The Calligraphy Workbooks
From the first kana to the brush itself, practiced by hand.
Two titles are in production: the Kana Practice Workbook and the Brush Calligraphy Workbook.
The Calligraphy Line
Two workbooks, one discipline
Kana opens the writing system. The brush closes the circle, turning practice into shodō.
Beginner · Kana
Kana Practice Workbook
All forty-six hiragana and forty-six katakana, with dakuten and combinations, for the very first step.
Coming soon Capstone · Brush
Brush Calligraphy Workbook
The move from pen to fude: brush technique, pressure and rhythm, as shodō becomes an art form.
Coming soon
Already Writing Kanji?
The Kanji Workbooks
Volume 1, 100 Essential JLPT N5 & N4 Kanji, is available now as a digital edition and a 6×9 paperback, each $14.99. Volumes 2 and 3 follow.
View the Kanji Workbooks
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Practice on screen while you wait
The calligraphy practice page carries one hundred characters with animated stroke order and a brush simulation. It runs in any browser, with no signup.
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Hear when each title goes live
One letter per release, the day the Kana and Brush workbooks arrive.
Thank you. The next letter will find you.
Questions
Questions Worth Asking
When do the Kana and Brush workbooks arrive?
Both are in production and publish one at a time. Join the launch list to hear the day each one goes live.
Where are the kanji workbooks?
They have their own page. Volume 1 is available now at $14.99, digital or paperback, on the Kanji Workbooks page.
What is the difference between calligraphy, kanji and kana?
Kana are the two phonetic alphabets, hiragana and katakana. Kanji are the characters that came from Chinese. Calligraphy, or shodō, is the art of writing them with brush and ink.
Will there be a Kindle version?
No. A workbook is for writing in, and Kindle does not allow that. Digital editions are PDFs made for stylus apps such as GoodNotes and Notability.