How to Learn Regular Script

Author: Li Yanxuan
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is part of the Calligraphy Self-Study Series, specifically the volume titled "How to Learn Regular Script." It adopts a combined approach of instruction and critique, with rich text and illustrations. Standardized and normative examples are used, and the language is clear and accessible. The book explains the name, origin, characteristics, brushwork, composition, and layout of regular script in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner, citing classical sources and simplifying complex concepts. It also introduces representative calligraphers of regular script and their timeless masterpieces. Through step-by-step demonstrations, critiques, and practice exercises that progress from simple to complex, beginners gradually gain a foundational understanding of calligraphy, master the basic techniques of regular script, and enhance their appreciation and aesthetic awareness of calligraphic works. This lays a solid foundation for entering the of calligraphy art.