Here is another photo from a Chinese calligraphy photo shoot with a Japanese model Asuka. They say that picture says a thousand words, so it would seem appropriate to let the photo speak for itself. In addition, here is a translation of the first chapter of this classic, transcribed Nathan Sturman, MA.

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I started to edit photos from my last Chinese calligraphy body art photo shoot with a Japanese model Asuka. This time I was writing a Chinese classic, known as Thousand Character Classic. This particular version is my copy of a masterpiece by Zhi Yong. The place for a photo shoot was great, a luxury room with lots of space, which allowed me to use my telephoto lens. The writing itself was quite time consuming, I think it took about 3 hours. I wanted to cover the entire body of the model, but I think it would take us at least 5h or more (possibly 6), so perhaps next time. More photos are coming, so stay tuned! To view my other calligraphy body art photos, see my portfolio. To book a body art or boudoir photo shoot in Tokyo, please contact me directly.

I have finished my next android photoshop manipulation. I just love making those. I think I need to start hunting for models just for my new cyborg ideas? Girls in Tokyo area - please contact me if interested.

Talking about cyborgs, I would like to recommend you guys a website created by Mpaolo Almeida, a photoshop artist from Brazil. This guys is really talented and has amazing ideas for his photo manipulations. On top of this he is a really down to earth guy. Have a look at his site, www.tutoriaisphotoshop.info, and his youtube channel. He is also selling tutorials on various types of photo manipulation, including cyborgs, steampunk, fantasy and dark art. Although the tuts are in Portuguese, his photoshop is in English, and it is quite easy to follow his moves, as long as you know photoshop at least to a certain degree. Mpaolo speak English, so you can look him up on FB and ask about the tutorials. I actually have a few of them myself, and they are really very very helpful indeed.

I am currently looking for new models (any nationality / skin tone) in Tokyo area, for boudoir and calligraphy body art photo shoots. Girls interested in working with me, please contact me at [email protected] / FB: Ponte Ryuurui, or via google+. The ony restriction is that for calligraphy body art I need to work with skin that is tattoo free, though it depends on type and quality of the tattos, their placement, size and colour. I do not require a model to have any experience, I can guide you through the photo shoot. 芸術的な写真に興味がある女子はご連絡ください（経験なしでもOK)

Photo below / model: Asuka