Gwendel's Grotto - ASCII Art: Page 1


When I'm not drawing on paper, I like to do pictures in the medium known as ASCII Art. Below, you'll find a gallery of pictures that I have created. They range from large shaded pieces to tiny line-art figures. All of these pictures were made out of Notepad - I've never attempted to use any GIF->ASCII converter.

All pictures are Copyright © 1996-1998 Wendy Peacock. You can keep a copy for your personal collection, but I ask that you not distribute these pictures without permission, including posting to Usenet, or adding to any public collection.

Another thing I ask you refrain from doing is removing the signatures. Signature stripping is a common occurance with ASCII art and is very rude, both to the author, who probably spent hours creating the work, and to the audience, who wants to know who created it. I don't just speak for myself either. Please don't remove signatures from any author's work, and if you come across a work you that you know the signature has been stripped or replaced with another signature, be sure to let the person know about it.



                       d               d
                      d x             d x
                     X   X           X   X
                    X     X         X     X
                    b     xp        b     x
                   x      Xn  , ,  nx     Xn
                   xn   V  nnnnnnnnn   V  nnx
                   'onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                  'onnnnnnnn'    'nnnnnnnnnnnnn'        .
                 'onnnnnnnn'     'nnnnnnnnnnnnn' 
        .        'ono'~~~~        'nnnnnnnnnnnnn'  .
                 ' 'd  8  b      d  8  b'nnnnnnn'
             .  '"   ----         ----  'nnnnnnnn'
                '          '   '            '""""'           .
   .     .      '     .    ,d%b,   .             '  :   :   
                '   .    .   |   .    .          '          .
                 '          / \                 '
           .      '     ~~~'   '~~~            "    .
    .               ',                        y'
                       ,                     'n'
                           .  .             'nnn'        .
                         '                 'nnnnn'
                        '                  'nnnnnn'
                       '                    'nnnnnn'
                       ' Y                     'nnn'
                       ' '       '          'nnnnnnnn'
                       '  '      '        'nnnnnnnnnnn'
                       '  '       '            'nnnnnnn'
                       '  '       '             'nnnnnnn'
                       '   '      '             'nnnnnnnn'
                       '   '      '            'nnnnnnnnnnn'
                       '    '     '            'nnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       '    '     '            'nnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       '     '    '          y 'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       '     '    '          ' 'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       '      '   '         ' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       :      '   :         ' nnnnn ~~~ nnnnnnnnnn'
                       :       '  :        ' nnp nnnnnnnn  nnnnnnnn'
                       :       '  :        ' np nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       :        ' :       ' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       :        ' :       ' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                       :       :  :       ' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                      /        )  /       ' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                  ,~~'        ,~~'       '  ';;' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                  O   ,  ,    O  ,  ,    ' nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnw'
                   W,,Y,,Y,,p'W,,Y,,Y,,p' nnnnnnnnpnqnnnnnny nnnnnnnnne'
     Samwise                         annnnnnn:::::::::::::" nnnnnnnnn'
   --=~(@)~=--                      /nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                                   /nnw    .nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                                   V'        'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn'
                                                 'onnnnnnnnno'

This was my first real attempt at ASCII art, a large drawing of my youngest cat, Panda.

                  ==
                 <-.|
             d,   [ ?
           .ce a E<=J
          C_\, a/ [ ]-----a 
             (|/   S       aa
              |    L      aaa 
   Samwise    |   /%      c ac
 --=~(@)~=--  "UUUUUUUUUUUUc, c,
                //%    //&


A small knight. I wanted to see just how small I could get without using pure line-art. Not bad for its size.

              .:sss:.     .:ss :.
            >s+sS(@)Ss  `sSs(@)+s 
           .SS++SSSS^SSSS%SSS ++S(e.
          ssss(e~  ss(@)s    a)++ss<
         SsSsSs     sSs       s++vsSsS
       `SSS(@)++              ++%SS(@)S
        sssss%++s            a)ssssss<
         sSsS&l++Ss          SS++<sSs~
           a)S++(@)S       `SSSS++SSS
            's+++sss+    sss%(@)++(e
               sS+vsSs  ++ sSsSsS~
   Samwise      ,S::%SS++ ::SS~
 --=~(@)~=--    ::-`:.::.:e'-::
                ':::'+::':::::'
                    .:'S':.
                   .::   ::.
                  .::'   `::.
                .::::     ::::.
              .:::::'     `:::::.
            .::''::'       '::''::.
             '                   '


