我并不是纯粹的要求一个ascii作品应当简单,我前篇累述仅是指出了
ascii创作的方向,或追求。创作一幅ascii作品,首要的目的应当是
发挥ascii字符独具的想象力的魅力,而非精致细腻。因为如前所述,
再精美的ascii作品也不及纸与笔,所以如果创作的初衷就是为了展现
细腻完美的话,那么为什么不直接用笔和纸呢?如果你想画一条美妙
的曲线,用笔和纸你可以一气呵成,你的思维或想法没有受到任何限
制,而一旦转用ascii字符,一切就糟糕起来,你将不得不违心的用一
些差强人意的字符来组合,其思维之限制程度自然不言而喻。
这里我须再次强调,我写了前篇评论就是想说明我对创作ascii作品的
方向的看法:即应当是尽量发挥ascii字符所能够带来的丰富联想而同
时又应极力避免ascii所并不擅长的精细与繁冗。
所以应当在作品中极力的避免点阵的出现,那样的话思维早已受到限
制,所成就的作品虽然一看完美,再看则如同嚼腊毫无滋味。
我也常常碰到这样的情况,即有时候三五分钟就可以酣畅淋漓的完成
一个ascii作品,而有时却绞尽脑汁为寻找选择某个合适字符而头痛,
这样完成之后的感觉是完全不同的。前者通常回味甚久,越看越有味
道,比如那个鲁迅,细看来很多字符并不完美,但因为一气呵成,滋
味也便没有任何损失,对鲁迅是怎样的感觉就怎样的表现了出来;而
也有临摹图鸦之作,如那个马三立,当时在网上下了一幅图片,大致
参照着临摹起来,思维所过之处断断续续,如行山路般艰难,画到一
半时我居然曾惊叹“天呢,这个作品完成后将会很大!”这样成就的
作品自己是难以满意的,通常就是一看则算精细,二看顿感不完美,
三看则色香味俱去已。或许正是创作之初的目的不同吧,前者是对鲁
迅的感觉抽象成了有趣的ascii,后者则本就是为了展现一幅有趣完美
的照片而创作,ascii本非完美,却要展现完美的事物,不是徒劳的结
果吗?所以我才会放肆的用纸和笔与之相比。
flubber的作品无疑优秀,这一点我是不曾怀疑的,写前篇文章的目的
只是为了说明自己对ascii作品的看法。
关于chine所说的对用复杂的ascii有没有能力来表现一说,极不赞同,
那个临摹蔡志忠的作品很优秀,你不能乱说作者没有能力用复杂的字符
来表现,再我看来,如果为了表现一些线条而头痛ascii字符难以选择
的话,他就已经在苦闷之中了,所成之作也往往难以是快乐的。
I am not simply demanding that an ASCII work should be simple. What I have stated above is just that.
The direction or pursuit of ascii creation. The primary purpose of creating an ascii work should be
Give full play to the unique imaginative charm of ASCII characters, rather than exquisiteness, because as mentioned above
No matter how exquisite the ASCII works are, they are not as good as paper and pen. So if the original intention of creation is to show
Delicate and perfect, then why not just use pen and paper? If you want to draw a beautiful
curve. With pen and paper you can do it in one go. There are no limitations on your thinking or ideas.
And once you switch to ascii characters, everything will go bad. You will have to use an ascii character against your will.
To combine these unsatisfactory characters, the degree of limitation of his thinking is naturally self-evident.
I must emphasize again here that I wrote the previous comment just to explain my experience in creating ascii works.
The direction of the view is that we should try to maximize the rich associations that ascii characters can bring.
At the same time, we should try our best to avoid the subtlety and complexity that ascii is not good at.
Therefore, we should try our best to avoid the appearance of dot matrix in our works. In that case, our thinking will already be limited.
Although the work produced by the production is perfect at first glance, it seems tasteless when you look at it again.
I often encounter this situation, that is, sometimes it can be completed in three to five minutes.
An ascii work, but sometimes I have to rack my brains and have a headache to find and choose a suitable character.
The feeling after finishing this way is completely different. The former usually has a long aftertaste, and the more you look at it, the more interesting it becomes.
Tao, for example, that Lu Xun. If you look closely, many of the characters are not perfect, but because they are done in one go, they are full of flavor.
There is no loss of taste, and the feelings towards Lu Xun are expressed in that way.
There are also works that imitate drawings and crows, such as the picture of Ma Sanli that I downloaded online at that time.
When I started copying with reference, my thoughts continued intermittently, as hard as hiking on a mountain road.
For a while, I was actually amazed. Oh my God, this work will be very big after it is completed. Such an achievement.
It’s hard to be satisfied with the work itself. Usually it’s fine at first glance, but not perfect at second glance.
After the third look, all the color, fragrance and taste are gone. Perhaps it is because of the different purposes at the beginning of the creation. The former is a reflection on Lu
The feeling of speed is abstracted into interesting ascii. The latter is meant to show an interesting and perfect picture.
Created from photos, ascii is not perfect, but it should show perfect things. It is not a result of futility.
Is it true? That’s why I boldly compared it with paper and pen
Flubber's work is undoubtedly excellent. I have no doubt about this. The purpose of writing the previous article
Just to explain my views on ascii works
Regarding what chine said about whether it is possible to express complex ascii, I strongly disagree.
That copy of Cai Zhizhong's work is excellent. You can't just say that the author is incapable of using complex characters.
To express, in my opinion, if you have a headache in order to express some lines, it is difficult to choose ASCII characters.
If he does, he will already be in depression, and the works he creates will often be difficult to be happy.