El arte ASCII ha sido utilizado cuando la transmisión o impresión de imágenes no es posible en las configuraciones de equipos computarizados, tales como maquinillas, teletipos y equipos de visualización (consolas y terminales) que no cuentan con tarjetas de proceso gráfico. El arte ASCII ha servido como lenguaje fuente para representar logos de compañías y productos, para crear diagramas procedimentales de flujo de operaciones y también en el diseño de los primeros videojuegos. Programas editores de texto especializados tal como IMG2TXT, están diseñados para dibujar figuras geométricas y rellenar áreas de luz y sombra con una combinación de caracteres en base a algoritmos matemáticos.

ASCII, pronunciado ^*, es un set de 95 caracteres basado en el alfabeto latino que se utiliza en los lenguajes de Europa-Oeste y en el inglés moderno. Su mayor aplicación se concentra en la operación de equipos computarizados y de comunicación para representar caracteres de texto o identificar dispositivos de control computarizado que trabajan exclusivamente con texto y no tienen capacidad de procesamiento de imágenes. Fue un elemento fundamental en la arquitectura de las primeras redes de computadoras de correo electrónico y medios de noticias de las décadas 1960-1970.

Desde el punto de vista de evolución de la gráfica computarizada, el Arte ASCII replantea la observación tradicional de una imagen en base al conjunto de elementos pictóricos que la conforman (ver: píxel), un efecto óptico similar al del puntillismo. Así pues, a una mayor distancia del observador, la imagen hecha en Arte ASCII adquiere mayor definición; exactamente lo opuesto a lo que sucede cuando, al observar con lupa una imagen impresa en un diario, la distancia entre los píxeles que la conforman se hace evidente y la imagen se desvirtúa.

