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shaan....@gmail.com

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Sep 10, 2017, 6:25:43 PM9/10/17
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I made this cool cheese ascii art!
https://pastebin.com/raw/5hgyxmfa
enjoy

Eli the Bearded

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Sep 12, 2017, 2:39:33 PM9/12/17
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In alt.ascii-art, <shaan....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I made this cool cheese ascii art!
> https://pastebin.com/raw/5hgyxmfa

Nice looking hunk of swiss. I don't think that I've seen anyone else use
pastebin for sharing ASCII art with this group before. For posterity's
sake, I'm reproducing your cheese here.


A!!!!!!!eeee
A!!!!MMM!!!!!!!!!!eee
A!!!!MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!R
d!!!!!!!MMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!K
)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMM!!!!!!!K
)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!A
A!!!!)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!A
A!!!!!MM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!A
A!!!MMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEd
A!!!MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
A!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEd
A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
A!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
A!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
eEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
tEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
)EEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE(
)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEE(
)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEE(
)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEEEEEEEk
dEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
bEEEEEEEEEEEe
bEEEe


And I'd suggest a few small tweeks, to two of the edge "holes" and to
the bottom slope:



A!!!!!!!eeee
A!!!!!MMM!!!!!!!!!!eee
A!!!!MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!R
d!!!!!!!MMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!K
')!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMM!!!!!!!K
.J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!A
A?mm?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!A
A!!!!!MM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!A
A!!!MMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEd
A!!!MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
A!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEd
A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
A!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
A!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
eEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
tEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
)EEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?'
)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEEEK
)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEE(
)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEEEEEEEk,
dEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^'
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^'
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^^^
bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^
bEEEEEEEEEEE^^
bEEE^

Keep drawing!

Elijah
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would work a "watermark" set of initials into the design, too
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shaan....@gmail.com

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Sep 23, 2017, 11:17:50 AM9/23/17
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On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 2:39:33 PM UTC-4, Eli the Bearded wrote:
> In alt.ascii-art, <shaan....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I made this cool cheese ascii art!
> > https://pastebin.com/raw/5hgyxmfa
>
> Nice looking hunk of swiss. I don't think that I've seen anyone else use
> pastebin for sharing ASCII art with this group before. For posterity's
> sake, I'm reproducing your cheese here.
>
>(Removed)
>
> And I'd suggest a few small tweeks, to two of the edge "holes" and to
> the bottom slope:
> (Removed)
> Keep drawing!
>
> Elijah
> ------
> would work a "watermark" set of initials into the design, too

Thanks for the feedback!

And for a set of initials, do you mean this?
(I use Mcguy215 for usernames, and MCG are the first 3 letters.)
bEEE^ MCG

Eli the Bearded

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Oct 4, 2017, 6:22:16 PM10/4/17
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In alt.ascii-art, <shaan....@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 2:39:33 PM UTC-4, Eli the Bearded wrote:
>> would work a "watermark" set of initials into the design, too
>
> Thanks for the feedback!
>
> And for a set of initials, do you mean this?
> (I use Mcguy215 for usernames, and MCG are the first 3 letters.)

