#COOL ASCII ART FULL#
The majority of final art pieces that do contain them are larger and thus more easily “contain” a full square of color. A lot of my earlier concepts played with the idea of using more background colors, but I stopped adding them almost entirely later on. Background colors result in far too many square corners that impact the flow of an image, and unless very dark they also tend to cause a strong weighting towards an area, limiting their use even further. I’ve found that it’s a lot easier to be more expressive in a smaller area using primarily line art and glyphs. On the contrary most of my art avoids background colors, which is a conscious decision on my part. Anyone familiar with traditional ASCII art will know that much of it uses a lot of background colors/blocks, making it almost like low-res pixel art. This is also where background blocks can come into play, though for this particular style I use them only sparingly, and generally keep them dark.Īnd the final product, colored and in game: Key glyphs may be highlighted where appropriate, and both interior and exterior details are darkened so they still contribute to the overall image but don’t interfere with the “flow” of the main shape. A piece full of lines/characters with uniform brightness can be hard to decipher. The next step is to vary the brightness of individual glyphs as necessary to redistribute the “weight” discussed in the previous section. Color will be important, and naturally even affects the flow and weight of an existing design, but for me it’s better to readjust those later rather than working with too many variables to begin with.Īt one point early on I was considering the feasibility of generating this style of ASCII art procedurally, but the flow and weight won’t look as consistent compared to manually placed glyphs.
The thicker lines and blocks around the barrel lend a lot more “oompf” to the Assault Cannon.Īs shown above I work in grayscale for this entire step of the process, since we don’t want to be distracted by color.
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