ASCII Art's grandfather: Paul Smith
Grey sez, "Paul Smith, born in 1921, with cerebral palsy is probably is one of the first to use ASCII characters to make art. Through the years, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings."
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(Thanks, Grey!)
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