It’s a video course that includes 30 videos for English-speaking beginners. We‘ll start from our calligraphy learning from the very basic knowledge, then gradually move to more complicated things. From one stroke to more strokes, from simple characters to compound characters.
This lesson will focus more on the most important structure in Chinese characters–symmetry, which is one of the most important aesthetics and philosophy in Chinese culture. We’ll learn 33 characters in Master Wú Ràngzhī Xiǎozhuàn calligraphy.
隶书Lìshū was the beginning of the modern Chinese writing system, so it’s a very important style of Chinese characters. 《曹全碑》Cáo Quán Bēi Cao Quan Stone Tablet is a classic artwork written in 隶书Lìshū. It’s a Stone tablet from the Han dynasty (185 AD), which recorded the stories of Cao Quan, a good official at that time.
This is an art lesson designed for beginners who would like to know some basic knowledge about Chinese painting. In this course, Master Dèng Mèngjié will share with you how to paint the peony flower, which is also what she is famous for. In Chinese culture, the Peony flower symbolizes noble, rich, and elegant.