Asking for help with calligraphy

[Ruben von Zwack]

大家好！

 

I was wondering if there's someone out there, versed in calligraphy, who could write me two characters. I would like to use them as a picture for a personal blog that I intend to write with some of my musings on Chinese-related stuff.

It doesn't need to stand as a master piece on it's own, and the blog won't be about calligraphy anyway. But at the same time, I don't want to make a complete fool of myself. That's why I don't even intend to "learn" calligraphy in a few weeks and do it myself ;)

I'm afraid I can't name a certain style of calligraphy (for my lack of knowledge), but I prefer styles that look casual. Not too perfect, balanced or pretty. And I like when you can see the brush is a bit dry.

I was trying to find examples, but since I am not sure what name the style I am looking for has, it was hard to find examples.

I like this calligraphy, by 王羲之 Wáng Xīzhī I believe, but it's just an example:

 

[Hofmann]

Which characters do you want to write?

[Ruben von Zwack]

I thought "Dark Star" like the Sci Fi film, but when I did a picture search for 阴星 or 黑星 it seemed some weapons connotations came up, which of course I do not want.

[Hofmann]

Most translations come up with 黑星球, but because "Dark Star" was then name of the ship, I find 黑星 or 暗星 more likely names.

[Ruben von Zwack]

暗星 is my favourite! I also like how 暗 has 音 in there    Thank you!

[Hofmann]

Well then they're nothing special. Just make sure you don't write the last stroke of 星 too long.

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just try google for "书法辞典" or "书法字典" and you'll come up with whatever you like eventually, in my experience