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GRAFIX

A micro-gallery of minimalistic graphics

Welcome... on this page I am displaying some of my humble attempts at ASCII-Art (newest to oldest top to bottom). If you want to see more and better, check the ASCII-Art section of my Visual Arts Linker or the alt.ascii-art newsgroup. Please note: how these pictures look depends somewhat on the font your browser is using. They look best in Notepad, where they were created, with a Fixedsys font.
If you want to include these pictures in your collection or re-circulate them in any way, please attach my name to them (example follows).
	     ________
	    /\       \
	   /  \       \
	  /    \       \
	 /      \_______\
	 \      /       /
       ___\    /   ____/___
      /\   \  /   /\       \
     /  \   \/___/  \       \
    /    \       \   \       \
   /      \_______\   \_______\   
   \      /       /   /       /   
    \    /       /   /       /
     \  /       /\  /       /
      \/_______/  \/_______/ jiri
                                  


               ~ 2000 ~

            __
           / /\
          / /  \
         / /    \__________
        / /      \        /\
       /_/        \      / /
    ___\ \      ___\____/_/_
   /____\ \    /___________/\
   \     \ \   \           \ \
    \     \ \   \____       \ \
     \     \ \  /   /\       \ \
      \   / \_\/   / /        \ \
       \ /        / /__________\/
        /        / /     /
       /        / /     /
      /________/ /\    /
      \________\/\ \  /
                  \_\/
                                   wooden puzzle


               ~ 1999 ~


   _____   _____
  |  _  | |  _  |
  | |_|_|_| |_|_|___
  |_______| |_____  |
   ___| |_|_|_| |_| |
  |  _| |_____| |___|
  | |_|_|_| |_|_|___
  |_______| |_____  |
      | |_| | | |_| |
      |_____| |_____|
                                   Tibetan eternity knot



               ~ 1998 ~


               .   +
  [U] {'\  A  ( ) [ ]  o
   U  {U   O   S   V   O
  /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\

               .   +
  [H] {'\  A  (0) [H]  o
   #  {#   @   $   W   0
  /#\ /#\ /#\ /#\ /#\ /#\          'chess set'




Here are some 'escherian knots'...
If you come up with some more poetic name, please let me know.

        __
       / /\
      / /  \
     / / /\ \
    / / /\ \ \
   / /_/__\ \ \
  /________\ \ \
  \___________\/                         1 - triangle

           __    __ 
          / /\  / /\
         / /  \/ /  \
        / / /\/ / /\ \
       / / /\/ / /\ \ \
      / / / / / /\ \ \ \
     / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \
    / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ 
   / /_/_/_/_/__\ \ \_\ \ \
  /______________\ \ \_\ \ \
  \_______________\ \ \___\/
       / /_/_______\ \ \
      /_____________\ \ \
      \________________\/                2 - simple knot

              __    __    __
             / /\  / /\  / /\
            / /  \/ /  \/ /  \
           / / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \
          / / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \ \
         / / / / / /\/ / /\ \ \ \
        / / / / / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \
       / / / / / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \ \ 
      / / / / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \
     / / / / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
    / / / / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
   / /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/__\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \
  /____________________\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \  
  \_____________________\ \ \_\ \ \___\/
      / /_/_/_/_/________\ \ \_\ \ \
     /____________________\ \ \_\ \ \
     \_____________________\ \ \___\/
          / /_/_____________\ \ \
         /___________________\ \ \
         \______________________\/       3 - knot + triangle

                 __    __    __    __
                / /\  / /\  / /\  / /\
               / /  \/ /  \/ /  \/ /  \
              / / /\/ / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \
             / / /\/ / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \ \
            / / / / / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \ \ \
           / / / / / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \
          / / / / / /\/ / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \ \
         / / / / / / / / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \
        / / / / / / / / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
       / / / / / / / / /\/ / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
      / / / / / / / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
     / / / / / / / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
    / / / / / / / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
   / /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/__\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \
  /__________________________\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \  
  \___________________________\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \___\/
      / /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/________\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \
     /__________________________\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \ \
     \___________________________\ \ \_\ \ \___\/
          / /_/_/_/_/_____________\ \ \_\ \ \
         /_________________________\ \ \_\ \ \
         \__________________________\ \ \___\/
             / /_/___________________\ \ \
            /_________________________\ \ \
            \____________________________\/       4 - two knots together


