Chinese calligraphy on magic paper (水寫紙) with water
Step 1: Add water in inkstone and dip water sparingly with a clean brush.
Step 2: Start writing within the contour lines of the strokes of Chinese characters in moderate speed. If the amount of water is excessive, the strokes will be flowing out of the contour lines. Try to use less water.
Step 3: Repeat writing different characters while waiting for water evaporates in minutes.
精制水写本 in Simplified Chinese Characters; 精製水寫本 in Traditional Chinese Characters.
In China, people practice calligraphy in Traditional Chinese Characters as printed inside this booklet, not the simplified versions as used in their daily pen writing. Though the name of the product is printed as 精制水写本 in Simplified Chinese Characters, the contents for practice are all in Traditional Chinese Characters.
神 God, 法 method, 知 know, 江 river, 石 stone, 流 flow
Water Writing Booklets & Magic Paper ( 水寫紙 ) available from
www.oriental-crafts.com or www.chinatradesky.com
May I know the words in this book are based on whose style of Kai Shu?
jishuenkam 2 years ago
It's based on Ouyang Xun's model, but somewhat modified.
artvirtue 2 years ago