Chinese Calligraphy by Qu Lei Lei
Discover the five major scripts to create classic characters and beautiful projects. Qu Lei Lei, one of the world's top calligraphers, shows you how to recreate some of the most beautiful and sacred of Chinese characters, including Happiness, Love, Long Life and Good Fortune. Now you too can enjoy the beauty of these ancient scripts. In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide that is suitable for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike, you can learn all the techniques needed to produce classic designs, decorations and motifs, and even to create new ones of your own. A complete photographic guide shows you how to create 15 projects, from greeting cards and precious hangings for the home.
Magic paper is an invaluable toop for the calligrapher. When you brush water over the paper, the area covered darkens, only for the mark to disappear as the paper dries. This allows you to repeat individual strokes and whole characters over and over again.
8.5" x 11". 144 pages.
