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Plummie · 04-21-2003, 06:14 PM

This painting was a "rough draft" for the final painting that I gave my boyfriend for Valentine's Day.

It says "I Love You" in Chinese.

Plummie · 04-21-2003, 06:15 PM

Helps if you attach the image lol.

SecretMethod70 · 04-21-2003, 10:14 PM

very cool. You've got a lucky boyfriend, he has beautiful Chinese caligraphy now along with a beautiful girlfriend. I'd love to see the finished product.

Ambition · 04-21-2003, 11:14 PM

That's awesome plummie. I'd appriciate a woman that could apply an awesome talent into a gift for an occasion. Props to Plummie.

queedo · 04-22-2003, 01:55 PM

Cool stuff, I have found Caligraphy interesting

DuNiLoMoo · 04-23-2003, 06:35 AM

Translation: I love you
Not bad at all

Plummie · 04-23-2003, 08:21 AM

Do you speak chinese?

DuNiLoMoo · 04-23-2003, 08:36 AM

Sure, I'm Chinese. Want some SAR, kidding.

cdwonderful · 04-23-2003, 08:59 AM

love the calligraphy, keep the sars

Cyd · 04-23-2003, 10:54 AM

Awesome calligraphy.. Did you use the standard brush? (I cant stand those big ones! AHHh)

motdakasha · 04-23-2003, 07:32 PM

That's beautiful. I kind of wish my parents had made me take Chinese classes as a kid so I could have learned to write, but then I kind of don't since no one who took them enjoyed them.

Frosstbyte · 04-28-2003, 12:38 AM

Very nice. You know how to apply it to swordfighting? ::coughs:: Yes, yes, I know I watch WAY too many kung fu movies. If you don't understand, watch Hero and/or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It's a good deal, you get to watch a freaking awesome movie and understand an obscure joke by me in the process.

Mr.Deflok · 04-28-2003, 01:09 AM

Watch Kagemusha "Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain".

Plummie · 04-30-2003, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Frosstbyte
Very nice. You know how to apply it to swordfighting? ::coughs:: Yes, yes, I know I watch WAY too many kung fu movies. If you don't understand, watch Hero and/or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

Hey I own Crouching Tiger!

And I will make sure to watch Hero and Kagemusha too. I love Kung Fu movies. Thanks for all your compliments, everybody. You guys rock.

motdakasha · 04-30-2003, 08:15 PM

Hero is awesome. I don't understand why it didn't get too much attention in the media.

Uocom · 05-07-2003, 01:20 PM

I saw Kagemusha, and it seemed to me to not have any real fighting at all... It was a great movie though. You are talking about the Kurosawa one, right?

ARTelevision · 05-07-2003, 02:50 PM

great work, Plummie.
Sumi ink, stone, brush, and paper?

I love the energy and the vastness...

little limey · 05-07-2003, 05:05 PM

HOw long have you been studying Chinese caligraphy?
i can almost see a picture in the second character.

Force 10 · 05-08-2003, 06:26 PM

neato ;-) I wish I could draw...

chiefslappajo · 05-09-2003, 03:50 PM

I just got a new camera, so as soon as I get some webspace, I'll put the finished product up for you all to see. Plummie handpainted a red border around the symbols and put it in a black frame. Its the best Valentine's Day present I've ever gotten. Its a really heartfelt artistic expression, but it looks bad-ass!! Thanks, cutie

Cuball · 05-11-2003, 01:52 AM

very nice !

how long did that take you to draw ?

arael · 05-11-2003, 07:18 PM

wo ai ni... that's sweet

uber1 · 05-11-2003, 07:32 PM

looks great, lets see more!

ruggerp11 · 05-19-2003, 08:53 AM

Question:
Is there a reliable place (website) where you can obtain Japanese and Mandarin translation? I have always wanted to know the characters for happiness and Success, but I don't want to have "at the end of the day this guy is ugly" on my desktop or tattoo or whatever (if you are at a loss there was a guy that went to get a tattoo on his arm and the artist put what I put in "" on his arm then left town. The guy had no idea until a waitress at a asian resturant started laughing at him.)

Plummie · 05-22-2003, 08:30 AM

I don't know of any translation websites, but here are the characters you are looking for.

Double Happiness

Wealth or Success

Ganguro · 05-22-2003, 08:56 AM

i like to freak my chinese friends out by recognizing certain symbols.
When they ask how i know what that says i always reply
"because the Japanese stole them!"

It's funny because it's true

urgodhere · 05-26-2003, 03:59 PM

Those are some pretty Pimpin writings...u indeed are a rarity to find. Ur b/f is lucky to have someone that is willing to make a gift rather than buy it. Good luck for future writings.

viveleroi0 · 05-29-2003, 05:35 PM

always thought the oriental calligraphy was the best. I don't know why, maybe because of the difference in language structure, or the fact that they are symbols with meanings I love to think about. If I knew what the said it might loose some mystery... I dunno.

04-21-2003, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plummie Liquid Diamonds Location: Lexington, KY	My Chinese Caligraphy This painting was a "rough draft" for the final painting that I gave my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. It says "I Love You" in Chinese. __________________ Kim

04-21-2003, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plummie Liquid Diamonds Location: Lexington, KY	Helps if you attach the image lol. __________________ Kim

04-21-2003, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	very cool. You've got a lucky boyfriend, he has beautiful Chinese caligraphy now along with a beautiful girlfriend. I'd love to see the finished product. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-21-2003, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ambition Insane Location: Miami, FL	That's awesome plummie. I'd appriciate a woman that could apply an awesome talent into a gift for an occasion. Props to Plummie. __________________ Looking for answers to questions that can't be answered.