Ejemplo de Arte ASCII

ttttttttjjffLLGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLffffGGGGLLLLLLffffLLGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLLGGGGGGGGGGDDDDtttttttt
ttttttttffGGGGDDDDDDGGGGGGGGGGffLLGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLGGGGGGLLGGGGGGLLGGGGGGGGDDGGGGGGttiiiiii
ttttttttffLLGGGGGGLLLLGGGGLLLLffffLLffLLLLLLLLLLffffLLLLffLLLLLLLLffffffffffffffffffffGGGGffttiiiiii
ttttttttffffGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLffffffffffffLLLLffLLffffLLLLffLLLLffLLffffffffffffffffffjjffGGffttiiiiii
ttttttttffffLLLLffffLLLLGGLLffLLffffjjffffffffffffffLLLLffffLLffffffffffffffffffffffffffLLffttiiiiii
ttttttttffLLGGLLjjjjffLLLLLLLLLLffjjjjjjjjjjjjjjffffjjjjjjjjjjffffffjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjffffttiiiiii
ttttttttffGGDDGGLLLLGGGGLLLLLLGGLLLLLLLLLLLLGGDDKKKKDDGGGGLLLLLLLLffffjjjjjjffffffffffffGGffttiiiiii
ttttttttLLGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLGGGGGGLLLLLLGGKKWWWWWWWWWWWWKKGGGGGGLLffffffffjjffffffLLGGGGGGffttiiiiii
ttttttttGGGGDDDDDDDDGGLLLLLLLLLLGGGGGGGGKKWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWKKGGLLffjjffLLffffffffffLLGGGGLLffttiiiiii
ttttttttGGDDDDDDDDDDEEDDDDGGGGGGDDDDDDDDWWWWWWWWWWKKEEEEWWWWDDGGLLGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGffttiiiiii
ttttttttGGDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGDDDDGGGGGGKKWWKKEEEEEEGGLLffGGWWKKDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGDDDDDDDDGGttiiiiii
ttttttttGGDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGDDWWWWEEEEEEDDLLffjjjjDDKKDDDDDDDDGGGGDDDDGGGGDDDDDDDDGGttiiiiii
ttttttttGGDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGDDKKEEEEEEEEDDLLffjjttLLEEDDGGDDGGGGGGDDGGGGGGGGDDDDDDGGiiiiiiii
iittttttGGDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGDDKKEEEEEEEEDDLLffffjjjjGGDDGGGGGGGGGGGGDDGGGGGGGGGGGGLLii;;;;;;
iittttttGGGGGGDDDDEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGDDEEKKWWWWEEGGEEDDffttjjLLGGDDDDGGDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLii;;;;;;
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGDDEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGDDWWWWWWEEffEEGGjjtt;;ffGGDDDDGGDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLii;;;;;;
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGDDDDEEKKWWEEjjLLLLffiiiiffDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLii;;;;;;
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGGGDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGDDEEEEEEEEEEjjffLLtt;;;;jjGGGGGGDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGffii;;;;;;
iiiiiittLLGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDDGGGGGGGGGGDDEEEEEEEEEELLffffjj;;;;ffGGGGGGGGGGDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGffii;;;;;;
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDDEEEEEEEEDDffffjj;;ttGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGjjii;;;;;;
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDDDDEEKKKKDDjjjjjj;;ttffGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLGGffii;;,,,,
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDDEEEEEEDDffttttii;;jjGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGffffffGGffii,,,,,,
iiiiiittDDGGGGDDGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDDEEEEEEDDjjttttjj,,;;LLGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGffffGGGGffii,,,,,,
iiiiiittDDGGGGDDGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEDDffjjjjGG..  iijjffGGGGGGGGLLGGLLGGGGGGjjii,,,,,,
iiiiiiiiGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDDGGGGGGGGEEWWEEEEDDffffEELL    ;;::;;ttffGGGGffLLffffGGGGjjii,,::::
iiiiiiiiGGGGffGGLLffGGGGGGGGGGDDDDLLLLLLLLGGWWWWEEEEDDEEEEii    ::..;;,,ttiittjjffffGGGGGGjjii::::::
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGffffffGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLGGDDWWWWWWWWEEGGGG;;  ..::;;ttttiittii;;ttffffffjjii::::::
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGffffffffLLLLLLGGLLLLffGGWWDDDDWWWWWWjjjjEELL....iiiittiijjtttt..::ttGGGGjjii::::::
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGffffffffLLLLLLGGLLLLLLDDWWKKDDDDWWEEttLLDDDDtt,,ttttttttjjtttt;;ii::jjffjj;;::::::
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGGGffLLLLLLGGLLGGLLGGLLGGDDEEEEDDLL;;;;jjLLjj::iittttiittjjtttttt;;;;;;ffjj;;::::::
iiiiiittGGGGGGGGGGGGjjLLLLjjGGLLLLLLLLLLLLGGDDDDDD....iiLLjjii::ttttttiittiitttttt  ;;..jjjj;;::::::
