Geeky Art:

usually, in simple editors like notepad or a programing editor i use characters to
create underlining, table, or for a header ...

======== =--------=
HEADER Footer
======== =--------=

Table
Col1 | Col2 | Col3
-----------+---------+---------
value1 | value1 | value2
value2 | value2 | value2
value3 | value3 | value2
value4 | value4 | value2

i usually draw smiley faces using the characters or simple stuff

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::Geeks ART:Playin' with ASCII::
:: ::Author: MIR:: ::
:: ::www.Lebgeeks.com:: ::
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(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((ECHO)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
<---<--<<<<<<-<-<-KEWL ASCII->->->>>>>-->--->

But today,i ran across this[the pic is more complicated,but i puted part of it so it would fit)

                                                 
   |---|      ||===||      |---|       |---|       |---|  
 /     \    //     \\    /     \     /     \     /   
|       |===||  2  ||===||     ||===||      |---|  
 \     //    \     /     \\   //     \\    /     \   
  |---||  7   |---|   3   ||==||  2   ||==||      |
 /     \\    /     \     //    \     /     \\      
|      ||---|   1   |---||  7   |---|   3   ||--|  
 \    //     \     /     \\    /     \     //    \ 
  |--||   6   |---|   4   ||--|   1   |---||      |
 /    \\     /     \     //    \     /     \\    / 
|      ||==||   5   ||==||  6   |---|   4   ||--| 
 \     /    \\     //    \\    /     \     //    \ 
  |---|      ||===||     ||===||  5   ||==||      |
 /     \     /     \     /     \\    //    \     / 
|       |---|       |---|       ||==||      |---|      
 \     /     \     /     \     /     \     /     \    
  |---|       |---|       |---|       |---|       |
  |---|       |---|       |---|       |---|       |---|

umm that lookd nice in notepad

and once, i was trying a knoppix distro, there was that amazing thing done in ascii
characters..wow..really a wow..but i don't remember what was the name
I remember watching a movie (matrix stuff) and couple of others done with ascii.

some stuff are done by hand (like the above)
others are done using software, no?
so i was wondering if any geek has a crush on ascii art.. or ever tried it..
any tips for a begginer :P,any suggested programs to use (links plz :P )

halla2 i am not taking it seriously..i just wanna see what i can do :P