The road in Chinese calligraphy

In Chinese calligraphy, using the comb contains maintaining the brush of which we spoke two pages above and the motion of this brush to attract the road which is the smallest unit of the Chinese character. The motion of the comb, or stroke, is split into three elements: the primer, the physique and the top. It’s important to know them to observe Chinese calligraphy.

The primer

The format in Chinese calligraphy distinguishes two primers: the hidden level and the seen level. The hidden tip on the left within the picture under is to work in the wrong way and at an angle to the path of the stroke. Because the title suggests, it hides the hint of the comb tip. The tip seen, to the precise of the picture, goes at an angle however within the path of the road. It thus highlights the tip of the comb.

The physique

To provide the physique full and skinny, the strain of the comb on the paper should be roughly heavy. In Chinese we use the picture of the spring to speak in regards to the energetic impact that ought to emerge on this path.

Termination

Chinese calligraphy distinguishes 5 important endings. The pressed termination, on the left within the picture under, consists of urgent the comb on the top of the trail. The raised ending, in the course of the picture, is to softly carry the comb on the finish of the stroke. The return tip, on the precise, highlights the tip of the comb by retracing its steps on the finish of the stroke. The protruding tip, on the left within the picture under, consists of energetically elevating the comb on the finish of the road. The blocked level, on the precise, requires abruptly blocking the motion on the finish of the trail. There isn’t any have to stress the significance of those important notions for anybody who needs to study Chinese calligraphy.