Lesson 0. 3 Numerals Learn Chinese, free online audio courses. Easy and straightforward. The Chinese counting system is fairly easy and straightforward. There are not as many number words as in English where the numbers zero up to twenty require twenty one different words, plus more words for the tens, e. Basic Numbers from 1 to 1. Learn Calligraphy OnlineEver wondered how to create modern calligraphy This guide starts at square one, guiding you through what to buy, how to hold the pen, and what to writeThis website provides educational resources in learning Chinese calligraphy and brush painting. Even if you are not living in China. DIY 8 Tips For Anyone Who Wants To Learn Calligraphy And HandLettering If you dont know where to start. Step by step tutorial on how to learn modern calligraphy with pictures and videos. All skill levels are welcome to learn using our methods. The Sagwa site doesnt live on pbskids. For more information, please contact the program producers Sesame Workshop One Lincoln Plaza. Chinese. Pinyin. 1y2r. From 1. 1 to 9. 9Chinese. Pinyin. Note. 11shy1. From 1. 00 to 9. 99. Chinese. Pinyin. 10. Chinese. Pinyin. 1 0. Examples. 10. 0,0. Online exercices http hua. Chinesegamesnumberschineseone. Calligraphy exercises. Click on the character to open its page calligraphy, writing rules, etymology. Memorize, practice and test your vocabulary from lesson 3. Online chinese exercises. Review and memorize online chinese lessons vocabulary. Characters, pinyin and english definition. Next Lesson. Learn Chinese, free online audio courses. Learn how to introduce your self in Chinese, to tell your first name and family name. Vocabulary Whats your nameModern Calligraphy for Beginners Basic Strokes Free Practice Sheets. I feel like there are imaginary barriers to starting new hobbies, whether it be learning the guitar, going to the gym or modern calligraphy, these barriers stop some people from ever starting. I believe its 2 things, a fear of sucking and an absence of knowledge of the topic. Now I cant help the fear of sucking because when anyone starts anything it is not going to be very good, look at my early posts on Instagram richardwideman yeeeesh. This teaches us all that everyone starts somewhere Seriously though, if you press on and practice you will get quite good quite fast. I hope to motivate some people that may not have learned the art of calligraphy through this post. I intend to get rid of those barriers by posting some really easy to use beginner posts. Below are some basics for beginners as well as some tips and hints that any aspiring calligraphers should know for each script. My first tip would definitely be if you havent already purchase your calligraphy tools. If you dont have the tools for modern calligraphy, click this link of my recommended tools you can get on Amazon here Recommended Tools for Calligraphy. I know you came here to learn how to write modern calligraphy or Copperplate but first I think it might be important to have a little background of where modern calligraphy comes from. If you skip past this I do not blame you. I get it, you want to just start writing. Go for it. On the other hand, those of you that like the history of things, or need to know everything about something you like, read on. A Very Brief History of Pointed Pen Calligraphy. Copperplate, sometimes referred to as English round hand, first emerged in Europe in the 1. The name comes from the etched copper plates that were used to print the copybooks students learned from. Since there was a disconnect in the times this style was used, the term copperplate has been commonly referred to any old fashioned fancy handwriting. All forms of copperplate are written at a slant of 5. Below is an example copperplate alphabet. Spencarian is a script that was popular in the late 1. United States. It was considered the way to write for a business because of its oval based style it could be written fast and was still legible. It made it great for taking minutes in a meeting or aid in business correspondence. That was until the widespread of the typewriter in the 1. It no longer required skill or effort to make perfect letters and therefore fell out of style. Below is an example Spencarian alphabet. However, modern calligraphy is a deviation of ancient scripts with no standardized alphabet. It is essentially freehand pointed pen cursive. It is a popular style on Instagram and and other social media because the style is dependent on the writer and therefore every time a word is written it will be different. It is also rather easy to learn as you will see later in this post. You just need a pointed pen, ink and know how to write in cursive. If you have those three, read on to learn how First things first, Download your free copy of my Modern Calligraphy Practice