Can someone recommend a good book for learning calligraphy?

[shivan]

Hello everyone.

I started studying Chinese at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

I like to write my characters with a brush instead of with a pen. Can someone recommend a book for calligraphy?

[Guusj]

An excellent book to learn Chinese calligraphy is: Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy by Rebecca Yue.

First published in the USA in 2005 by Watson-Guptill Publications. A division of VNU Business Media. Inc., 770 Broadway New York, NY10003 www.watsonguptill.com

First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Collins & Brown Limited The Chrysalis Building

Bramley Road London W10 6SP

CIP Catalog Control Number: 2004104323

ISBN: 0-8230-0556-9

[Koneko]

Alternatively, you may practise writing 永 (eternal) over and over again because this character contains all the basic strokes in Chinese.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Yong%27s_skeleton.png

[Guusj]

See also the excellent Chinese Calligraphy site of Joshua Hough at www.art-virtue.com with great number of links.

[adrianlondon]

Thanks for that link; it's an excellent resource.

I'm studying calligraphy at BNU (two hours a week, as an elective) and it was good to read the section on preparing a new brish for first use, especially as I've just bought two from Liu Li Chang Xi Jie (Beijing).