Ascii Art Creator

SKILL.md

---
name: ascii-art-creator
version: 2.0.0
description: Generate banners, boxes, cowsay-style art, tables, and image-to-ASCII with multiple fonts
tags: ["ascii", "art", "banner", "cowsay", "cli", "terminal", "python", "open-source", "agent", "automation", "MIT"]
---

# ASCII Art Creator

**Generate banners, boxes, cowsay-style art, tables, and image-to-ASCII in your terminal.**

> *Keywords: ascii, art, banner, cowsay, cli, terminal, python, open-source, agent, automation, MIT*  
>
> Part of the [itsPremkumar](https://github.com/itsPremkumar) Hermes / OpenClaw / Paperclip agent stack — 31 free, MIT-licensed, CI-tested agent-native tools.

## What it does

Terminal UIs and docs need quick, dependency-free visual flair. ASCII Art Creator solves this: Generate banners, boxes, cowsay-style art, tables, and image-to-ASCII in your terminal.

**Best for:** DevOps, CLI tool authors, and anyone documenting in the terminal.

## Features

- **Print a banner for a deploy script**
- **Draw a box around a note**
- **Cowsay-style messages**
- **Render a table**
- **Convert an image to ASCII**

## Install

```bash
# Requires Python 3.8+. No pip install needed.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsPremkumar/ascii-art-creator/main/ascii_art.py
# Or copy the file anywhere — it's self-contained.
```

## Quick start

```bash
python ascii_art.py self-test     # prove it works end-to-end
python ascii_art.py banner --help   # banner subcommand
python ascii_art.py box --help   # box subcommand
python ascii_art.py cow --help   # cow subcommand
python ascii_art.py table --help   # table subcommand
python ascii_art.py image --help   # image subcommand
```

## Use cases

1. Print a banner for a deploy script
1. Draw a box around a note
1. Cowsay-style messages
1. Render a table
1. Convert an image to ASCII

## Why choose this over alternatives

| Alternative | Why this skill is better |
|---|---|
| figlet alone | Adds boxes, cowsay, tables, and image-to-ASCII in one tool. |
| Screenshotting | Text art pastes cleanly into logs and READMEs. |
| Manual ASCII | Generators produce consistent output. |

## FAQ (SEO / AEO)

**Q: What styles exist?**  
A: banner, box, cow, table, and image-to-ASCII.

**Q: Multiple fonts?**  
A: Yes — --font selection where supported.

**Q: Is it offline?**  
A: Yes — pure stdlib.

**Q: Self-test?**  
A: Yes — `self-test` proves every renderer works.

## Geo / local reach

Built and maintained by [@itsPremkumar](https://github.com/itsPremkumar) (Chennai, India · serving developers worldwide). 
Free for individuals and teams everywhere. Documentation in English; tool output is locale-neutral.

## CI integration

```yaml
# .github/workflows/verify.yml
name: Verify
on: [push]
jobs:
  verify:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Self-test ascii-art-creator
        run: python ascii_art.py self-test
```

## Support

Free + MIT-0 (free, modifiable, no attribution required). Sponsor if useful:
- GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/itsPremkumar
- Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsPremkumar

⭐ Star on [GitHub](https://github.com/itsPremkumar/ascii-art-creator)