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+# Project Name: asciiArtGen
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+## Description:
+asciiArtGen is a Python program that generates ASCII art images from normal images. It converts the pixels of an image into ASCII characters, then creates a new image from the ascii characters.
+
+## Dependencies
+- Python 3.x
+- Pillow
+
+
+## Examples:
+Here are a few examples of ASCII art generated using asciiArtGen:
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+![Example](example.jpg)
+
+## TODO
+
+- Have a simpler way of setting the output resolution in terms of characters
+- Make a GUI with tkinter
+- Use a sobel filter to detect egdes and replace these cracaters with the corresponding "-/\|"
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