Demonstration Art

Calligraphy

For those who want to practice their calligraphy, the characters below represent rakko, the Japanese word for sea otters. Note that this time, the characters are not kanji ideograms. They are katakana characters, one of the two phonetic syllabaries in the Japanese language

Practice Sketch

Here is a simple sketch for you to practice with.

Tatsuko's Sea Otter demonstration painting.