I set the two main characters in a commanding stance and stretched the shinnyō radical wide to create a sense of movement. I kept the kana modest and small, and gave the work breath through ink tones and empty space. I entrust the rapture of creation to the bounce of the brush's momentum.
— Sakana NamazuOriginal (Japanese)
主役の二字を堂々と構え、しんにょうを大きく張って動勢を出した。かなは控えめに小さくまとめ、濃淡と余白で呼吸をつけた。創造の喜悦を、筆勢のはずみに託す。
Translated by Claude Opus 5.5