Chinese Calligraphy.

(The letters above came from my comp's font sets) It was how everything's written if we went waaaay back, but today, it's just a recreation to sooth one's mind, calm one's heart, and tell the world how Asian you can be.

I decided to rediscover my Chinese roots.

There are many tools to prep before even starting the writing process. Details' a beezy.
筆, 墨, 紙

We used to grind the ink stone with water for the black ink. Proper paper is needed to soak up the ink adequately. Pens/Brushes vary in sizes and types of hair used to create the pen, which give the pen different functionality from writing to painting. (Baby hair was supposedly the best out there for calligraphy writing.) I use 惠風堂 大長流, a common pen(most noobs use this) for writing.

帖

This is like encyclopedia for styles of Chinese Calligraphy. It has thousands of collections of styles, which includes almost every Chinese letter. It's heavier than a gallon of milk.

Gesture's crucial. Back straight, arms lifted, and the way a pen is held are all elements of proper writing.

Then I went on for a few hours.



After all that time, this is what I came up with.
It's not the most traditional writing, I tried deviating the ink drop to the word imagine, then wrapped it up with a zebra doodle. BEAT THAT.

How fun...and tiring.





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