Sumi Keiko: Brush Calligraphy

Draw slow for bold strokes, sweep fast for dry-brush texture. Trace the Eight Principles through kaisho, get graded, climb the ranks. All lessons free.

Your phone becomes a Japanese calligraphy practice book.

A hand-built brush engine turns your stroke speed into living ink - draw slowly for bold lines, sweep fast for dry-brush texture. Trace authentic stroke skeletons from the Eight Principles of 永 through foundational kaisho characters, get graded on shape and stroke order, and climb the ranks from Novice to Master.

■ Features

• Speed-responsive brush rendering with ink bleed and flying-white
• Animated models with stroke-order numbers for correct writing order
• Instant grading: shape overlap x stroke order, dojo ranks
• Practice streaks and a 14-day progress chart
• 100% offline. No account; all data stays on your device

■ Pricing Every lesson is free - from the complete Basic Strokes course (including 永) through all kaisho characters and the gyosho intro. The bottom banner ad can be hidden forever with a one-time "Remove Ads" purchase ($0.99, no auto-renewal). No subscriptions.

From today's first stroke toward beautiful characters - with Sumi Keiko.