Asian characters

[Dr.Grace]

my site

[Kay]

very beautiful, thank you

[Reisho]

If you can find a good teacher, by all means try it sometime!

 

So you've taken lessons?

Could you tell us a bit more about that? Where you found your teacher, if he/she was Asian, how many lessons you took and for how long before getting such a precious result, etc.

 

This is most interesting!

 

 

Thank you,

 

Reisho

[Dr.Grace]

Yes, I took classes for a couple of years. I only stopped because of events in my life that were rather all-consuming. It happens that a friend of mine, Jean Shen, is an accomplished painter and calligrapher. One day she invited me to her weekly class, and I was hooked!

 

In some parts of the West with substantial Asian populations there are Chinese or Japanese cultural societies. You might check with them to see if there are any artists/calligraphers that give classes or lessons. Otherwise, you might consider long-distance lessons or find videotaped instructional material. I know of some videos of Chinese painting, but not calligraphy.

 

One place to inquire is Ning Yeh's Oriental Art Supply

[Forward4SuperMurloc]

I'm a CN caligraphy amateur from it's mainland and love to use FP to complete my daily writing including that Asian Caligraphy.

In my objective,for daily drill it's solid to use some nib like a ball point to deliver EXACTLY what you write (Naginata Togi style is better for performance scenario).

In my collection Aurora 18k Medium nib works best on regular paper, and Parker Duofold International Medium nib works best on rice paper (paper for pencil drawing may also work, which reduces the broadness). For daily writing, go for the Fine and EF. A Broad nib is fun but also a bit challenging, still easier than brush pen.

 

(sheaffer writes on the rice paper)

[Forward4SuperMurloc]

4 minutes ago, Forward4SuperMurloc said:

I'm a CN caligraphy amateur from it's mainland and love to use FP to complete my daily writing including that Asian Caligraphy.

In my objective,for daily drill it's solid to use some nib like a ball point to deliver EXACTLY what you write (Naginata Togi style is better for performance scenario).

In my collection Aurora 18k Medium nib works best on regular paper, and Parker Duofold International Medium nib works best on rice paper (paper for pencil drawing may also work, which reduces the broadness). For daily writing, go for the Fine and EF. A Broad nib is fun but also a bit challenging, still easier than brush pen.

Some cushion (like paper sheets) below the writing surface helps to wield the "broadness change" stuff.

 

(sheaffer writes on the rice paper)