@ tokioprincess1, thanks a lot, glad you like it.

@ eezy1, thanks man, apprecviate it.

If you want to tattoo a font (PC font), then it will not be a calligraphy. Fonts are used in western calligraphy which is more of a precision craft, whereas Chinese/Japanese calligraphy differ in this matter greatly.

The script or style on that document is called standard style, or kaisho (楷書), in Japanese. It is second to the most recent script (historically) and most formal style in calligraphy, used mainly on official documents, etc. Tattoos in kaisho are quite popular in Western countries, as the kanji tattoo examples available in tattoo stores are mostly in that style, though they are usually computerized fonts.

If you are looking for a tattoo design written with a brush, then please send me a PM, and we can talk about it, but if you need a text in computerized font (which is not advisable, due to the fact that many kanji in hand-written form look differently than those put down in computer font) then I cannot help you, as I do not use such fonts on my PC (except the standard ones included in win7).

福 happiness

百祥　great happiness

介福　great happiness

This phrase is quite interesting, the kanji 介 means "to be jammed in" and 福means happiness.

雷鳴　　thunder



雷音 sound of thunder

龍雲　　 dragon in clouds

唯一　　unique

雲間　rift between clouds

龍 dragon

越書 beyond calligraphy

義人　selfless (righteous) man

音　　 a sound

幸一杯 full of happiness

龍 dragon

I am so upset i wrote it on a really cheap Chinese training paper >.<

虎　とら　tiger

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Hi

I am a Japanese female.
I was not interested in calligraphy until I saw a Japanese guy writing something on a very huge paper with a very very large brush a couple of months ago.
(I visited a Japanese festival overseas, and he performed calligraphy as a part of the festival).

I am not still interested in doing it myself, but it is nice to see it as an art.
Your works are fantastic!!!
Looking forward to viewing your future works!!

glad you like it :)

千笑 thousand laughs (being happy)

酒一杯　a cup of sake (that makes you happy)

I wrote it for those who enjoy good whine ;-)

The more I read this thread, the more I feel an urge to continue learning about the kanji; thanks.

Also, I would like to practice shodo at some point, but more like a mere hobby learnt with my own resources, once I had at least the basics, then I would try to find a local teacher.

I wrote a message and the browser closed :mad: so I just attached the pic again. Lol.
I attempted that hiragana alphabet system in with a calligraphy pen, from Cass Art (the Flagship store in Angel, Islington).

Sach Pwoductions (TM)

I wrote a message and the browser closed :mad: so I just attached the pic again. Lol.
I attempted that hiragana alphabet system in with a calligraphy pen, from Cass Art (the Flagship store in Angel, Islington).

Sach Pwoductions (TM)

Learning by writing is the way to go with Japanese language. One remark though - hiragana and katakana are not alphabets, but syllabaries.

Here is a link to kana, but I wrote there few words about where it came from, perhaps you will find it usefull:
kana

"Nameless if you want to learn about calligraphy you can start with visiting my site. Link is in my signature. We are constantly adding new content to it.

Also what I wrote in my original post before it deleted itself, is that I've always been told my writing in general is very calligraphic. I did used to try and do the calligraphy thats like Shakespearian writing, so basically calligraphy with Romanised letters.

I may have come across your website before. Lol.
It's really good! Thank you for the link.

this is a common misconception and it is quite understandable (given that knowledge of Far Eastern calligraphy is rather hard to obtain), but western calligraphy and the one we are talking aboiut are two completely different things. Western calligraphy is more of a craft, whereas the Chinese and Japanese ones are a way of life and a philosophy, often considered an art within art. Chinese calligraphy is a multilevel medium for conveying emotions and visions as well as mesages, etc. It's far more complex than a wester calligraphy. In fact, the term "caligraphy" is incorrect in my opinion, and it was mistranslated (simplified), similarly to the "rice paper". Lastly, Far Eastern "calligraphy" has absolutely nothing to do with writing pretty characters (calligraphy is taken from from Greek and it means "beautiful writing")

Yes, that's what I have been doing so far, thanks.

飛龍 flying dragon

Thanks Diversejapan. I started in 2002, and i am still studying, actually, it is getting more and more serious with every passing day. This is definitely what I want to do in my life. Hopefully, in few years time i will leave Tokyo one day and move to Kyoto for more in-depth studies on the university over there.

My tacher's name is Kajita Esshuu, you can read about him on our website, the link is below in my signature, just look up "organisation" menu. He has just turned 73 and is more vigorous than ever.

書風 - one's personal writing style

心上空　(上の空)　　absent-minded (lit. mind high up in the sky)

遠 distant

洋 ocean

舞雪 whirling (dancing) snow

朝日　　morning sun

How beautiful. I wish one day to be good with calligraphy. Right now I am only learning brush painting. So great your works!

*plooka plooka*

Thanks you, Rinai. Well, I wish I will be god in calligraphy one day as well. Perhaps another 20 years of diligent studying.

Ink painting and calligraphy are considered sister arts in China. They share the same principles (no retouching, abstract strokes, strong connection with natural forces, etc), the also share the same tools: four treasures of the study (brush, inkstone, ink and paper). Best calligraphers were also painters (and poets), as all three disciplines give them more "room" and offer more "angles" they can approach callligraphy from. I occasionally do some ink painting, but I am so busy with everyday studying and now also creating calligraphy related websites, that I have no time left for developing my skill of ink painting, sadly. Maybe one day I be able to.

So, don't give up and keep on studying! :ywave:

Ryuurui-san, I do not know if you are Japanese or not but the writing is very moving and filled with energy. I like them. :cool:

I know it's a bit out of context, but have you seen the film Shodo Girls　私たちの子支援？I saw it on the flight home and enjoyed it.

Yeah I saw the trailer, but somehow I can't get myself to watch it. Could you tell me about it in three sentences, how does it approach the art of 書? I am a bit worried that those girls are too young to understand and appreciate this art, aslo, Japan is so commercialized that this movie may be a complete waste of time. However, I might be wrong... So, tell me, why did you enjoy it?

Hi Koji-san. What you said (especially the part marked in bold) made my day. :), as those who are able to feel it, are worth writing for. I am not Japanese, though my calligraphy teacher is laughing that I am more Japanese than some Japanese.

If you click the link below, I am the 4th person from the top.

calligraphy organization