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(rigby happened on (and with added toothache), Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:25, archived)

brilliant

and all in 22 shapes.
i was wondering how to do him, but got fixated on the laurel wreath, which would make it far too many shapes.
woo

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atomboy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:26, archived)

Surely just a leaf shape, arrayed?

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pxyzyzygy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:27, archived)

well, yeah,

but, well i dunno, that doesn't seem right, 'cos then that ceasar would be in only 6 shapes. i was treating each shape replication as a new one, really

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atomboy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:28, archived)

That's what I haven't been sure about.

My Moby one uses just one shape. But it's been repeated loads of times...

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pxyzyzygy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:34, archived)

well, with that kind of thinking,

you could post any old picture and argue that it's made up of lots of different coloured squares - the pixels

you'd be laughed at, mind

(vork and burlap, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:37, archived)

Erm,

www.b3ta.com/board/2241868

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pxyzyzygy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:41, archived)

how coincidental...

(vork and burlap, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:42, archived)

well

no matter how many shapes, it's rather woo

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atomboy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:38, archived)

Aw, thank you.

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pxyzyzygy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:40, archived)

you're

thoroughly welcome

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atomboy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:41, archived)

it depends

can we reuse shapes?
there are 2 shapes just repeated and different sizes/colours

(rigby happened on (and with added toothache), Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:29, archived)

precisely

then everything is just a max of just 2 shapes (circle, triangle) in diff shapes and colours.
either way, it's a damn fine pic

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atomboy, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:31, archived)

Fab

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Banana, Tue 4 Nov 2003, 13:28, archived)