iiiiiittGGffGGGGGGffjjLLjjjjLLjjjjLLLLLLLLLLGGDDGG..::ttLLjj;;;;ttttiiiitt;;jjtt,,::;;  ;;jj;;::::::
iiiiiittLLffLLGGLLjjffLLjjjjLLjjjjjjjjLLLLLLGGGGLL::::ttLLjj;;iittttiiiiii::jjii..ii..  ..tt;;::::::
iiiiiittLLffGGffffjjLLLLjjjjLLjjttjjjjjjLLLLGGGGLL..::jjLLjj;;iittttiiii;;::jj;;;;;;      ;;;;::::::
iiiiiittGGLLLLLLffLLLLGGLLjjLLLLttttttjjjjLLGGGGLL..;;LLjjjj;;iittiiii;;::,,jj;;ii::      ..;;::::::
ttiiiittGGGGGGGGjjLLLLGGGGjjLLLLttjjttjjttffGGGGLL..ttLLjjjjiiiittii;;::..iittiiii..        ::::::::
ttiiiittGGGGGGffjjLLLLGGGGLLLLLLjjjjttttttjjLLGGjj,,LLLLjjjjttiittii::....::::tt;;::..    ..::::::::
ttttiittGGGGGGffjjLLLLGGDDLLLLjjjjttttttiittLLGGjjiiLLLLttjjiiiitt;;..    ....ii;;::::    ,,;;..::::
ttttiittLLLLLLjjjjLLLLGGDDGGLLLLjjjjttttttiijjGGjjiiLLLLiijjiiiiii;;......::::ii;;;;,,    ii;;......
ttttiittGGLLLLjjjjLLLLGGDDDDLLLLLLjjttttttttLLGGjjiiLLjj;;jjiiii;;::......;;,,;;iiii;;  ,,ii..  ....
ttttiittGGLLLLLLjjLLLLGGGGDDLLLLLLjjttttjjjjGGGGttiiLLjj;;ttii;;,,......::;;::iiiiii;;,,ii,,    ....
ttttiittGGffjjLLjjjjLLGGGGDDLLLLLLLLttttjjttLLGGiittLLtt;;ttii;;::......;;;;::jjjjjjii;;tt..  ......
ttttiittGGLLttttjjjjLLGGDDDDLLLLLLLLjjttLLjjGGGGiijjLLtt::tt::;;::......;;::;;LLLLLLjjjj;;  ..::....
ttttiijjGGLLttiittjjjjLLDDEELLLLLLLLjjjjLLttLLGGiiffjjii::ii..::::......;;..;;GGGGLLLLii::::........
ttttiijjGGffiiiiiiiittGGDDEEGGLLLLLLffLLLLttLLLLiiLLjj;;::;;............;;..ttDDLLjjttttii;;::......
ttiiiijjGGjjii;;,,;;iiLLEEKKGGLLLLLLLLLLLLttLLLLiiLLtt::,,,,..........::;;iiLLDDGGGGGGLLtt,,..      
ttttiijjGGjjttii......ttEEKKGGLLLLLLLLLLLLjjLLLLttffii..,,........  ..iittLLDDKKDDDDLL;;::::,,..    
ttttiijjGGjjttii;;::..;;GGKKGGLLLLLLLLLLLLjjLLLLiijj;;..::........  ;;ttLLGGDDWWDDGGLLtt::........  
ttiiiijjLLjjtt;;::......jjEEGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLiijj::..::::........iiffGGDDEEEELLjjjjiiii;;..  ..  
ttttiijjLLjjtt;;..      ..GGDDLLLLLLLLLLLLLLGGff;;tt..::;;::  ..::iijjGGDDDDEEGGGGLLjjii..          
ttttiijjLLLLjj;;;;..    ..GGDDLLLLLLLLLLLLLLGGjjii;;..::;;....,,iijjGGDDDDDDEEDDGGLLjj;;          ..
ttttiittLLGGLL;;;;;;..  ::DDEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLGGjjii..,,;;ii::,,iijjLLGGDDDDDDEEGGjj;;;;..      ..  ..
ttttiiiiffLLLLii;;::......DDDDLLLLLLLLLLLLLLGGLL;;::::;;ii;;iiffGGGGDDDDDDEEDDLLLLjjii,,    ..,,  ..
ttttiiiittLLjjiiiiii;;....GGDDLLLLLLLLLLGGGGGGLL;;;;;;iiiiiijjGGGGGGDDDDDDDDGGLLjjttiiii..  ..ii....
ttttttiiiijjjjjjjjjjii..  LLDDLLLLLLLLLLGGGGGGLL;;iittttttjjLLGGGGDDDDDDDDDDjjttii,,;;;;::    ......
ttttttiiiittjjjjjjjjtt,,  ffDDGGLLLLLLGGGGGGGGLLiittjjLLGGGGGGGGGGDDDDDDDDGGGGLLii....;;;;..  ......
ttttttttiittLLjjjjLLLLffttjjGGGGLLLLLLGGGGGGGGGGttLLLLGGDDGGGGGGDDGGGGDDGGLLLLii..    ..;;..........
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGjjLLDDDDGGffffffffLLLLGGGGGGDDDDDDLLGGGGDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGGGGGjjtt,,..      ..,,iiiiiiii
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGDDGGGGLLffLLjjffGGGGGGGGDDDDDDGGGGDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGDDfffftttt;;..    ..jjffffffff
GGGGGGGGGGDDDDDDLLGGDDLLDDLLEEjjLLDDffffDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDGGGGDDDDDDffGGttff;;,,....ttLLGGGGGGGG
ttttttiiffWWWWWWDDDDDDLLEEffEEffLLEEEEDDEEDDDDGGDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEGGEEffGGffffffjjLLGGGGjjtttttttttt
ttttttiiffWWWWWWKKDDEEffEEffDDLLffEEEEDDEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEWWWWKKDDEEjjDDjjLLjjDDEEEEEEjj;;iiiiii;;
ttttttiiffEEKKWWWWKKWWLLEEDDGGDDffKKEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEKKWWWWEEGGDDffEEffLLLLKKEEEEDDjjiiiiiiiiii
ttttttiiGGKKEEKKWWWWWWLLEEDDffEEDDEEEEEEGGGGDDDDGGEEDDDDDDEEWWWWWWEELLGGGGLLEEEEEEEEEEEEffttttttttii
ttttttiiGGEEEEEEEEKKKKEEEEEEDDDDEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDGGDDEEDDEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEDDfftttttttttt
ttttttiiGGKKEEEEEEEEWWKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEGGDDGGEEEELLDDGGDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEfftttttttttt
ttttttttDDWWEEEEEEEEKKKKEEEEKKEEKKKKKKWWDDDDGGGGGGGGGGGGDDWWEEEEDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDffiittttiiii
ttttttttDDKKEEEEEEEEEEDDDDEEEEEEEEKKWWWWEEEEEEDDDDDDDDGGDDEEGGGGLLGGLLjjjjttDDEEEEEEEEEEffiiiiiiiiii
ttttttttDDKKEEEEEEEEEEDDEEEEEEEEEEEEKKWWEEDDGGDDDDEEDDDDEEEEGGGGLLGGLLjjLLjjEEEEEEEEDDEEff;;iiiiiiii
jjttttttEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDEEEEEEKKEEEEEEKKWWDDGGGGDDDDDDDDKKDDGGGGGGGGGGLLjjttGGEEEEDDDDEEff;;;;iiiiii

