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This is primarily for Chinese, but applies to the various non-Latin middle-eastern and far-eastern scripts.
This is basically just a bunch of rough notes for now.
Consider a 0.5mm mechanical pencil, or even a 0.7. Using a large width pencil or pen will probably make complex characters difficult to write/read.
the closest to the real 毛筆, with real hairlike bristles
The sailor profit has bristles that are a bit too inflexible and isn't as good, but you can fill it like a fountain pen with a converter (don't need to buy refills).
- faber-castell PITT artist pen -- Felt tip
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Sakura pen-brush -- Felt tip which freys very easily.
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"Watermarkers"
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Consider tracing paper over good text/brush examples
Books ∞
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(amazon.com) Learn to Write Chinese Characters
- ISBN-10: 0300057717
- ISBN-13: 978-0300057713
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(amazon.com) Chinese Cursive Script: An Introduction to Handwriting in Chinese
- ISBN-10: 0887100333
- ISBN-13: 978-0887100338
Stuff ∞
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150508205416/http://www.yingbishufa.com:80/ZUOPIN/index.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120112020825/http://www.bijifenxi.com/graphology/zxfx/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171024132024/http://ent.enorth.com.cn:80/system/2006/04/29/001293903.shtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150308130948/http://www.yingbishufa.com:80/ldbt/2044_01.HTM
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061023172005/http://font.cnzz.cn/font/html/2863.html
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http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,95450,95498#msg-95498
- One guy says: They're not errors, they're changes and some people haven't caught up.
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(dangdang.com) 实用硬笔字60小时训练
- ISBN-13: 978-7805801773
- (http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/2484-learning-to-read-handwriting/page-4#entry237918quote) It is filled with examples examples of how standard printed characters look when handwritten in a cursive style.
- It shows exactly what to do, ie changing the stroke order, simplifying certain elements of the character, etc.
- It gives examples of common mistakes and has reading and writing exercises for each character.
to read through:
