How to Practice elegant Chinese standing script calligraphy

Chinese calligraphy is amongst the most beautiful but also most difficult word art forms in the world, and practitioners spend years honing their skills, even devoting their entire lives to daily practice.

Watch this video to learn how to skillfully do Chinese calligraphy. Professor Chen practices standing script calligraphy slowly so you can see her method.

Master Copybook: The Orchid Pavilion Preface by Wang Xizhi

Supplies provided by Blue Heron Arts

Brush: Bear-wolf Hair Brush

Ink: Bottled Sumi Ink plus Ground Tung Oil Ink

Paper: Semi-sized Xua