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Reply #1 - 2012 March 05, 6:06 am
TommyTheCorc
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Registered: 2011-02-17
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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
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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
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From: Kinki
Registered: 2009-02-21
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Great video man!

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Reply #4 - 2012 March 05, 6:33 am
turvy
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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
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Very creative, thumbs up! smile

Reply #6 - 2012 March 05, 10:20 am
Isbilenper
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From: Copenhagen Denmark
Registered: 2011-09-17
Posts: 60

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

Reply #7 - 2012 March 05, 10:21 am
PrettyInScarlet
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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
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From: England
Registered: 2010-10-02
Posts: 645

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

Reply #9 - 2012 March 05, 2:19 pm
truando
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Posts: 363
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Beautiful - thank you so much for sharing!

Reply #10 - 2012 March 05, 2:53 pm
Nagareboshi
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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
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AWESOME!

Reply #12 - 2012 March 05, 11:16 pm
six8ten
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Registered: 2011-02-26
Posts: 92

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
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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
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Registered: 2011-02-26
Posts: 92

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
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From: Poland
Registered: 2011-11-12
Posts: 68

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
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From: Tokyo
Registered: 2010-01-19
Posts: 1245

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
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From: Paris
Registered: 2010-07-15
Posts: 715

Wow dude, impressive video! Respect! smile

Reply #18 - 2012 March 13, 7:58 am
TommyTheCorc
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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
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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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