Kanji mosaics

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Reply #1 - 2012 March 05, 6:06 am
TommyTheCorc New member
Registered: 2011-02-17 Posts: 3

Hello folks.  I have been a long time lurker and want to thank the community for giving me motivation and strategies that have been absolutely fantastic.  This is my way of trying to repay the community for the help you've given me. 

I think everyone here knows how tough it can be to sometimes get the motivation to study kanji but I have been doing something for a while that I thought I would share.  It helps motivate me and hopefully it can help motivate you also!

So I what I do is make my friends and coworkers these mosaics made up of a bunch of kanji.  It's kind of hard to explain, but here's a video showing me making some.

http://vimeo.com/37198862

They are fun to make and your friends/coworkers will enjoy them. 

I offer to make them for people.  It's fun and a great way to study so I perhaps you could do the same thing.

Last edited by TommyTheCorc (2012 March 05, 6:07 am)

Reply #2 - 2012 March 05, 6:15 am
Nesetoru Member
From: 芬蘭 Registered: 2009-12-27 Posts: 122

Awesome video! You got me all pumped up and I just had to do my RTK reviews after viewing it. P.S. Thank god you weren't a troll wink

Last edited by Nesetoru (2012 March 05, 6:15 am)

Reply #3 - 2012 March 05, 6:19 am
Tzadeck Member
From: Kinki Registered: 2009-02-21 Posts: 2484

Great video man!

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Reply #4 - 2012 March 05, 6:33 am
turvy Banned
From: Japan Registered: 2012-01-27 Posts: 430

Amazing.
What's the song? Sounds like Sigur Rós…

Reply #5 - 2012 March 05, 10:13 am
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Very creative, thumbs up! smile

Reply #6 - 2012 March 05, 10:20 am
Isbilenper Member
From: Copenhagen Denmark Registered: 2011-09-17 Posts: 65

Wow, they look amazing!
Thanks for the video, I might consider trying out something similar.

Reply #7 - 2012 March 05, 10:21 am
PrettyInScarlet Member
Registered: 2012-02-16 Posts: 13

turvy wrote:

Amazing.
What's the song? Sounds like Sigur Rós…

the song is by Jónsi, vocalist of Sigur Rós. It's called "Go Do".


I loved the idea, great job!

Last edited by PrettyInScarlet (2012 March 05, 10:26 am)

Reply #8 - 2012 March 05, 1:44 pm
Splatted Member
From: England Registered: 2010-10-02 Posts: 776

Nice idea, I think I'll make some too. ^^

Reply #9 - 2012 March 05, 2:19 pm
truando Member
From: I wish it was Japan Registered: 2010-07-19 Posts: 363 Website

Beautiful - thank you so much for sharing!

Reply #10 - 2012 March 05, 2:53 pm
Nagareboshi Member
From: Austria Registered: 2010-10-11 Posts: 569 Website

Man, oh man! This video is wicked sick! And on top of that very inspirational! Thanks for sharing it!

Reply #11 - 2012 March 05, 9:07 pm
HonyakuJoshua Member
From: The Unique City of Liverpool Registered: 2011-06-03 Posts: 617 Website

AWESOME!

Reply #12 - 2012 March 05, 11:16 pm
six8ten Member
Registered: 2011-02-26 Posts: 106

Shameless self plug for kanji art:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/green-sabe … 0299568636

Been over a year since I touched a paintrush, though. I really should get back into it.

Reply #13 - 2012 March 05, 11:53 pm
HonyakuJoshua Member
From: The Unique City of Liverpool Registered: 2011-06-03 Posts: 617 Website

Also Awesome! I can't zoom in enough to see what kanji you used on some of your paintings though!

Reply #14 - 2012 March 06, 8:46 pm
six8ten Member
Registered: 2011-02-26 Posts: 106

In most cases, it's a fairly direct kanji for whatever is being protrayed, 木 for tree (or 松 for the pine trees), though some of them are a little less direct. The one of the castle uses 松前and 松前城  since it was based on Matsumae castle. Most of the larger pieces also had one single kanji mixed in somewhere, like 鳥 written once in the big blue area that's otherwise filled with 空.

Reply #15 - 2012 March 09, 7:43 am
meeatcookies Member
From: Poland Registered: 2011-11-12 Posts: 96

You should seriously get a place in The Guinness Book of Records for this. You're a kanji beast;d

Reply #16 - 2012 March 09, 9:09 am
vix86 Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2010-01-19 Posts: 1469

This is a great video. I like the concept smile, but the videography(?)/composition of the video is very nice. Great piece.

Reply #17 - 2012 March 09, 9:29 am
EratiK Member
From: Paris Registered: 2010-07-15 Posts: 874

Wow dude, impressive video! Respect! smile

Reply #18 - 2012 March 13, 7:58 am
TommyTheCorc New member
Registered: 2011-02-17 Posts: 3

Thanks a bunch for the nice words everyone.  six8ten, those are some sweet pictures, nice work!

Reply #19 - 2012 March 17, 1:29 pm
Koos83 Member
From: The Netherlands Registered: 2009-08-26 Posts: 318

Wow, I'm really impressed by both your work! O_O It's super amazingly awesome, that's all I can say. tongue

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