How to Hold A Chinese Calligraphy Brush 書法執筆

[peiwei205]

How many kinds of ways to hold a Chinese brush? Yours seems very different???

[artvirtue]

@peiwei205 There are several popular ways but I am sure about the exact number. The method I am using for most instances is usually called Tiger Mouth Method or Dragon Eye Method by some people.

[artvirtue]

@artvirtue ...but I am not sure about the exact number.

[spanish111japan]

Nice. Where can yo get a Chinese Caligraphy brush?

[artvirtue]

@spanish111japan Thanks. I have compiled several online stores in Links #4 from my Website and added in more info.

[nobeznazwyno]

nice 隷書　at the end...

[artvirtue]

Thank you.

[mistermjones2000]

Thank you for your effort. Very educational.

[artvirtue]

Hope you enjoy your practice and progress.

[happydreamfreak]

isn't it the way you hold any painting brush?

[artvirtue]

There are many ways to hold a Chinese brush. For calligraphy, generally I use this method. For painting, the methods may be very different.

[alec1978M]

Yes, roundness and being able to turn in different angles are the points in ballet too.

[artvirtue]

Turning in different directions is very important.

[smileyLOL101]

i saw some other videos of calligraphy, but they werent holding the brush straight (or it didnt rly look straight) and painting characters, so absolutely how straight are we supposed to hold it?

[artvirtue]

In Chinese calligraphy, we have Center Tip Principle that requires brush to be straight for most of the time. In Chinese brush painting, the brush is held mostly slanted, say for outline or textures of mountains and rocks. (I am including a link in message.)

[artvirtue]

The relevent info can be found when you search "center tip" from my website's Google search.

[smilingmatthias]

does that mean, that there is no fixed way to hold it, and that everyone needs to see for themselves?

[artvirtue]

There is no absolutely absolute... But there are some ways of holding brushes that should be avoided by beginners when practicing Standard Script of Tang Dynasty. Please refer to "Tutorial" of my website.