ASCII Image Generator

This project converts any image into ASCII art and displays it visually using OpenCV.

Example 1:

orignal	Coloured ASCII	Binary ASCII
Image from Brooke Balentine

Example 2:

orignal	Coloured ASCII	Binary ASCII
Image from Gian D

Features

• for colour ascii art : use colourImage(<image_array>, <quality_factor>)
• for binary ascii art : use monoChrome(<image_array>, <quality_factor>)
• Converts images to grayscale
• Resizes image to fit ASCII proportions
• Maps brightness to ASCII characters
• Renders ASCII art on a graphical window using OpenCV

Recommendation

• Adjust the fac value till you find a good value

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• NumPy
• OpenCV (cv2)

Installation

pip install numpy opencv-python