Learning basic strokes lays the groundwork of calligraphy. Practice basic shapes like upstrokes, downstrokes, ovals, loops, ...

footage by Shinah Chang from Crooked Calligraphy. More from News Calligrapher Shinah Chang designs her own greeting cards. The secret to her amazing letters: an oblique pen. The odd-looking pen ...

Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens and ...