Hello dear friends, welcome to my class. Today we learn chinese calligraphy. This is such a beautiful and unique art form.

As the title suggested, this is an introductory class. There are 5 main lessons:

The spirite
- We learn the writing history and style evolution of Chinese calligraph and appreciate its practice, dedication and serenity.
The materials
- We learn about the materials for Chinese calligraphy, 文房四宝，the four treasures 笔墨纸砚, namely the brush, ink, paper and ink stone.
Posture and movement
- We learn to hold the brush elegantly and write freely.
The Practice
- We practice basic strokes, character structure and write Chinese words
The projects
- Make a card, bookmark, or scroll

Please post your exercises onto our class project page, I look forward to seeing your works.

For the brushes, ink and other art supplies, you can find them on my etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/yanghaiying

Thank you.

Stay safe and make art.

Magdalena Wolska

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