I had an idea for drawing a floral wreath in the shape of the heart a few years ago on paper, but I never got around to it. Instead, I tried this idea later when I got interested in ASCII art.

                   d               b
                    d             db
                  d  d  aaaaaaaaa d  b
                 d   daaaaaaaaa d   b aa
                   da d aaaaaaaadv  b aaaa
                   aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 
                   aa' 'aaa'  'aaa'aaaaaaa 
                   a' q 'a'p'q 'aa'aaaaaaa
                      ,    ,  # 'a''aaaaa 
                                 '"aaaaaa
                    (  db          aaaaa 
                           ,      aaa+aaa
                      ', -       aaa+aaaaa
                      a',,,.'   aaa+aaa+aaa
                      aaaa:      aa+aaaaa+aaa
                     aaaa,:      aaaaaaaaaaaa
                    aaaa,:       aaaaa,,."aaaa
                    aaa,:        'a' eeeee8e,a
                   "p;      d   " ypp;;"     'q,
                  jyp      bd   yp%%%;          e,
                 ypp            """+*p            q,
                 ,ed#8#be   ,ed#8#be q%b,           e,
               ,d%%%%%%%%b,d%%%%%%%b, d%p,  ,        q,
               '%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%; d%%%%;'          e,
               '%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%; d%%%%;  b           p,
                 'dpppb'"'dpppppd'  d%+++"    'b           p
                    e,,q%p,,,,,,,q%++%%%'       'byP""     p
                     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'          B       P
                     ,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'           P      P 
                     q %%%%%%%%%%%%%%'aaa,        T     p
                    'q ,%%%%%%%%%%%%'aaaaaaa     I'    p
                     q'%%%%:%%%%+%%%, aaaaaaaa   T    p
                   q' ;%%%%%%%%++%%%%%, aaaaaa, I'   p
                ,q'  ;%%%%%%%%++%%%%%%%; aa+aaa d    P* 
               ,q/  ;%%%%%%%%+++%%%%%%%;: aa+aa q   p**
              'q q ;%%%%%%%%+++%%%%%%%%%%;  [\ ,`  \,e
              a  a ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%%%%%+%%%; %%\d, \,e
                   ;%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%%%%++%%%; $$$$d\,e 
                   ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%++%%%; $$$$$',
                   ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%++%%; qp$$,%%\
                  ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%++%%%; qp qp%%%] 
                  ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+%%%%; qp qp ,,,,
                  ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+%%%%%;qp qp aaaaa
                  ;%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%%%%%;qp qp aaaaaa
                  ;%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%%%%,qp qp aaaaaa
                  ;%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%%%,qp qp a+aaaaa
                  ;%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%%,qp qp; aa+aaaaa
                  ;%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%,qp qp'%; a+aaaaaa
                 ;%%%%%%%%++%%%%%%,qp qp'%%; aaaaaaaaa
                 ;%%%%%%%%++%%%%%,qp qp'%%%; aaaaa+aaaa
    Samwise     ;%%%%%%%%++%%%%%,qp qp'%%%%; aaaa++aaaaa 
  --=~(@)~=--   ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%,qp qp'%%%%%; aaaaa+aa+aa+a
               ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%,qp qp'%%%%%%; aaaaaa+a+aa+aa
               ;%%%%%%%++%%%%,qp qp'%%%%%%%%; aaaaaa++aaa+aa
              ;%%%%%%%++%%%%,qp qp'%%%%%%%%%%; aaaaa+aaaa+aaa
             ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%,q p'%%%%%%%%%%%%; aaaaa+aaaa+aaa
            ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%% qp %%%%%%%%%%%%%;aaaaaa+aaaaaaaaa
           ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%% aaaaaa++aaaa+aaaa,
          ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+%%%%%% aaaaa++aaaaaaaaaaaaa
         ;%%%%%%%++%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+%%%%% aaaaa++aaaa+aaaaaaaaaaa
        ;%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+%%%% aaaaa++aaaaa+aaaaaaaaaaaa,
        qjy"'+++;%%%%%%P"""q%%%%%%%+%%%%% aa ; aaaaaaa+aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
               <%%%+"       "+q%%%p%%%%%% a %; aaaaaaa+aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
                               "q+"q%%%%%%%%%;   aaaaa     aaaaaaaaaa
                                    q%%%%%%%;     aa        aaaaaaaaa
                                     "+q%%p+"      a aa           aaa
                                                   'aa'


My first ever cartoon in ASCII. This sword-bearing kitty(?) was originally supposed to be wearing pants and boots, but somehow her outfit developed into an evening gown as I went along.

