This week's Japanese word for those who want to practice their calligraphy is zeraniumu (geranium) written in katakana.
Note: in the original syllabus for this course, I spelled the Japanese word for geranium geraniumu with a "g" instead of a "z" in front of the name. That was a typo. It has been corrected in the Canvas syllabus and in the downloadable syllable calendar.
Here is a relatively simple geranium sketch for practice.
The petals and leaves in this painting use two techniques; mokkotsu-hō (boneless or no outlines) and senbyō-hō (outlines).