Guillaume Olive, Zihong He

My First Book of Chinese Calligraphy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

My First Book of Chinese Calligraphy is a fun and engaging introduction to one of China's most popular arts and crafts for kids. Calligraphythe art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brushhas been around for thousands of years. In this fun calligraphy for kids book, readers will follow along with Mimi, an eight year old, who takes her first steps towards learning this magical art. Dive in, and explore:

• The Evolution of Chinese Writinghow Chinese characters first began, thousands of years ago, and how they have evolved
• The Order of the Strokeslearn how to write the strokes in the correct order
• The Radicalswhat are they, and how to unlock their secrets
• The Four Treasures of Calligraphy the four essential tools to get started
• Movements and Positionhow to master your mind's focus, your breathing and even how to move
• The Five Styles of CalligraphyZhuan Shu (seal), Li Shu (clerical), Kai Shu (regular), Cao Shu (cursive), and Xing Shu (running)
• The Eight Strokes how to draw the 8 strokes; with them, you can write anything
• Writing a Character in Calligraphycreate an entire character in calligraphy

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781462909872
• Artikelnr.: 37933114

Autorenporträt

Zhihong He graduated from Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, where she studied traditional Chinese painting. She has authored and/or illustrated many children's books, including Long-Long's New Year for which she won the Peter Pan Award. She has also won the Saint-Exupery Prize.

Guillaume Olive is a Sinologist who spent many years in China. He is the author of several translations of Chinese folkloric tales, ancient poems and classic novels, as well as children's books published in his native France. He has received many prizes for his work, including the Nuit du Livre award and Saint-Exupery Prize.