...and here's a spinoff - a six-pointed star, made of two 'triangles':
                 __
                / /\
               / /  \
              / / /\ \
             / / /\ \ \
  __________/ / /__\_\_\__________
 /\  ______/ / /__________________\
 \ \ \____/ / /_________________  /
  \ \ \  / / /        \ \ \  / / /
   \ \ \/ / /          \ \ \/ / /
    \ \ \/ /            \ \ \/ /
     \ \ \/              \ \ \/
     /\ \ \              /\ \ \
    / /\ \ \            / /\ \ \
   / / /\ \ \          / / /\ \ \
  / /_/__\_\_\________/ / /__\ \ \
 /___________________/ / /____\ \ \
 \__________________/ / /________\/
            \ \ \  / / /
             \ \ \/ / /
              \ \/ / /
               \  / /
                \/_/

The original idea of these 'unreal' images is that each corner looks like
two rectangular beams joined together at right angle - but when you
follow the faces, the whole structure seems impossible to fit together.
That happens when you go from 3D to 2D...




      _._
     (o o)
      \  \__/
    \_/|  |
       |  |
       /  /
    __/  /_
   /  |  | \
       \ \  \
        \ |
         \|                      'lizard'


               ~ 1997 ~

 ___  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______
 __ \/ ____ \/ ____ \/ ____ \/ ____ \/ ____
 _ \/ / __ \/ / __ \/ / __ \/ / __ \/ / __ \
  \/ /\/  \/ /\/  \/ /\/  \/ /\/  \/ /\/  \/
 \ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \
 /\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ 
  /\__/\/ /\__/\/ /\__/\/ /\__/\/ /\__/\/ /\
 /\____/ /\____/ /\____/ /\____/ /\____/ /\_    'arabesque motif'
 \______/\______/\______/\______/\______/\__    (four-string braid)

 ___  __________  __________  __________  _________
 __ \/ ________ \/ ________ \/ ________ \/ ________
   \/ /        \/ /        \/ /        \/ /        
   / /\  ____  / /\  ____  / /\  ____  / /\  ____  
 \/ /\ \/ __ \/ /\ \/ __ \/ /\ \/ __ \/ /\ \/ __ \/
  \/  \ \/  \ \/  \ \/  \ \/  \ \/  \ \/  \ \/  \ \
 \ \__/\ \  /\ \__/\ \  /\ \__/\ \  /\ \__/\ \  /\ 
 /\____/\ \/ /\____/\ \/ /\____/\ \/ /\____/\ \/ /\
 \       \/ /        \/ /        \/ /        \/ /
 /\______/ /\________/ /\________/ /\________/ /\__  (same thing, a
 _________/\__________/\__________/\__________/\___   bit loosened)



         ____      ____
        / __ \    / __ \
       / /  \ \  / /  \ \
       \ \__/ /__\_\__/ /
        \__/ /_________/
    ____  / /      \ \  ____
   / __ \/ /        \ \/ __ \
  / /  \ \/          \ \/  \ \
  \ \__/\ \          /\ \__/ /
   \____/\ \        / /\____/
         _\_\______/ /_
        / ________/ /_ \
       / /  \ \  / /  \ \
       \ \__/ /  \ \__/ /
        \____/    \____/          'hexagonal knot'

         ____      ____
        / __ \    / __ \
       / /  \ \  / /  \ \
       \ \__/ /__\_\__/ /
        \__/ /_________/
    ____  / / ____ \ \  ____
   / __ \/ / / __ \ \ \/ __ \
  / /  \ \/ / /  \ \ \ \/  \ \
  \ \__/\ \ \ \__/ / /\ \__/ /
   \____/\ \ \____/ / /\____/
         _\_\______/ /_
        / ________/ /_ \
       / /  \ \  / /  \ \
       \ \__/ /  \ \__/ /
        \____/    \____/           'snowflake'




   ___  /\  ___
  /_  \/  \/  _\
    \  |  |  /
     \_|__|_/
     (______)
     / |  | \
  __/  |  |  \__
  \___/\  /\___/
        \/                         'scout lily'
            



     ,|||||||,
     |||||||||
     |'_____'|
    ( (_)-(_) )
     |       |
     |   L   |
      \  -  /
       \___/                       'self-portrait'




