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One short text becomes one finished sheet: your words translated, one ink drawing for every line, composed so the shape and the meaning sit on the same page. What you receive - Your original text set beside my translation - One hand-drawn ink panel per line, on warm paper, with a lot of quiet space around it - The whole thing composed as one page at print resolution (PNG + PDF) - Two rounds of revisions Before any money moves, I send you the first line translated and drawn, free. If it does not land, we stop there and you owe nothing. What fits best: a poem you have always wanted to understand, a few characters that matter to you, a line from a letter, a name and what it means. I work in classical Chinese and English, and I will tell you honestly if I cannot translate your text well rather than guessing. Delivered within three days of payment. Search words: illustrated translation, translated poem, Chinese poem translation, Tang poetry, custom illustrated page, ink drawing commission, calligraphy art, literary gift.