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I did a deep dive into the world of ASCII art horses. I found myself gravitating towards small-scale pictures. Here are some of my favorites.
First up is one of my all-time favorite ASCII pieces. The horse on the top was drawn separately by sk, and then cjr took it and added the water/reflection underneath it. I love the details like the water splashing and the slight visual degradation of the mirror image in the water.
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I don't know who drew these ones, but I like the little dust clouds.
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Man with lance on a running horse
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This pose is very well executed and is instantly recognizable.
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It also inspired a micro version from jgs.
-=[ small knight on horseback ]=- 10/98
based on Andreas Freise's pic...
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Here's a unicorn in a similar vein.
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S" .--` | (_______________________( | sig.
sS \__ | Shanaka Dias : | still in
__.' ( \--> | : Curtin University | progress....
_=/ _./-\/ |email:edias@cc.curtin.edu.au : |
((\( /-' -'l |_____: :__|
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`~ `~ http://www.ece.curtin.edu.au/~shanaka
(I can't share that one without also including this one. Dragons are basically horses with wings, right?)
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/___.-' \ \ _:,_ Curtin University " || (
.'__ _.'\ '-/,`-~` Western Australia |/
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/ _.-'/_ ) |email: edias@alpha1.curtin.edu.au|
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'==' http:\\www.ece.curtin.edu.au\~shanaka >>
Next, we're moving into horse derivatives with centaurs.
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And a pegasus from an unknown author.
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This next one gets an honorable mention for even attempting this small of a scale. Although, I would have no idea what I was looking at if not for the description.
Horse on a Hill sig
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Don Quixote charging at windmills, from a longer illustrated ASCII art story.
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I'll end with a special larger-scale picture. The face in particular is very well defined.
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::::::: ''''''''''' ''''''''''''':::. -'\ \ C. SWANSIGER
_____':::::_____________________________________\__\____________________
This version from an email sig improves on the horn and the mane a bit.
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..._.____ _ | WAR LIBRARY | _ ___._...
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2023-10-10 · 7 months ago · 👍 skyjake, drh3xx, stack · ❤ 1
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