Sheet below as You will use this later NOW ON TO LEARNING MODERN CALLIGRAPHYI am no means amazing at the pointed pendip pen, whichever you prefer but I can offer you some tips to kick start you from someone who has never touched a calligraphy pen to decent in an afternoon. First thing you do once you have an oblique holder, some ink, and some good paper, is insert your nib into your pen carefully, making sure not to damage the tip. The best beginner calligraphy nib is the Nikko G and you can read more about it here. Next, you will want to get a small bowl that you dont care about, as it will be filled with ink water fill it with warm water. This water reservoir is to wash your nib periodically after writing, because after writing for a bit, your pen may not write properly. So just give it a swish and use a paper towel to dry it. As a nib that is wet with water will write unpredictably, to say the least. Oblique Holder The holder is just an easy way to hold your actual writing instrument, the nib, at an angle. An oblique holder is not necessary but it has help me improve. Also what the holder is made of is also irrelevant. I have seen very expensive holders on Etsy and other websites, dont worry about it just get the cheapest thing as they all serve the same purpose. I was gifted the wood one below, just to be clearIf you do not have a Pointed pen or just ordered it you can still start learning the strokes of modern calligraphy with a Crayola Marker Here Next you will want to dip your nib to halfway up the vent hole, in the picture below may even be too much to be honest. Vent hole the hole in the nib that allows proper air flow to smoothly lay ink. If I dipped too deep I would just tap off some extra on the side of the inkwell. Another habit I have recently formed from doing wedding calligraphy is to make a mini stroke or two on a scrap piece of paper to ensure there are no blobs of too much ink. Next hold the pen where it feels comfortable, which for me is illustrated in the picture below. It is important to keep in mind that if you are using an oblique holder to angle your hand appropriately for the lettering. Hp Dv9000 Wireless Driver Vista on this page. Next, there are two main motions to learn, a light just the tip upstroke number 1 in the picture below and a slightly pressured downstroke number 2 below that lessens as you get lower. Most letters are made up of these two strokes, which you will practice with your free practice sheets. There are some slightly different strokes required by different letters. Lets take m for example, there is a lightly pressured hairline for the upstroke, and for the final stroke there 3 steps light, pressured down stroke then light upstroke. Here the u and y have been deconstructed into the separate strokes it takes for each letter. The u takes 1 upstroke and 2 downstrokes, while the y uses two complex strokes. I also just learned recently that I have been taught that I was doing my es and ls wrong. Your upstroke goes up as normal then you take your pen off the paper and move it horizontally right for a little bit then up and around in one smooth motion. If you look closely at either e in the image below, the thin part of the e is not one smooth line but two separate lines connected with the downstroke. Try it for yourself and see the difference Now youve got the basics of letter structure try out the practice sheet, copying the letters as closely as you can. Dont be discouraged, if I learned it, you can too. As you complete a line of sheet take the time to review your letters and rate them one of two things letters you want to make more of with a and letters you didnt intend to make and should be put out of their misery with a like you see below. Mistakes happen to everyone, and thats why its important to practice, to minimize the frequency of letter abominations. When your pen starts railroading below you are out of ink. As you are practicing your letters consciously start remembering how long a dip lasts so that this doesnt happen in the middle of a letter. In the long run it is always better to dip too early to replenish your ink than too late. However, it is not the biggest deal if you make a little railroad, because you can pick up from where you left off by filling it in with some careful tiny strokes on your next dip. Railroading when ink makes little train tracks as you can see in the picture below. Now there are those of you  that are railroading at the beginning of the stroke and all your ink drops into a bubble so frustrating Ive been there there are a couple things that it could be. It is obvious that the ink is not flowing properly, so clean off your nib with the water and dry it with a paper towel. If this is still happening to you give it a good wash, you can use nail polish remover on a cotton swab.