Chinese Calligraphy Techniques

• Chinese writing evolution
• Chinese characters
• Preparing ink
• Holding a brush
• Chinese scripts

What discussed here are the general rules in Chinese calligraphy. One-one-one direction is as necessary for beginners as in any other form of visual art. Anyone who teaches himself may technically walk into a wrong course - it is hard to break a bad habit.

The technical training of Chinese calligraphy focuses on copybooks. Through the lengthy annals of the art, master calligraphers set fascinating examples in its disciplines and the expressions, lending a shoulder for later generation to start. While each master had his own way in speed and pressure, the basic techniques of stroke execution are similar. Thus, a good grasp of one style will shed light on others.

There was only hard hair brush in ancient China, and papers were generally sized to prevent bleeding. The common brushes for Chinese calligraphy today are combined with goat hair, and the paper popular with beginners is semi-absorbent rice paper. Calligraphers usually don't change their choices often once find something fit.