How did they achieve this affect? I see that they choose different

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Probably made with this illustrator plugin
http://astutegraphics.com/software/phantasm/
it has a raster effect where you can choose to use text characters instead of dots
(i made an example real quick here)
its like 80 bucks tho, i havent seen a free version anywhere

>>254748

Thanks for the reply. I definitely can't afford an $80 plugin (wasn't Illustrator like $300-400 before Adobe went the subscription route? Seems a bit much for a plugin), but maybe phantasm is included in their trial? I'll go digging around for a free alternative I guess.

If anybody else has any ideas, post them. I'll keep up with the thread.

>>254754
I'll be lurking this thread also for some free alternatives too! Thanks for making this post.

>>254754
picascii.com/

>>254746
Looks like a regular text with a number grid clipping mask.

>>254746
>create a new document, white background
>new layer, copypaste tons of numbers
>edit font settings to make them small and evenly spaced
>make the color a light gray
>new layer, write whatever you want using a darker colour
>right click > create clipping mask

I think that would be it. You can duplicate the text layer to make some letters darker than others and then mask those others out.

>>254754
well if you gonna need it once you can use the trial of phantasm plugin..