For me to draw even a simple ascii art it takes more time, attention, effort than any graphical. I can't crop, can't mirror, can't rotate, can't zoom, can't add secondary or any color for that matter. I know the process is slow, and obviously not efficient by any measure. yet I do it and ...
I love ASCII ART. Its elegance is in its simplicity. To be able a draw anything from simple boxes[0] to Mona Lisa[1] to Porn[2] using nothing but bunch of plain ascii characters just blows my mind. To craft is to hand place each character, at its right place without disturbing anything around, which feels nothing less than crafting a glass-piece.
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[0] : https://www.asciiart.eu/art-and-design/borders