Traditional and modern Japanese calligraphy (shodo) based in Osaka, Japan.
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SEISHO is a well established group of calligraphers led by Master Baikei and Grand-master Kyoshuu. On this channel we offer you a glimpse of the beautiful world of oriental calligraphy with instructional videos, live performance videos, and more.
Baikei is on a mission to share this jewel of Japanese culture with people around the globe, by both touring and producing fresh video content in an exciting style. He presides over his very own 1500 member strong Seisho Calligraphy Association while finding time to teach, perform, and work on various other projects.
"With emptiness and form, all things are created, Through words and images, great ideas are born, With ink, brush, and paper lives can be transformed."
I know you this is an old video, but my question is, how do you know how much ink to pick up on the fude? I think the rain drops i either have too much it too little. Beautiful lesson. Sorry I'm 8 yrs behind. ❤
My raindrop shapes usually come out looking more like a triangle than an oval. Like an isoscelese triangle turned -45°. I'm not sure why, I'm hoping someone has a tip.
could be one or a few things: the brush (email a photo to info@baikei.org if you like), not enough ink on the brush, not bouncing enough to let the round part o the brush to touch the paper
I see, I will try different brushes and try to bounce them. I am using plain water on a special reusable kind of paper, where water appears black and then disappears after the paper dries. I didn't want to waste many sheets of paper when I am just beginning. Maybe this is the reason why, though. Sometimes the raindrops do come out the right shape, so maybe it is just my technique. I will keep practicing! Thank you so much for the reply!
I’m interested in finding “representational “ artists who have incorporated Asian calligraphic styles/sensibilities in to their work. Can anyone point me in that direction?
What kind of brushes do you recommend? I have trouble finding good brushes for calligraphy, the cheap ones fall apart and the expensive ones seem overpriced for what you get
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