Li Shu 隸書 Chinese Calligraphy Copying Exercise (1F): 玄無公乃

Free calligraphy model book download: http://www.9610.com/qinhan/scb.htm
(This is an excellent version of 史晨碑 rubbings collected by a Japanese museum. Over 60 pages of the complete model in HQ resolutions.)

About Chinese calligraphy clerical style http://www.art-virtue.com/styles/li/index.htm

Sample characters (not a phrase) in this video:
玄 abstruse
無 nothing
公 public
乃 therefore

There are several ways of copying Chinese calligraphy models - 臨摹 linmo "Emulation" or 臨帖 (Japanese call it linsho 臨書 ).

Emulation can be done in the following ways:
1. Nearly the same duplicate (the most difficult, but the practitioner learns more.)
2. 背臨 Memorized emulation - practiced after the practitioner has done (1) for a long time and without looking at the model, or just glance at it briefly. (shown in this video)
3. 意臨 After the practitioner has done (1) and (2) for a long time, copying with more freedom without focusing strictly on the appearance but allowing one to use more of his insights and creations. (Here I am adding some characteristics from other Li Shu styles in this video.)

When (2) and (3) are combined, one is ready to create his personal styles.

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[artvirtue]

@crizeno Best wishes for your enjoyment and progress.

[crizeno]

Thank you very much for the post, Chinese calligraphy has taken me in its fascinating grip, once again, greatest thanks.