                 .,db,
                     qp,         'd b'
             ,db,      qp         'db'  ,db 
                db,  , p'  db""qp  db qp'  'db
                   ,d,db, '     ,db,'V,       '
                 vvvv,qp 'p  qp, ,qp,vvvv
                vvvvv    p  ,        vvvvv
               vvvv     qp'qp          vvvv
              vvvv     qp'  'qp         vvvv
              vvv   ,db'      'db,       vvv
             vvvv                        vvvv
             vvv                          vvv
             vvv                          vvv
   Samwise    vvv                        vvv
 --=~(@)~=--  VvV                        VvV
              VVvv                      vvVV
               vvvv                    vvvv
          ,."~`VVVVV"~`~".,."~`~".,."~VVVVV."~
          ~`~'vvvvvvv.,.'~`~'.,.'~`~'vvvvvvv'.,
          ##;;VVVVVVVV,#.,.'~`~'.,.#VVVVVVVV;;#
        ::::::',',','::;;# '.,.'~#;;;::,',',','::
       :::::::',',',',:::;;#   #;;:::,',',',',',:::
     ::::::::::',',',':::::;;#;:::::',',',',:::::::


Aloha! This picture was part of a welcome to summer I posted on GEnie a few years ago. I created it mostly because I liked the ASCII pattern for the water.

              ,;%%%%%%%%%;           ;%%%%%%%%%%;,
           ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,     ,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;
         ,%%%%%%^%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,
       ,%%%%%%%   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,
      %%%%%<         >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
     %%%%%%%%       %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    %%%%%%%%Y /%%%\ Y%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  ;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;
  ;  ::::::::::          :::::::::::          ::::::::::     ;
   ; ::::::::::          :::::::::::          ::::::::::    ;
   ; ::::::::::          :::::::::::          ::::::::::    ;
    ;::::::::::@     @   :::::::::::     @@@@ ::::::::::   ;
     ;:::::::::@     @   :::::::::::    @    @::::::::::  ;
      ;::::::::@     @   ::::@@@@@::    @    @:::::::::: ;
       ;:::::::@     @   :::@:::::::     @@@@ ::::::::::;
         ;:::::@     @   :::@:::::::    @    @::::::::;
           ;:::@     @   ::::@@@@:::    @    @::::::;
             ;: @@@@@   #::::::::@::    @    @::#:;
               ';        ::::::::@::          :;'
                  ;      :::@@@@@:::#        ;
                    ;    :::::::::::       ;
       Samwise        ;  :::::::::::     ;
     --=~(@)~=--        ';::::::::::  ;'
                           ';::::::;'
                              ;::;
                               ::


I drew this for the Fourth of July but never posted it. It was much more of a challenge than it originally seemed to make.

                         (\)_  
               .,       (/c a\ 
              /  \_____((//   P 
             (/) (       (/||\_ 
    Samwise      [  )   (    , ) 
  --=~(@)~=--    | \ --- | |   ' 
                 '\, ,)  '\,) 


A little heraldic lion I made.

        db                                            db
        :  b                                        :  :
        d   b                                      d    b
       :     :                                    :     :
       d  :    b                                 d   :   b
      d   :     :          , ,   ,  ,          :     f    :
     :     >     b ,' f' f'  '  '  ' f' f' ', d     :      b
    :      :      f                          f      :       :
    d      X;'                :                    :.X      :
    :                       ;:::;                           :
     :                     ;:::::;                         :
     :                      ;:::;                           f'
    :                         ;                             :
  'f                                                         f'
   :                                                         :
   'f                                                       f'
    :                       O    O                          :
   'f                         __                            f'
      :                      (  )                         :
      'f                      ''                         f'
         :                                             :
           ;                                         ;
            ',.                                   .,':
               '',,                           ,,''     :
                       ,                ,      :        :
                    (                      )  :        :
   Samwise         :                        :         :
 --=~(@)~=--      :                          :      :
                 :                            :   : 
                 :                            : :
              ,:' :                          : ':,
            :'     :                        :     ':
           ;        :                      :        ;
          :         :                      :         : 
           :        :                      :        :
         ,'        :,                      ,:        ',


An ASCII I did of Peekaboo, the kitten from the comic strip "Rose is Rose" by Pat Brady.
                  ,   ,  
                  <~.^> )
   Samwise    $`~s(   )/_______________________________,s~`$
 --=~(@)~=--  |    " "                                     |
      

A decorative message header with a raccoon I made but never used.

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