How to Use Calligraphy on an iPad
Calligraphy Art Calligraphy application is for start-lovers and people who learn the fine art of drawing letters in Chinese and Western styles created.
This application is not for language learning. It's is divided into 3 parts:
* Western alphabets exercises
* Chinese words exercises
* Great site for free creativity
All surfaces are pre-charged with writing the guidelines for the hand (font) presented. Each style has both lowercase and capital letters (lowercase and capital letters). With the exception of the uncial hand, where lower case and upper case letters are mixed.
WRITING Western alphabets
PEN ANGLE.
Calligraphers use to keep their big noses and spring at a certain angle to the letter to draw and give their characteristic effects. The pin angle is kept constant, if writing a letter. Then the thickness of the coating will vary according to the pin direction.
Each hand (font) has his own pen angle, and it is important to choose the right angle to reproduce the style with the accuracy and consistency. Change from time to pen letters in a same angle can to achieve a particular effect, called the pen manipulation. In real life, calligraphers turn their hand to change the angle, here you can easily and conveniently change the pen angle in two taps.
Font height.
Each hand has its own letter defines height for the good relationship. The measuring unit is the line width of the pen, it represents the thickness of the coating.
In each exercise, you can find a pen manager at the left of the page. The line width and angle of the pen are predefined. You can start writing your first letters without adjustment. During the lesson can only pin angle and colors are changed. For your convenience, the letters page is larger than the screen.
Chinese calligraphy
You do not need to learn Chinese, to practice calligraphy.
Chinese calligraphy is not specifically on language teaching. Our goal is to provide the foundation of the Chinese art of writing. The way the drawing with one stroke is different than writing every day method, it brings these special stroke.
The lessons are for the basic strokes and their application in writing elected. We have deliberately avoided the basic Chinese style.
Especially the Kaishu caoshu styles and is practiced in China years ago, all models of the old masters. The words were chosen for their beauty and simplicity.
A few more tips.
Learning the art of calligraphy needs to develop patience, but the result can be very rewarding.
Digital tablet is very useful for holding the stylus at a constant angle. Guidelines are pre-filled for each hand. Other tools can easily book your practice: zoom, clear button, delete, undo ...
Finger or the stylus: You are your instrument of choice to practice calligraphy on a tablet found. The most important thing is to enjoy, have beautiful calligraphy letters.
Creativity: The models are made available for your training. It is difficult to accurately reproduce a letter, as shown, the models are not binding. And while progress in your art, you are certainly your own style. Specifically, the Gothic style by individual interpretations.
Especially in the western calligraphy, you can draw your letters to common hand direction. The models with directional arrows, you can see the author's method, you draw your own path, since the beginning. You can also angle pins and more features to give letters.
Start of each hand, by a specially trained stroke and one letter after another. Repeat until you achieve the desired effect.
Chinese Calligraphy: stroke by more binding, especially in Kaishu style. You can draw two or three brush size by one word.
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