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Originally Posted by Amnell
Well, I went ahead and got the most basic necessities of the Far Eastern Calligraphical Arts. I tell ya, a real brush is a lot more fun than a brush pen :P .
This is about as good as it gets so far ^_^;;;
There's a lot wrong with it, I know :P .
So, anyone else out there into calligraphy? Care to give me a few pointers?
Here's a question: are ink sticks good? I didn't see any of those at the Michael's I went to. I ended up getting some Sumi ink in a bottle. |
If you cannot find a teacher, it will be hard to continue. You could buy a book, but it is not the same. Book doesn't speak, or feel.
You may look here, Joshua has posted a lot of good information for beginners.
Chinese Calligraphy Customized Scroll & Educational Resources 德藝書法網 (英文版首頁)
His calligraphy is very technical and correct, although it is Chinese one. Japanese calligraphy differs. But you need to start with basics, and first learn how to use the brush.
You could also refer to my videos on 永字八法, or in other words, 8 laws of kanji 永, which presents 8 basic strokes (out of 37) in printed style. You need to search around in my channel, there are all strokes explained.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8rpQRCiumc
here is a link to very good video also explaining strokes.
YouTube - 楷書
As to the ink, 墨汁 (ready made ink) is not recommended. It teaches bad habits of haste and negligence. Preparing ink on the ink stone has philosophical meaning, that calms you down and leads you into a semi-meditative state. Best shortcut in calligraphy studies is to anticipate none.
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Originally Posted by Amnell
I'd say that I'm more interested in Japanese calligraphy.
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Why would that be?