OUGD406 - Studio Brief 2 - Traditional Japanese Brush Pen Lettering

I wanted to experiment with other authentic ways to print type onto my currency. One way was to simply draw the letters on manually. To do this I bought a traditional Japanese Brush pen to experiment with brush pen calligraphy and practice writing Chinese and Thai typography. I have then used techniques from my photography lighting induction in order to photograph the finished type.

First Attempts