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--- ascii_art [2023/03/25 15:31] – [Step 3. Convert the RGB tuples of your pixels into single brightness numbers] frchris
+++ ascii_art [2023/03/25 15:34] – [Step 4. Convert brightness numbers to ASCII characters] frchris
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 ==== Step 4. Convert brightness numbers to ASCII characters  ====
+You can experiment with different ways to map brightnesses to characters, but a good place to start is the string below. The characters in it are ordered from thinnest to boldest, which means lightest to darkest.
 ==== Step 5. What if it looks your image looks squashed? ====
 [[https://robertheaton.com/2018/06/12/programming-projects-for-advanced-beginners-ascii-art/|This is from Robert Heaton's Advanced Beginners Projects]]