Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Dot, Horizontal and Vertical Strokes 2
A course by Thomas Lam , Chinese Calligrapher
About the video: Dot, Horizontal and Vertical Strokes 2
Overview
“Once you are familiarized with the basic strokes, you will start building some Chinese characters with fewer strokes.”
In this video lesson Thomas Lam addresses the topic: Dot, Horizontal and Vertical Strokes 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy. Learn how to write Chinese characters through artistic practices and brush stroke techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Dot, Horizontal and Vertical Strokes Basic Components Now let's move onto vertical strokes. The vertical stroke, in Chinese "xuan shu", is like this: the vertical line is lined on this red line, which means that actually it's a straight line, but similar to the horizontal line, there are a few things that you need to pay attention to. The starting point and the end point are also thicker than the middle part. As you can see, the middle part is a bit narrower than the start and the end point. One more thing you need to know is this part is a bit thicker and pointing to the left. In Chinese, ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
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Calligraphy
Thomas Lam
A course by Thomas Lam
Thomas Lam is a Chinese calligraphy artist and teacher based in London. Born and raised in Hong Kong, his internationally recognized work is taught in calligraphy workshops through his academy Write Like Dance.
For over a decade, he has been sharing his work online and with calligraphy students in the UK and Hong Kong. He is currently developing a learning system for lovers of calligraphy and Chinese culture.
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