Expert Eyes: The Five Script Styles

By Teresa Kung Categories: Practice
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About Course

Did you know that every Chinese character can be written in 5 different ways? No wonder sometimes what you learn in Chinese class doesn’t always match with what you see in the museums.

Why do we need to know about the 5 script styles? Besides, of course, it’s fun and interesting to learn how technology and social behavior contribute to script style change, the five script styles also involve different techniques and features that put our own practice in a broader context.

 

What I am sharing in this course is absolutely the essence. You will be crystal clear about how to identify the script style of any piece of Chinese calligraphy artwork after this very effective course.

You will start to have expert eyes and impress your family and friends with your knowledge next time you visit the National Palace Museum in Taipei or any Chinese calligraphy exhibitions!

What Will You Learn?

  • Historical overview about how Chinese calligraphy evolved
  • 5 different script styles
  • Famous ancient master calligraphers
  • Special features and techniques of each style
  • Step-by-step technique practice
  • Practice templates

Course Content

I. The Beginnings: Oracle, Metal & Seal Script Style
1. Large seal and small seal scripts 2. Seal script style features 3. Round stroke technique

  • Overview
    06:01
  • [Practice] Round Strokes
    00:00
  • [Practice] Seal script style templates
    00:00

II. Cultural Hegemony: Bamboo Strips & Clerical Script Style
1. "Silk-worm's head and goose-tail's end" 2. Han dynasty calligraphy 3. Clerical script style features

III. Refined Skills, Refined Taste: Standard Script Style of Tang
1. Tang dynasty master calligraphers 2. Standard script development and features 3. Angular stroke techniques practice

IV. The Classics & the Romantics: Running Script Style
1. Top 3 running script style masterpieces 2. Running script style development and features 3. The "thread"

V. Practical & Efficient: Cursive Script Style
1. Famous cursive script calligrahers 2. Cursive script development 3. Radicals and simplified symbols 4. Modern-day significance

VI. Further Study
Useful APPs: Dictionary & Identification

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