I was trying to make sense of this tangle by writing lines, but at its heart, calligraphy is a sensuous practice. “You’re drawing lines; you should be constructing strokes,” my teacher nudged.

Very soon you will notice that, depending on how the pen is held, the same nib can produce lines of different thicknesses. The most important thing about writing a script with an edged or square ...

The fine lines in black give the landscape its true rustic character. With the same ease, Jayanth sketches a busy market place, the mighty sphinx, and the abandoned ruins of a fort. Trees with ...

Students practice Chinese calligraphy during a ceremony paying tribute to Huangdi, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation, in Macao March 27, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Calligraphy has been ...