That's signed now, which is good for all but the dishonest. When I
"watermark" an image, I work "EtB" or similar actually into the art.
This bit of knotwork I drew 20ish years ago has "eli" worked in on
a vertical line.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
,mmm. ,nn. ,mmm. ,mmm. ,nn. ,mmm. ,mmm. ,nn. ,mmm.
<NF'?Nm, ?>TMbm, NP`?N> <NF'?Nm, ?>TMbm, NP`?N> <NF'?Nm, ?>TMbm, NP`?N
YT `"7Nb ' `YNh,' TY YT `"7Nb ' `YNh,' TY YT `"7Nb ' `YNh,' TY
"'.ch,"YF .m,"YP` 'N" "'.ch,"YF .m,"YP` 'N" "'.ch,"YF .m,"YP` 'N"
,dNT" "'.dN' "T'.YT ,dNT" "'.dN' "T'.YT ,dNT" "'.dN' "T'.YT
dNT" .m: ,dN'.Q,`.cN" dNT" .m: ,dN'.Q,`.cN" dNT" .m: ,dN'.Q,`.cN"
N" `TY. Y: `TYo "'.dT, dN" `TY. Y: `TYo "'.dT, dN" `TY. Y: `TYo "'.d
' ,do `Y, do `?Nb `M. `F' ,do `Y, do `?Nb `M. `F' ,do `Y, do `?Nb
oNT' `TbdT' `T' ,. "bo. oNT' `TbdT' `T' ,. "bo. oNT' `TbdT' `T' ,
,dY' ,dNF . ` ,dY' ,dNF . ` ,dY' ,dN
'T ,b. ,dPYb. ,dP" 'bo. 'T ,b. ,dPYb. ,dP" 'bo. 'T ,b. ,dPYb. ,dP"
. `Y" .d' Yo ,dNP .o. `?h. `Y" .d' Yo ,dNP .o. `?h. `Y" .d' Yo ,dNP .
No ,dP' d, ,db' ,.`TF' ?No ,dP' d, ,db' ,.`TF' ?No ,dP' d, ,db' ,.`T
?Nb, '": `?N,'T' "N, ` ?Nb, '": `?N,'T' "N, ` ?Nb, '": `?N,'T' "N,
`?Nb, o.`?N, .d.`db `?Nb, o.`?N, .d.`db `?Nb, o.`?N, .d.`db
o.`"Y'.db `"'.db. ,eo o.`"Y'.db `"'.db. ,eo o.`"Y'.db `"'.db. ,eo
.N' ndNP , .dNP' . lb .N' ndNP , .dNP' . lb .N' ndNP , .dNP' . lb
<Nb,dN"'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN> <Nb,dN"'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN> <Nb,dN"'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN
`"""' `~~' `"""' `"""' `~~' `"""' `"""' `~~' `"""'
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The watermark the only time I use any of those three letters in the
whole piece.

I remember making that one by drawing the knot design on a piece of
clear plastic, taping it to the edge of the monitor, and then
under-tracing the design. It is the only time I've ever used that
technique.

Elijah
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and it tiles horizontally for friezes

Ant

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Oct 5, 2017, 5:24:23 PM10/5/17
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Now, it needs a mouse with it. ;)
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juansrx

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Oct 10, 2017, 11:33:52 AM10/10/17
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That's a nice cheese...

___ ,"%%%%"!!!!!!!eeee
,8"""88b ,*""*.-"""-.*""*. d;""A!!!!!MMM!!!!!!!!!!eee
!"Y w" ' " m " "" Y; !!!MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!R
;,J" ;888: " ;888:. "\ ;;!!MMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!K
!,; .P " Y" Y " "Y w i d!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMM!!!!!!!K
".!!;" " '' " " " " _..---!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!A
""----..---. ,;(88):-" _..--!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!A
,-._"..-"_ :::!:::--"" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!A
-.; ( w "' " |##|##| " "MM MM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEd
".'" "" ' !##|##!'"w MMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
Y " " " ' ' ' " m MMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
J w ww !!!m m! !w "! ! !!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEd
." .**.w!!!!!! ! m E EE E EE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
/ "m |||| !!!!!! Eb..:##E#E EEEE::MMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
i 'wA |||| EEEEEEEEEEEE###E#::: M MMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEd
8" bE """" EEEEEEEEEEE#####:: E::::MMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMEEd
\ 8w bEE wm "EEEEEEEMP "#E##:::::M::MMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
Y 8 wbEEEEEEEEEEEEMM: #E #:::::E::EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
| ! 'eEEEEEEEEEEEMMMM#b.dE###E EEEEE:EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
| \w " tEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEE:::EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
: Ym w ")EEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEE:EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?'
. \ 8m '' )EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEEEK
!. Y,8 m m )EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEE(
\||8 w" )EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMEEEEEEEEEEk,
,; " dEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEMEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
,: bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
|8 wbEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEd
|8" bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^'
!wm bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^'
". mbEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^^^
;m bEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE^^
--'"" bEEEEEEEEEEE^^
-""- bEEE^
----""

shaan....@gmail.com

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Oct 21, 2017, 4:11:07 PM10/21/17
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I don't know what you mean, I dont see the 'Eli'

Eli the Bearded

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Oct 22, 2017, 12:41:54 AM10/22/17
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In alt.ascii-art, <shaan....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ,mmm. ,nn. ,mmm. ,mmm. ,nn. ,mmm. ,mmm. ,nn. ,mmm.
> > <NF'?Nm, ?>TMbm, NP`?N> <NF'?Nm, ?>TMbm, NP`?N> <NF'?Nm, ?>TMbm, NP`?N
> > YT `"7Nb ' `YNh,' TY YT `"7Nb ' `YNh,' TY YT `"7Nb ' `YNh,' TY
> > "'.ch,"YF .m,"YP` 'N" "'.ch,"YF .m,"YP` 'N" "'.ch,"YF .m,"YP` 'N"
> > ,dNT" "'.dN' "T'.YT ,dNT" "'.dN' "T'.YT ,dNT" "'.dN' "T'.YT
> > dNT" .m: ,dN'.Q,`.cN" dNT" .m: ,dN'.Q,`.cN" dNT" .m: ,dN'.Q,`.cN"
> > N" `TY. Y: `TYo "'.dT, dN" `TY. Y: `TYo "'.dT, dN" `TY. Y: `TYo "'.d
> > ' ,do `Y, do `?Nb `M. `F' ,do `Y, do `?Nb `M. `F' ,do `Y, do `?Nb
> > oNT' `TbdT' `T' ,. "bo. oNT' `TbdT' `T' ,. "bo. oNT' `TbdT' `T' ,
> > ,dY' ,dNF . ` ,dY' ,dNF . ` ,dY' ,dN
> > 'T ,b. ,dPYb. ,dP" 'bo. 'T ,b. ,dPYb. ,dP" 'bo. 'T ,b. ,dPYb. ,dP"
> > . `Y" .d' Yo ,dNP .o. `?h. `Y" .d' Yo ,dNP .o. `?h. `Y" .d' Yo ,dNP .
> > No ,dP' d, ,db' ,.`TF' ?No ,dP' d, ,db' ,.`TF' ?No ,dP' d, ,db' ,.`T
> > ?Nb, '": `?N,'T' "N, ` ?Nb, '": `?N,'T' "N, ` ?Nb, '": `?N,'T' "N,
> > `?Nb, o.`?N, .d.`db `?Nb, o.`?N, .d.`db `?Nb, o.`?N, .d.`db
> > o.`"Y'.db `"'.db. ,eo o.`"Y'.db `"'.db. ,eo o.`"Y'.db `"'.db. ,eo
> > .N' ndNP , .dNP' . lb .N' ndNP , .dNP' . lb .N' ndNP , .dNP' . lb
> > <Nb,dN"'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN> <Nb,dN"'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN> <Nb,dN"'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN
> > `"""' `~~' `"""' `"""' `~~' `"""' `"""' `~~' `"""'
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I don't know what you mean, I dont see the 'Eli'

In this bit:

.d' Yo ,dNP .o.
P' d, ,db' ,.`TF'
: `?N,'T' "N, `
o.`?N, .d.`db
.db `"'.db. ,eo ,eo e
NP , .dNP' . lb look here -> . lb and see -> l
'.dbdMP"'.Nb.iN> b.iN> i
`~~' `"""' """'

I call it watermarking, because it's very subtly hidden.

Elijah
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searching for letters in the correct capitalization helps, too
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