Editores de Arte ASCII

Editores de texto creados con el solo propósito de hacer Arte ASCII.

• http://download.com.com/3000-2192-10141644.html?tag=lst-0-1
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/tundradraw/
• http://www.sigsoftware.com/emaileffects/
• http://www.arteascii.com

Generadores de Arte ASCII

Programas que convierten imágenes en texto ASCII o que permiten la generación de arte ASCII con intervención mínima humana.

• AA-lib
• Multi Ascii Art
• ASCII Generator
• ASCII Signature Generator
• ASCII Stereogram Image Generator
• ASCII Stereogram Movie Generator
• ASCii.art 0.4
• ASCII Generator

Grupos de Arte ASCII

• http://123.ione.se/
• http://www.chemical-reaction.de
• AA(Japanese ASCII art) underground thread @ hiding place (English version)

Portales de Arte ASCII

• http://www.asciiscene.org Boondocks
• http://www.downmix.com Downmix
• http://www.thuglife.org Thuglife.org

Otros enlaces externos

• Arte Ascii en español
• http://www.chris.com/ascii/
• http://userpages.umbc.edu/~dschmi1/cows/ascii.html
• http://www.asciiartfarts.com
• http://www.asciibabes.com/
• http://www.nerd-boy.net www.nerd-boy.net
• http://www.ascii-art.de
• http://www.ascii-art.com
• http://www.ascii-art.net
• http://xcski.com/~ptomblin/planes.txt
• http://www.colintheowl.com

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