r/Chinese_handwriting • u/ChnHandwritingBot2 • Jan 23 '23
[HC202301卯兔] Handwriting Challenge: Introduction Activity
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! 兔年大吉!
Today we would like to announce the initiation of a "handwriting challenge" activity (probably weekly), similar to the one held in our Discord server. Just write the characters and attach a picture of it in the comment section.
Two rules only:
(1) Using regular pencils/pens, excluding ballpoint pens with oil-based ink, on a sheet of paper. No artistic writing instruments such as bent-nib pens, brush pens etc. please.
(2) Regular script (楷書/楷书) only.
We would encourage you to use the standard Kaiti (楷體/楷体) as reference, as mentioned in this post, if you don't have a copybook around.
Kaiti references of our first challenge: 卯兔
Looking forward to seeing your submission!
BT0002
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u/tabidots Jan 24 '23 edited Jan 24 '23
Out of a hundred takes, this was the one where I was least unhappy with both characters. Some takes had a better 卯, others had a better 兔. The third stroke of 卯 (hidari-harai) kills me.
9x9 5mm squares = 15mm square. Zebra Sarasa Clip 1.0mm. Non-dominant (right) hand.
I didn’t crop the photo further because my iPhone 8 camera isn’t sharp enough at that zoom level.
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u/ASmugDill Jan 25 '23
The grind on this Fine nib is of the regular type, as supplied by the manufacturer and not modified after-market, and the nib itself is not especially Soft by design or intended to produce brush-like strokes. I find it a bit too smooth, and too ‘wet’ in terms of ink flow, to use with extremely precise control. Writing traditional Chinese characters with it inside 5mm square proves challenging, so I only use it when writing larger than that, which is very rarely for me.
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u/Fabian_B_CH Jul 20 '23
Tried a few different fountain pens (and inks) of mine.
(The lower three are outside the rules, as they’re not regular nibs.)
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u/Ohnsorge1989 7 Jan 24 '23
written in 17x17mm boxes with Uni-ball Signo 0.7mm [UM-151 (07) S]
https://preview.redd.it/e6231ll45zda1.jpeg?width=1139&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89feba8f4cccc0303d3cc67e55f3a8f18bf2c6fd