                        `/\
                    ____/ /
     _             / ___ \ 
     \\_!_________(_/_/ \ \ 
     <#|=====|______ / /__/ 
    / C|=====|---' \__/
   /   |-|-|~
  /    /---'
 /    /
|_____|                            'handgun'
                                   (inspired by the sculpture 
                                   at United Nations in New York)




              *
             / \
            /___\
           ( o o )            * *
           )  L  (           /   * *
   ________()(-)()________  /     * * *
 E\| _____ )()()() ______ |/B     * * *
   |/      ()()()(       \|      * * * *
           | )() |
           /     \
          / *  *  \ 
         /   *  *  \
        / *_  *  _  \
        ~~/_|~~~|_\~~               'wizard'
   



   __A  /)
  (_' ~//)
  __| ~//)
 / /\   \
  |  \_  )==~
       | |
       / |                          'pegasus'



              _____
     __      (_____)      __
    (  \                 /  )
    _\  \     __v__     /  /_
   (  \  \   //   \\   /  /  )
   _\  \  \ (( o o )) /  /  /_
  (  \     \))  '  ((/     /  )
   \  \    (((\'-'/)))    /  /
    \    __))))|-|((((__    /
     \  / (((( \ / )))) \  /
      \|  ))))  V  ((((  |/
       |  ((((  |  ))))  |
       |  ))))     ((((  |
       |   |         |   |
       |___|         |___|
        ||/|         |\||
        \| |         | |/
           |         |
           /         \
          /           \
         / XOXOXOXOXOX \
        /               \
       ~~~~~|~|~~~|~|~~~~~
           _| |   | |_
          (___)   (___)             'guardian angel'




      ||
     (__)
   /-|  |-\
   /-|  |-\
   /-|  |-\
      \/                            a simple bug




      ||
     (__)
   /-|  |-\
   /-|  |-\
   /-|**|-\
      \/                            an advanced 'mimicry' bug 
                                    - now guess which way it's crawling!




    //_____ __
   @ )====// .\___
   \#\_\__(_/_\\_/
     / /       \\                       'grasshopper'



     ______ __ ____ ___
    /___  //_//___//__/
       / /__ ____ __
  __  / // // __// /
 / /_/ // // /  / /
 \____//_//_/  /_/



      __           __
     /  \_________/  \
    /  \ \       / /  \
   /    \         /    \
  /     /         \     \
  \       O     O       /
   \                   /
    \       | |       /
     \   \| | | |/   /
      \  /| | | |\  /
      |\/ / | | \ \/|
      |  /_/| |\_\  |
      |     | |     |
      |   | | | |   |
      |   | /v\ |   |
      |___|     |___|			'elephant'





  _______oo_______
 (_______||_______)
 (_______[]_______)
         []
         []
         \/ 				'dragonfly'



     ___
  __/o  \ 
 /__     \
    \/\/\/    				'bald eagle'




 (~:-)					'michael jackson' smiley




	     ________
	    /\       \
	   /  \       \
	  /    \       \
	 /      \_______\
	 \      /       /
       ___\    /   ____/___
      /\   \  /   /\       \
     /  \   \/___/  \       \
    /    \       \   \       \
   /      \_______\   \_______\   
   \      /       /   /       /   
    \    /       /   /       /
     \  /       /\  /       /
      \/_______/  \/_______/		'logicko'
                                  

               ~ 1996 ~

     __
    /  \
   _\__/_
  /  \/  \
  \__/\__/				'pletenec'


      

     |\  /|					/\
  ___| \/ |___				       /  \
  \          /				      /    \
  /__      __\				     /_    _\ 
     | /\ |				      /    \	
     |/  \|				     /      \
					    /_      _\
					     /      \
	* STASTNE A VESELE *		    /        \
					   /____  ____\
	  * NEJEN VANOCE *			||

	* A VSECHNO DOBRE *

     * V ROCE 1997, 1998, ATD. *

	 _____				__
	/\UUUU\  _		       /  \	      		        
       /o \UUUU\/ |		      _\__/_   JIRI MATEJICEK		
       \_ /UUUU/\_|		     /  \/  \  
        \/____/			     \__/\__/  STONY BROOK...


					'merry christmas 1996' in Czech


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First posted 6/13/97, last updated 10/15/09.