Calligraphy

sl0815 · Feb 13, 2006, 11:54

Basic question: How good / bad is this?
You don't have to be polite. Be rude or insult me but please be honest!
Cheers, Jan

bossel · Feb 16, 2006, 06:03

So lala. I can't really judge it, but my girlfriend says, that the width of the strokes is not in the right proportions. The last one ( 雪 ) should be the best，the upper part of it esp.
Overall actually pretty well for a European, she says.

sl0815 · Feb 19, 2006, 08:49

So lala

Overall actually pretty well for a European

Wow! That is more than I expected. Thanks for the hint with the stroke width!
Cheers, Jan

RockLee · Feb 19, 2006, 11:55

I think the proportions are a bit off maybe, but I like it

godppgo · Feb 19, 2006, 12:20

That's pretty good! The standard 8 strokes for the word 永 is really nice.
Better than mine. I had to take 2 years of Calligraphy back in junior high and was never good at it. How long have you been learning calligrahpy?

Gaijinian · Feb 19, 2006, 12:40

You rock!
Hey, why did you pick those Kanji? Any special reason?

misa.j · Feb 20, 2006, 08:27

I think you did very well. Calligraphy requires skills along with artistic talent.

They are better than how I ever did.

sl0815 · Feb 22, 2006, 00:28

Thanks for all the replies!

How long have you been learning calligrahpy?

Never learnd it. Just bought a small calligraphy set two years ago and started to imitate other people writings.

Hey, why did you pick those Kanji? Any special reason?

I like them.

Thanks a million,
Jan

JimmySeal · Mar 20, 2006, 13:01

I don't know anything about calligraphy but I can at least say that they look really nice. I'm a bit confused about the options you provided us on the poll though.

sl0815 · Mar 21, 2006, 00:16

I don't know anything about calligraphy but I can at least say that they look really nice.

Wow! Thanks!

I'm a bit confused about the options you provided us on the poll though.

rotfwl - your writing sucks but gave me a good laugh
rubbish - your writing sucks
nice try - maybe you should look for another hobby
keep on practising - ... and you'll improve to a acceptable level in some years

Cheers, Jan

jonny-mt · Apr 19, 2006, 01:30

I'm taking a calligraphy class right now, and I have to say I'm kind of jealous. The overall balance and sizing of the characters is really excellent--you have the shapes down perfectly. That being said, I have to echo bossel's girlfriend and make a comment about your stroke widths: they are too uniform. The most interesting part of 書道 is the fact that no two people will write the same character the same way due to differences in their techniques and personalities. My uneducated suggestion, then, is that you are putting too much force into your strokes, possibly holding the brush too tightly. This is especially evident in 永 and 酒, as well as the top-right stroke of 命 (that line starts a little too thick, which is why you don't really have anywhere to go when you do the press-and-sweep at the end, which is actually very nicely done).

The good news, though, is that you seem to have really gotten the techniques needed to produce each variation of stroke down. The only thing you need to really work on is showing that fact off by varying the width of your lines a little more. 頑張れ！

Minty · Jun 16, 2006, 06:48

Those are rather good for foreigner. However I find some words are written too thin while others too fat. Usually they should be about the same size.
I haven't wrote 漢字 for such a long time, the last time I practiced calligraphy was in primary school, ah memories, memories...

82riceballs · Jul 11, 2007, 05:53

永 is the best! which probly means u could do all 8 types perfectly if u practiced just a little more!

がんばってね！

usagi73 · Jul 20, 2007, 14:09

wow thats pretty good. your better than me >_<

View Poll Results: How good / bad is this?
rotfwl!	1	5.56%
rubbish!	0	0%
nice try	11	61.11%
keep on practising	6	33.33%
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Feb 19, 2006, 08:49	#3
sl0815 ☆彡 Join Date: Aug 31, 2004 Location: Leipzig Age: 29 Posts: 119	So lala Overall actually pretty well for a European Wow! That is more than I expected. Thanks for the hint with the stroke width! Cheers, Jan

Feb 19, 2006, 11:55	#4
RockLee Hullu Join Date: Apr 22, 2004 Location: Espoo Age: 26 Posts: 3,084	I think the proportions are a bit off maybe, but I like it __________________ ~ Parempi hullu kuin tylsä - Better crazy than boring ~ http://www.fin-style.be/blog -> My Blog about Finland and other random thingies.

