Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you how to take a photo of your artwork. As most of the Chinese calligraphy artwork is larger than A4 or even A3 size, home scanners might be too small for them. The easiest way is to take photos with a camera and phone. ”

In this video lesson Thomas Lam addresses the topic: How to Take a Photo for Your Artwork, 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

“How to Take a Photo for your Artwork In this lesson, I'm going to show you how to take photos of your Chinese calligraphy artwork. Here there's an example. That's my previous work. First of all, you need to make sure the ink is all dry. Because if the ink is not dry enough, when you take a photo of it, the ink will probably have some reflections. For my projects, I will bring along with my ink dish, brush, or another decoration you may wish to put together. There are two angles I usually use to take the photos. One is the overhead shot, from the top of the artwork. Another shot is directly ...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy

• Level: Beginner
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• 19 lessons (3h 2m)
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  Calligraphy & Typography

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  Calligraphy