Custom Japanese Calligraphy for Personal Use
Calligraphy for personal use is strictly for your personal enjoyment and should not be used for business purposes or as an investment. You can order custom calligraphy for personal use in the following formats:
DIGITAL FORMAT
Custom Calligraphy in digital format for personal use is available for tattoo designs. There are numerous images of Japanese and Chinese characters available at tattoo studios. However, often, these images use generic fonts and are neither personalized nor unique. A Custom Japanese Calligraphy for Tattoo is a digital calligraphy artwork hand brushed and scanned at a high resolution to ensure the capture of every detail in the artwork. Because calligraphy is a hand-made piece of art, no two calligraphies are the same, even with the same Kanji character. Consequently, this results in a piece of art that is one of a kind.
Custom Japanese Calligraphy Tattoo
How many characters: 1-2
SHIKISHI BOARDS
These boards are made with high-quality Gasen paper laminated to a hardboard backing with a strip of gold around the edge. They are sturdy, and the paper won’t appear wrinkled. They are excellent for framing or hanging with traditional frames or shikishi-specific ones.
Custom Shikishi Calligraphy
HANDMADE SILK SCROLL
This is a silk scroll handmade in Japan. The calligraphy is brushed onto the paper already mounted on the scroll.
Scroll size is 16 3/4” x 46”
*Custom Scrolls are currently out of stock*
Custom Calligraphy Scroll
Custom Calligraphy for Commercial Use
Calligraphy for commercial use is offered in digital format to clients who need a Japanese calligraphy design for company logos, graphic designs, or other business needs. Clients can order commissions for custom Japanese Calligraphy for either non-exclusive or exclusive use. For most commercial needs, either one of these two licenses is enough. However, clients with larger needs may consider a commercial work-for-hire agreement.
Every calligraphy is unique. No two calligraphies are ever the same. I may have brushed your calligraphy many times before, but rest assured that I will be brushing a brand-new version that will be unique for you.
Shodo is a personal practice requiring complete mindfulness to channel one’s KIAI (vital energy, spiritual force) onto the paper through brush and ink. I will brush your calligraphy many times before sending you the final one.
I will create several design sample versions for you to review during this process. After the first round of selections, we will continue the review process for up to three further revisions before the final calligraphy design is selected. Once the client picks the final design, the estimated completion time is expected to be 1-3 weeks.
The finalized digital calligraphy is delivered as a PNG, JPG, or TIFF file via Dropbox for you to download. The Dropbox link is live for seven days. Additional costs may apply if the client desires the original artwork and the digital one.
Payment is expected in full before the design process begins.
If you are interested in commissioning custom calligraphy for commercial use, please get in touch with us.
