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'''Digital Artists of a Rare Kind''', later known as '''Dark Illustrated''', or simply '''Dark''' was an [[artscene|underground computer artscene]] group that primarily released [[ANSI art|ANSI]], [[ASCII Art|ASCII]], and high resolution artwork from [[1994]] to [[1999]]. Though the organization did not operate as long as [[ACiD Productions|ACiD]], [[iCE Advertisements|iCE]], or [[Creators of Intense Art|Cia]], Dark was a very influential and critically successful group. Dark was especially popular with [[Canadian]] [[ANSI art |
'''Digital Artists of a Rare Kind''', later known as '''Dark Illustrated''', or simply '''Dark''' was an [[artscene|underground computer artscene]] group that primarily released [[ANSI art|ANSI]], [[ASCII Art|ASCII]], and high resolution artwork from [[1994]] to [[1999]]. Though the organization did not operate as long as [[ACiD Productions|ACiD]], [[iCE Advertisements|iCE]], or [[Creators of Intense Art|Cia]], Dark was a very influential and critically successful group. Dark was especially popular with [[Canadian]] [[ANSI art]]ists, who made up a large portion of the member base. |
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== Releases == |
== Releases == |
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Dark's monthly [[artpack|artpacks]], referred to as "collections", were organized a bit differently than other [[artscene]] groups. While the naming scheme for the collections was the common "month/year" format (ie DARK0295.ZIP for Dark Collection 02/95, or Feburary 1995), Dark titled the digital artwork files themselves in a unique manner. |
Dark's monthly [[artpack|artpacks]], referred to as "collections", were organized a bit differently than other [[artscene]] groups. While the naming scheme for the collections was the common "month/year" format (ie <tt>DARK0295.ZIP</tt> for Dark Collection 02/95, or Feburary 1995), Dark titled the digital artwork files themselves in a unique manner. |
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Dark chose not to follow the traditional "two character" artist abbreviation format, where the first two characters of an 8 character filename are reserved for artist initials, followed by a dash, then a five character title. Instead the first five characters were reserved for the artist's name, followed by a dash, then a two digit number representing how many pieces the artist had released for the year. In addition, Dark, not unlike [[artscene]] groups such as [[Creators of Intense Art|Cia]] and [[iCE Advertisements|iCE]], used a shortened version of their group name as the file suffix for [[ANSI]] files. In this case, .ANS became .DRK. |
Dark chose not to follow the traditional "two character" artist abbreviation format, where the first two characters of an [[8.3|8 character filename]] are reserved for artist initials, followed by a dash, then a five character title. Instead the first five characters were reserved for the artist's name, followed by a dash, then a two digit number representing how many pieces the artist had released for the year. In addition, Dark, not unlike [[artscene]] groups such as [[Creators of Intense Art|Cia]] and [[iCE Advertisements|iCE]], used a shortened version of their group name as the file suffix for [[ANSI]] files. In this case, <tt>.ANS</tt> became <tt>.DRK</tt>. |
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Dark was also the only [[artscene]] group to release annual "best of" compilations. |
Dark was also the only [[artscene]] group to release annual "best of" compilations. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.darkdomain.org Dark Domain] The ACiD Artpacks Archive on DVD (ISBN 0974653705), contains all available Dark Collections. |
* [http://www.darkdomain.org Dark Domain] The ACiD Artpacks Archive on DVD (ISBN 0974653705), contains all available Dark Collections. |
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* [http://www.darkillustrated.org darkillustrated.org] Dark Illustrated's home on the internet. Very outdated. |
* [http://www.darkillustrated.org darkillustrated.org] Dark Illustrated's home on the internet. Very outdated. |
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Revision as of 21:27, 10 February 2006
Digital Artists of a Rare Kind, later known as Dark Illustrated, or simply Dark was an underground computer artscene group that primarily released ANSI, ASCII, and high resolution artwork from 1994 to 1999. Though the organization did not operate as long as ACiD, iCE, or Cia, Dark was a very influential and critically successful group. Dark was especially popular with Canadian ANSI artists, who made up a large portion of the member base.
Releases
Dark's monthly artpacks, referred to as "collections", were organized a bit differently than other artscene groups. While the naming scheme for the collections was the common "month/year" format (ie DARK0295.ZIP for Dark Collection 02/95, or Feburary 1995), Dark titled the digital artwork files themselves in a unique manner.
Dark chose not to follow the traditional "two character" artist abbreviation format, where the first two characters of an 8 character filename are reserved for artist initials, followed by a dash, then a five character title. Instead the first five characters were reserved for the artist's name, followed by a dash, then a two digit number representing how many pieces the artist had released for the year. In addition, Dark, not unlike artscene groups such as Cia and iCE, used a shortened version of their group name as the file suffix for ANSI files. In this case, .ANS became .DRK.
Dark was also the only artscene group to release annual "best of" compilations.
- Dark Collection #01 (first collection)
- Dark Collection #44 Disk A (final collection)
- Dark Collection #44 Disk B
- Dark Collection #44 Disk C
See also
External links
- Dark Domain The ACiD Artpacks Archive on DVD (ISBN 0974653705), contains all available Dark Collections.
- darkillustrated.org Dark Illustrated's home on the internet. Very outdated.
- Dark Illustrated Legacy: A Decadent Recollection.