Chinese Calligraphy and Painting for Beginners

Chinese Calligraphy and Painting for Beginners - Sydney Course

We offer training in face to face and/or online learning formats.

Please see scheduled class for delivery format.
Online classes delivered via livestream video over Zoom.

This is a course for beginners, and assumes no prior knowledge of painting but is also suitable for those with some painting experience. The beginners course is flexible so that it can cater for any level of experience.

Since painting and calligraphy share many of the same materials and techniques, the relationship between the two art forms has always been a close one in China and for over a thousand years the twin arts have been known as a unity.

Begin your inspirational journey when you step into the wonderful kaleidoscope of the vast Chinese art!

A beginner's course for those who would like to explore Chinese art, this class will start with the basic skills of brush and ink control in order to write basic calligraphy strokes that can be applied into landscape and animal painting.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

In this course, you will learn:

4 treasures of instrument in studio
Calligraphy skill is identical to painting skill
Brush and ink control
8 Basic strokes in current regular script
Cosmology is identical to aesthetic
Yin Yang contrast table
6 canons of Chinese painting
Chinese San Sui perspective
3 prototype trees in landscape
Animal painting using calligraphy skill
Inscription and seal usage
Pigment and colour usage

Course Outcome

By the end of the course you will:

Basic skill in both calligraphy and painting
Deeper understanding of Chinese aesthetic
Painting is identical to drawing in Chinese brush art
Usage of Chinese Xuan paper , ink, and different pigments
Ying Yang theory in Chinese art
To know where to buy relevant material and get useful resources

What to Bring

Chinese Xuan paper
Chinese bottle ink
Chinese brush( preferably small size White Cloud or Orchid Bamboo)
Ink and water container
Plastic or pottery palette
Art supply advice from teacher in first meeting

Materials Provided

Tea and coffee supplied.

Prerequisites Desirable

This course assumes no prior knowledge of painting but is also suitable for those with some painting experience. The course is flexible so that it can cater for any level of experience.

Delivery Mode

Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.

Classroom based learning for this course includes:

Scheduled class times and sessions
Interaction with your trainer and other students
Class is held in a well-lit hall, using flat desks to work on.
Classes will start with an introduction to the day’s exercise, then students work on individual pieces. Tutor will circulate throughout the class with advice and encouragement as needed.

Please note: Government COVID-19 regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.