Sumi Keiko: Brush Calligraphy
Trace shodo and get graded
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
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Information
- Seller
- 丽佳 施
- Size
- 5.5 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $0.99
- Copyright
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