Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Simple Structure Characters
A course by Thomas Lam , Chinese Calligrapher
About the video: Simple Structure Characters
Overview
“After understanding the principles of the stroke order, I will start introducing the common structures and their proportions. In this lesson, I will start with the simplest structure.”
In this video lesson Thomas Lam addresses the topic: Simple Structure Characters , 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
“Simple Structure Characters In this lesson, I'm going to show you the first basic structure. It is the simple structure. In these two characters you will see only one component that the whole character consists of. There are few things you need to bear in mind. For example, in these characters, you will see the left part and the right part of these letters are symmetric. It's important that you have a good balance for the characters. For example, this left falling and the press down stroke, the distance between the middle and the left part is the same as the distance between the middle and ...”
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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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