04-22-2003, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
queedo Shodan	Cool stuff, I have found Caligraphy interesting __________________ If you think you can or you can't, you are right!

04-23-2003, 06:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
DuNiLoMoo Upright	I know what that means Translation: I love you Not bad at all

04-23-2003, 08:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Plummie Liquid Diamonds Location: Lexington, KY	Do you speak chinese? __________________ Kim

04-23-2003, 08:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
DuNiLoMoo Upright	Sure, I'm Chinese. Want some SAR, kidding.

04-23-2003, 08:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
cdwonderful another passenger Location: Youngstown, Ohio	love the calligraphy, keep the sars __________________ Never try to teach a pig to whistle it wastes your time, and annoys the pig.....

04-23-2003, 10:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cyd Insane	Awesome calligraphy.. Did you use the standard brush? (I cant stand those big ones! AHHh) __________________ Cyd

04-23-2003, 07:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
motdakasha Hiya Puddin'! Miss me? Location: Silicon Valley, CA	That's beautiful. I kind of wish my parents had made me take Chinese classes as a kid so I could have learned to write, but then I kind of don't since no one who took them enjoyed them. __________________ =^-^= motdakasha =^-^= Just Google It. BA Psychology & Photography (I'm not going psychoanalyze you nor will I let you cry on my shoulder. Have a nice day.)

04-28-2003, 12:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	Very nice. You know how to apply it to swordfighting? ::coughs:: Yes, yes, I know I watch WAY too many kung fu movies. If you don't understand, watch Hero and/or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It's a good deal, you get to watch a freaking awesome movie and understand an obscure joke by me in the process.

04-28-2003, 01:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	Watch Kagemusha "Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain".

04-30-2003, 08:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
motdakasha Hiya Puddin'! Miss me? Location: Silicon Valley, CA	Hero is awesome. I don't understand why it didn't get too much attention in the media. __________________ =^-^= motdakasha =^-^= Just Google It. BA Psychology & Photography (I'm not going psychoanalyze you nor will I let you cry on my shoulder. Have a nice day.)

05-07-2003, 01:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
Uocom Upright	I saw Kagemusha, and it seemed to me to not have any real fighting at all... It was a great movie though. You are talking about the Kurosawa one, right?

05-11-2003, 07:18 PM	#22 (permalink)
arael Banned	wo ai ni... that's sweet

05-07-2003, 02:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	great work, Plummie. Sumi ink, stone, brush, and paper? I love the energy and the vastness... __________________ create evolution

05-07-2003, 05:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
little limey Psycho Location: Room Nineteen	HOw long have you been studying Chinese caligraphy? i can almost see a picture in the second character.

05-08-2003, 06:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
Force 10 Had to leave this awesome space	neato ;-) I wish I could draw...

05-09-2003, 03:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
chiefslappajo Insane Location: bluegrass	I just got a new camera, so as soon as I get some webspace, I'll put the finished product up for you all to see. Plummie handpainted a red border around the symbols and put it in a black frame. Its the best Valentine's Day present I've ever gotten. Its a really heartfelt artistic expression, but it looks bad-ass!! Thanks, cutie __________________ Longstanding Member Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.

05-11-2003, 01:52 AM	#21 (permalink)
Cuball Insane Location: Belgium	very nice ! how long did that take you to draw ? __________________ Let's GO

05-11-2003, 07:32 PM	#23 (permalink)
uber1 Crazy	looks great, lets see more! __________________ tubulartuddles

05-19-2003, 08:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
ruggerp11 Cautiously soaring Location: exploring my new home in SF	Question: Is there a reliable place (website) where you can obtain Japanese and Mandarin translation? I have always wanted to know the characters for happiness and Success, but I don't want to have "at the end of the day this guy is ugly" on my desktop or tattoo or whatever (if you are at a loss there was a guy that went to get a tattoo on his arm and the artist put what I put in "" on his arm then left town. The guy had no idea until a waitress at a asian resturant started laughing at him.) __________________ Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it. --Mark Twain Do What makes you happy --Me BUT! "Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness" - Chuang-Tzu

05-22-2003, 08:30 AM	#25 (permalink)
Plummie Liquid Diamonds Location: Lexington, KY	I don't know of any translation websites, but here are the characters you are looking for. Double Happiness Wealth or Success __________________ Kim

05-22-2003, 08:56 AM	#26 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	i like to freak my chinese friends out by recognizing certain symbols. When they ask how i know what that says i always reply "because the Japanese stole them!" It's funny because it's true

05-26-2003, 03:59 PM	#27 (permalink)
urgodhere Banned Location: Limbo	Those are some pretty Pimpin writings...u indeed are a rarity to find. Ur b/f is lucky to have someone that is willing to make a gift rather than buy it. Good luck for future writings.

05-29-2003, 05:35 PM	#28 (permalink)
viveleroi0 Psycho Location: Oregon	always thought the oriental calligraphy was the best. I don't know why, maybe because of the difference in language structure, or the fact that they are symbols with meanings I love to think about. If I knew what the said it might loose some mystery... I dunno. __________________ "It's not that I don't understand, it's that I don't care" - Homer Simpson