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When learning any skill you should always "Study The Masters." These are hand-collected works spanning decades of the scene. Each entry showcases unique techniques, styles, and the vision of a talented artist.

Ansi Academy

Ansi Academy

Title: Ansi Academy
Released: 2021 in mist0221
Artist: LDA of mistigris

Basic Colors

Basic Colors

Title: Basic Colors
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: Prisoner #1 of Fire

Color Science

color science tutorial

Title: color science tutorial
Released: 1998 in bmbook16
Artist: avenger of maiden brazil

Curving and Shading

Curving and Shading

Title: Curving and Shading
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: Nootropic of Dark

Shading Techniques

Shading technique

Title: Shading technique
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: Prisoner #1 of Fire

The "Halshade" Shading Technique

the Halshade shading technique

Title: the Halshade shading technique
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: halaster of fire

Picture Shading

Picture Shading

Title: Picture Shading
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: Sodium of Odium

Lord Jazz's Font Drawing

Font Drawing part 1

Title: Font Drawing Part 1 & Part 2
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: lord jazz of 765

How to Draw like zeroVision

how to draw like zeroVision

Title: how to draw like zeroVision
Released: 2008 in blocktronics_res[v]olution
Artist: zeroVision of blocktronics

14 Steps to Scene Domination: Part 1

14 steps to scene domination part 1

Title: 14 steps to scene domination
Released: 1997 in 14
Artist: hennifer of lazarus

14 Steps to Scene Domination: Part 2

14 steps to scene domination part 2

Title: 14 steps to scene domination part 2
Released: 1997 in 14
Artist: hennifer of lazarus

Advanced Picture Tutorial

Advanced Picture Tutorial

Title: Advanced Picture Tutorial
Released: 1996 in newbie01
Artist: Lord Soth of iCE

enz0's Flying Eagle Tutorial

flying eagle tutorial

Title: flying eagle tutorial
Released: 2013 in blocktronics_acid_trip
Artist: enz0 of blocktronics

Female character drawing

Female character drawing

Title: Female character drawing
Released: 2014 in blocktronics_blockalypse
Artist: enz0 of blocktronics

zeroVision's Font Tutorial

zeroVision's font tutorial

Title: zeroVision's font tutorial
Released: 2009 in blocktronics_codename_chris_wirth
Artist: zeroVision of blocktronics

Ansi Tutorial

Ansi Tutorial

Title: Ansi Tutorial
Released: 1998 in nph-06
Artist: Bisounours of Tiny Toons

Hulk Face Tutorial

Hulk Face Tutorial

Title: Hulk Face Tutorial
Released: 1997 in fever1yr
Artist: fever/tcf of blocktronics

rorshack's wERiD fONt Tutorial

rorshack's werid font tutorial

Title: rorshack's werid font tutorial
Released: 1997 in mdn-9709
Artist: rorshack of maiden brazil

Draw Fonts the Gunthar Way

draw font the gunthar way

Title: draw fonts the gunthar way
Released: 1997 in fire0397
Artist: gunthar of fire

Flame's Font Tutorial

flame's font tutorial

Title: flame's font tutorial
Released: 1996 in hmd-0596
Artist: flame of humid

How to Draw Like Halaster

how to draw like halaster

Title: how to draw like halaster
Released: 1996 in fire0896
Artist: halaster of fire

phiber optic

phiber optic

Title: phiber optic
Released: 1996 in srg2vos
Artist: shaitan of fbk.sargahd / asgaard

pLS m0aR iNSPo!

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16colo.rs: An interactive gallery showcasing every art pack released since 1990.
aSCII aRENA: A web-based BBS for exploring and sharing ASCII art and amiga "collys."
Artpacks.org: A simple depot of zipped scene releases organized by year.
ArtScene Textfiles: Historical archives and classic tools for ANSI art.