Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Completely Enclosed Structures
A course by Thomas Lam , Chinese Calligrapher
About the video: Completely Enclosed Structures
Overview
“Now, you will learn how to write completely enclosed structures.”
In this video lesson Thomas Lam addresses the topic: Completely Enclosed Structures, 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
“In this lesson, I will introduce the last and closest structure which is encoded completely We name it Overall Surrounder. Here are two examples, as you will see, It's like, rectangle and then we put some characters in the middle The main point is this radical line should be powered out. And lie on the vertical line. But sometimes it's a bit different. I will introduce to you when I show you the example. And another point that you may wish to notice is This structure The left part and the right part should be having the same distance. But... These two vertical lines sometimes will have diff...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
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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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