Choose a background and press s to convert to ASCII. I recommend a scan speed of 4. For better looks, play via: https://turbowarp.org/686298374?hqpen&stuck Press r to filter noise Press Space to rerender
It works by scanning the image, then converting it into brightness values between 0 and 1, and then choosing an ASCII character based on the brightness value. You can also extend the ASCII variable. Characters that fill in more space should be at the beginning and characters that fill out less at the ending (like space).