Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Enclosed Structures with Three Sides
A course by Thomas Lam , Chinese Calligrapher
About the video: Enclosed Structures with Three Sides
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to write enclosed structures on three sides.”
In this video lesson Thomas Lam addresses the topic: Enclosed Structures with Three Sides, 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
“Enclosed Structures with Three Sides In this lesson, I'm going to move to the enclosed structure with three sides. Here are two examples. As you will see with the first one, the left-up right surrounded, this part, together with this part, form an enclosed structure of the whole character. The important point you need to notice is, for this vertical stroke and this vertical stroke, they should be parallel with each other and the distance between the vertical stroke and the midpoint should be the same while in the left-down right surrounded, these two vertical strokes having a slope, tend to...”
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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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