I was practicing last night!

I sat down and had a good go last night, a couple of my examples were too inky, but I'm getting the hang of it slowly. I downloaded a program called "Chinese Primer" on my touchpad, which is fantastic if you are learning the language, however, it's not operating like a pressure pad which means that the strokes are all lines and not brush like. I did make too much ink as well, and tried to waste it on some art work.... Hope you enjoy, I definately did, apart from my leg falling asleep.

I am a geek!

Just a little diddy, about sword play and calligraphy... has got me hooked on the idea of a sand box. Wish I was back home where I could go to the beach and pick some up. :(

Parts of my presentation

Learning Chinese calligraphy can be started at any age if we know the right methods. Adults and kids can both make astonishing progress if we can apply the correct methods - it does not matter when we actually started. What matters more is how well we understand the basic principles and apply them carefully. Besides, we have lots of time in our life to learn over and over again. In fact, some masters of Chinese calligraphy and brush painting actually started later in their life.

http://www.art-virtue.com/tutorial/

 

These are the fifteen that I am going to attempt. Each has unique meanings, and unique strokes, which I will break down and practice and learn!

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Here's the examples I promised

 This is the box I was gifted. It includes: brushes, stone, instructions, ink and papers.
This has got to be the worst(!!!!) first attempt!

 

I made the worst mistake in attempting something new, but I was so excited..... I jumped straight into the activity. I'm am going to go away now and learn the individual strokes and practice practice PRACTICE!!!!

Behaviour Modification

I've been looking for some simple examples of Behaviour Mod for a couple of my class mates, and stumbled on this website!!!! http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/articles/11-12-year-old-child-behaviour/

It is for families, but it was worth a mention.

Hi there everyone!

I'm going to switch it up a little and start blogging about Chinese Calligraphy and Behaviour Modification. Not together of course.

First up Calligraphy!

www.chinese-tools.com/learn/calligraphy

I have a few examples but I'm having trouble uploading my first attempts. I bought a fab little box with brushes, stone and ink.

Stay tuned!