Where do people get the time...

...To make images like these? It's always fascinated me, because I tried once and got nowhere after a few hours. Do they sit there and pick the symbols, or do they use some kind of generator that creates the symbolized text image? And is there a name for this type of art? :cool:

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What is that?

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

what is that supposed to be.
and its called ASCII art.

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edit:
whoops that was supposed to be a picture of me...

It looks like a deku from Zelda.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowblind

What is that?

It's a dog, can't you see it? lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by dejkirkby

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

Cool, thanks dude.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcajblue

what is that supposed to be.
and its called ASCII art.

It's supposed to be a dog, and I know that it's called ASCII now. :)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4267/imagedd0.jpg

ahaha.
i see how its supposed to be a dog now.

No probs, Vamp!

@Buddy, sorry mate but your dog needs putting down!