My First Book of Chinese Calligraphy
English
By (author): Guillaume Olive Zihong He
My First Book of Chinese Calligraphy is a fun and engaging introduction to one of China's most celebrated arts and crafts for kids.
Calligraphythe art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brushhas been around for thousands of years. In this fun children's book, readers will learn alongside with Mimi, an eight year old, who takes her first steps towards learning this magical art.
Young artists will learn about:
Calligraphythe art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brushhas been around for thousands of years. In this fun children's book, readers will learn alongside with Mimi, an eight year old, who takes her first steps towards learning this magical art.
Young artists will learn about:
- The Evolution of Chinese Writinghow Chinese characters first began thousands of years ago, and how they have evolved
- The Order of the Strokeslearn how to write the strokes in the correct order
- The Radicalswhat are they, and how to unlock their secrets
- The Four Treasures of Calligraphythe four essential tools to get started
- Movements and Positionhow to master your mind's focus, your breathing and even how to move
- The Five Styles of CalligraphyZhuan Shu (seal), Li Shu (clerical), Kai Shu (regular), Cao Shu (cursive), and Xing Shu (running)
- The Eight Strokeshow to draw the eight strokes; with them, you can write anything
- Writing a Character in Calligraphycreate an entire character in calligraphy
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