Enjoy Calligraphy
What are the benefits of practicing Chinese calligraphy?
This activity is an art. Here are the benefits that are believed to be associated.
A Chinese master once said that the calligraphy practice can mould a person’s temperament.
When you are in low spirits, try to write down Chinese characters for a while with a Chinese brush.
Soon you will cheer up. When you are hotheaded and your emotion is too strong to break control, try to practice calligraphy.
Then you will calm down.
This is mostly because of the attention is requires.
To draw beautiful characters, you need to be focus and by so push away the disturbing and negative thoughts.
It is believed that calligraphists enjoy a long life.
The practice is a good form of physical training.
The requirements in concentration of your mind, a calm temperament and easy relax breathing are definitely needed.
Before you start writing, you should not distract your mind by looking at or listening to any other thing.
Hard to believe? Give it a try! You’ll see the benefit of calligraphy on your mind and health.
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select the right brush for your practice of Japanese calligraphy
A calligraphy brush may have two or more layers, but for the sake of simplicity, we analyze the standard calligraphy brush with two layers: An inner core of shorter hairs, which form the belly of the brush, and an outer layer of longer hairs that make the tip of the brush.
A good Chinese calligraphy brush or Japanese brush should have four qualities:
SHARPNESS — The brush should have a fine tip and come easily to a point.
STRUCTURE — The longest hairs that make the tip of the brush should all have the same length and stay evenly together. No individual hairs should stick out.
RESILIENCE — The brush tip will only be able to react immediately to the pressure exerted by the calligrapher when there is a correct balance between supple and firmer hairs.
ROUNDNESS — The body of the brush should be full and round.
Chinese and Japanese use different types of animal hairs to make calligraphy brushes, mainly goat’s hair and wolf’s hair.