The Chinese calligraphy sourcebook : the essential illustrated guide to over 300 beautiful characters

Practise the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy with this step-by-step guide to rendering more than 300 individual characters.

As beautifully decorative as they are meaningful, this elegant script can be used to embellish just about anything, and a single character can convey myriad thoughts and emotions. Organised into sections embracing themes such as peace, happiness, love and long life, you can easily select an appropriate character to express that special sentiment.

Each character is accompanied by explanation of its meaning and pronunciation, and features clear illustrated instructions on the order and direction of strokes.

This book also includes advice on the tools and techniques for graceful application, from the correct way to sit and hold the brush to the rhythm and quality of the line.