Calligraphy Styles

Xingshu Explained: Complete Guide to Running Script (Flow, Structure, and Practice)

When Calligraphy Starts to Move At some point in practice— something changes. Your strokes become less rigid. Your hand moves more naturally. You stop thinking about every line— and start feeling it. This is where Xingshu begins. Not in theory. Not in rules. But in movement. Xingshu (行书), or Running Script, is where calligraphy transitions […]

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Kaishu Explained: Complete Guide to Regular Script (Structure, Practice, and Mastery)

Why Kaishu Is Where Everything Begins If you ask any serious calligrapher where to start— the answer is almost always the same: 👉 Kaishu Not because it’s the easiest. But because it’s the most important. Kaishu is not just a style. It is: Before flow. Before expression. Before freedom— there is structure. And Kaishu is

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