \\ ` `\ ; // ..\ \; ,/' :..\; ,' /... \_________,,---------''------''..: = The Scene's Number One ASCII Mag = @END_FILE_ID.DIZ COMNT SKILLS ASCII PRESS RELEASE NUMBER TWO! _ _____,--,____,,--------------,,___ __ _ mHz\\~ __________,,________/_ __\____,,____________ \\ `\~~ ` ``\ : ;/'' ' ,,-' \ ::; / \\ ` `\ ; // ..\ \; ,/' :..\; ,' /... \_________,,---------''------''..: SAUCE00Skills Ascii Press Release 2 Megga Hertz Skills 19970612/