Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Combined Structure
A course by Thomas Lam , Chinese Calligrapher
About the video: Combined Structure
Overview
“It is time to work on more complicated structures. In this lesson, I will teach you how to handle this kind of combined structure. ”
In this video lesson Thomas Lam addresses the topic: Combined Structure, 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
“Combined Structure In this lesson, I'm going to show you combined structures. From the last few lessons, I've gone through all the most common structures with you. I believe by learning these type of structures, you can cover almost most of the Chinese characters. However, there are more than 2,000 Chinese characters which we commonly use nowadays. Some characters may carry a lot of strokes and are built with different type of structures that aren't common to see. Now, I'm going to show you some structures that combine with different type of components, and I will help you to analyse how 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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