Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy: A Structured Course in Creating Beautiful Brush Lettering

by Rebecca Yue

Are you interested in taking the first steps to becoming a Chinese calligraphy master? This book employs unique, systematic teaching methods to help you build up from basic to advanced brushstrokes—enabling you to create new words with each brushstroke you learn.

Inside  Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy  you’ll find two fold-out cover flaps carrying key information to remind you of the anatomy of each character. A series of lessons and projects, organized to build the reader’s knowledge and make the art of calligraphy as enjoyable as it is graceful.  The method is innovative, the learning solid: the five major styles of Chinese calligraphy (Kai Shu, Hsing Shu, Chuan Shu, Li Shu, and Tsao) are covered in depth. Now anyone can learn this 4,000-year-old art in just a few weeks!

Genres: Art, China, Nonfiction, Language, Reference

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2004

Reviews

[Katherine Cowley]

I checked out this book and flipped through it... and now I must have it. Best detailed anatomy of characters and brushstrokes that I've seen in English, and the same sorts of techniques I started learning in the Chinese calligraphy class I took from a Chinese master of the art. (Unfortunately it looks like the author also has books on Chinese brushpainting...maybe I'll get the whole set someday.)

[UndeadArtist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish j would have read earlier

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

You would need additional material to learn calligraphy, not just this book.