Feb 19, 2006, 12:40	#6
Gaijinian Regular Member Join Date: Jun 3, 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 466	You rock! Hey, why did you pick those Kanji? Any special reason? __________________ これからも絶対頑張る～

Feb 22, 2006, 00:28	#8
sl0815 ☆彡 Join Date: Aug 31, 2004 Location: Leipzig Age: 29 Posts: 119	Thanks for all the replies! How long have you been learning calligrahpy? Never learnd it. Just bought a small calligraphy set two years ago and started to imitate other people writings. Hey, why did you pick those Kanji? Any special reason? I like them. Thanks a million, Jan

Feb 16, 2006, 06:03	#2
bossel Regular Member Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: germany Posts: 1,655	So lala. I can't really judge it, but my girlfriend says, that the width of the strokes is not in the right proportions. The last one ( 雪 ) should be the best，the upper part of it esp. Overall actually pretty well for a European, she says.

Feb 19, 2006, 12:20	#5
godppgo Regular Member Join Date: Jan 26, 2006 Location: Canada Age: 30 Posts: 339	That's pretty good! The standard 8 strokes for the word 永 is really nice. Better than mine. I had to take 2 years of Calligraphy back in junior high and was never good at it. How long have you been learning calligrahpy?

Feb 20, 2006, 08:27	#7
misa.j Regular Member Join Date: May 6, 2004 Location: NYS, US Age: 37 Posts: 1,165 Blog Entries: 4	I think you did very well. Calligraphy requires skills along with artistic talent. They are better than how I ever did.

Mar 20, 2006, 13:01	#9
JimmySeal Tubthumper Join Date: Mar 5, 2006 Location: Japan Age: 27 Posts: 1,301	I don't know anything about calligraphy but I can at least say that they look really nice. I'm a bit confused about the options you provided us on the poll though.

Mar 21, 2006, 00:16	#10
sl0815 ☆彡 Join Date: Aug 31, 2004 Location: Leipzig Age: 29 Posts: 119	I don't know anything about calligraphy but I can at least say that they look really nice. Wow! Thanks! I'm a bit confused about the options you provided us on the poll though. rotfwl - your writing sucks but gave me a good laugh rubbish - your writing sucks nice try - maybe you should look for another hobby keep on practising - ... and you'll improve to a acceptable level in some years Cheers, Jan

Apr 19, 2006, 01:30	#11
jonny-mt 無限馬鹿 Join Date: Jun 23, 2004 Location: Yokohama Age: 26 Posts: 69	I'm taking a calligraphy class right now, and I have to say I'm kind of jealous. The overall balance and sizing of the characters is really excellent--you have the shapes down perfectly. That being said, I have to echo bossel's girlfriend and make a comment about your stroke widths: they are too uniform. The most interesting part of 書道 is the fact that no two people will write the same character the same way due to differences in their techniques and personalities. My uneducated suggestion, then, is that you are putting too much force into your strokes, possibly holding the brush too tightly. This is especially evident in 永 and 酒, as well as the top-right stroke of 命 (that line starts a little too thick, which is why you don't really have anywhere to go when you do the press-and-sweep at the end, which is actually very nicely done). The good news, though, is that you seem to have really gotten the techniques needed to produce each variation of stroke down. The only thing you need to really work on is showing that fact off by varying the width of your lines a little more. 頑張れ！ __________________ 今日の笑顔は明日の元気。 And if you're bored...

Jun 16, 2006, 06:48	#12
Minty Seeing is believing Join Date: Feb 26, 2006 Location: Strasbourg Posts: 304	Those are rather good for foreigner. However I find some words are written too thin while others too fat. Usually they should be about the same size. I haven't wrote 漢字 for such a long time, the last time I practiced calligraphy was in primary school, ah memories, memories...

Jul 11, 2007, 05:53	#13
82riceballs Regular Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Where I Want To Posts: 215	永 is the best! which probly means u could do all 8 types perfectly if u practiced just a little more! がんばってね！ __________________ ”ヒサシブリブリダネ。” 　　～～～クレヨンしんちゃん

Jul 20, 2007, 14:09	#14
usagi73 RAWR XD Join Date: May 30, 2007 Posts: 15	wow thats pretty good. your better than me >_<

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