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@ PuarTheFlyingCat
2025-05-15 23:02:15
Creating Brush Strokes
This brings up the next most important point when learning Chinese calligraphy: the movement of the brush does not come from the fingers, it does not come from the wrist, it does not come from the elbow or the arm, it comes from the whole body. This follows the same holistic principals of Chinese philosophy and medicine. You must be one with the brush! So let’s start with the first task: getting control of the brush and drawing straight lines. The lines are straight, but they are not the same as drawing a straight line with a pen or pencil. Instead, when you first place the brush to the paper you move the brush slightly in the opposite direction before drawing the line.
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