Step 1

Familiarizing you with the complete  "tools of the trade" ensemble and the basics of proper physical setup and mental preparation before starting is the focus for this lesson.  This then leads to learning and practising correct posture, free hand location, arm and wrist angling, and brush positioning in the tips of your fingers, all with the purpose of establishing correct habits and developing the muscle memory needed for making "good lines" from now and forever!!  View the prepared  video and follow the instructor's tutorial to familiarize yourself with these concepts.  When you feel you are ready contact your instructor and prepare to experience bringing brush, ink and rice paper in contact with each other for the first time! 

Step 2

As stated in Step 1 you are ready to experience bringing brush, ink and rice paper in contact with each other.  The goal for Step 2 is to lay the foundation for the student to have the ability to make good lines to the point where it practically feels like this ability was inherited.  This goal is achieved through a considerable amount of "line practice" structured using plenty of variations to cover the full scope and accelerate muscle memory.   View the prepared  video and follow the instructor's tutorial which will lead you through the entire catalogue of line practice exercises.  Practice them all on your own time.  When you feel you're ready take a photo of your work with a sample from each exercise and send it to your instructor by email for evaluation and pointers.

Step 3

To conclude this lesson you may now trade the line practice you were performing in Step 2 for  Kanji-character "正”.    View the video and follow the instructor's tutorial.  Practice this on your own time.   When you feel you're ready take a photo of your piece and send it to your instructor by email for evaluation and pointers. 

Enjoy Japanese Calligraphy!

Step 1

two videos（Step1.1) (Step1.2)

Stroke technique and stroke order is the focus for this lesson!  View the prepared  video and follow the instructor's tutorial to familiarize yourself with the letter.  Practice them on your own time.  When you feel you're ready take a photo of your piece(lines) and send it to your instructor by email for evaluation and pointers.

Step 2

Now it's time to apply stroke technique and stroke order to a specific 8 stroke Kanji-character "永-Ei" which has the meaning "forever"!  View the prepared  video and follow the instructor's tutorial to memorize and feel the natural flow as you progress through all 8 strokes.  Practice this on your own time.  When you feel you're ready take a photo of your piece and send it to your instructor by email for evaluation and pointers.

Step 3

To conclude the lesson you now get to pick your own 8 stroke Kanji-character from the instructor's list for all important additional practice and to tie it all together.  The instructor will create a customized video just for you.  View the customized video and follow the instructor's tutorial.  Practice this on your own time.   When you feel you're ready take a photo of your piece and send it to your instructor by email for evaluation and pointers.

• Choose  any video from the Sho-Artworks Calligraphy Video Library.  Select and pay for only the ones you want. 
  

• Click the VIMEO icon below to view the Sho-Artworks Calligraphy Video Library List.

• Contact us by email and let us know the title of the video you would like, and we'll forward you the specific password for it to your specified email address.

•  The video teaches you the stroke order and the stroke technique and is designed to give you the best visual perspective possible and will prove to be a very powerful learning tool indeed!!

• Study and practise in your own free time and at your own pace.    
  

基本の線

基本の永字八法の各線を詳しく解説します。

永を書く

永の文字、書いてみましょう！どのぐらいで自分が満足できるか、自分を知る目安にもなるかなと思います。

好きな文字は何？

好きな一文字をリクエストください。合わせてお手本ビデオを作成します。

ビデオのみ購入

Vimeoの映像お好きなもの一つ選んで動画にて練習（下のVのアイコンをクリック）。

詳しい解説付き。お好な動画名をお知らせください。入金確認後に動画再生のパスワードを送ります。

添削はつきません。