Baybayin Brush Calligraphy
SisilBaybayin: BAYBAYIN BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY FOR LEFT-HANDERS is a book made primarily for left-handed. It contains a step-by-step visual guide on how to write every Baybayin abugida with a brush and ink.
Since we can't put up any workshop for left-handers this year, I decided to create a book on writing Baybayin with brush calligraphy that anyone can follow. Videos or Zoom workshop is another way, but sometimes enabling people to learn on their own is rewarding on itself. Having the book as a guide can be a commitment to itself to learn and integrate your learnings to everyday life. Since Baybayin is originally written with a sharp knife on bark or leaf, there are no traditional ways to follow how to write. Plus, standard brush calligraphy rules are made for right-handed. So, we are proud to make one for left-handers based on my experience. The guide can work for right-handers but with some caution that the strokes are optimized for left-handed. But can serve as educational material for any right-handed who wanted to check the book out.
Just like our previous workshop, we are offering the book with a Pay-whatever-you-want model. You can pay a minimum of PhP0 or any maximum amount (we suggest $4.99 or more). This allows us to provide the book for people who simply don't have the means to pay. We believe that education should be accessible to everyone. There's also another version containing a video (no audio) showing how to write every Baybayin abugida. This one comes as a paid version ($10) as we believe that this edition can serve as a way of supporting We are Lefty financially. The funds we collect will be used to produce more educational materials in the future with varying topics.
We hope you enjoy this book as much as we enjoy making it.
What You'll Learn from the Book
- A short history of Baybayin
- How to handle a brush calligraphy tools
- How to use the brush
- A guide for every Baybayin abugida
- Learn how to write each abugida one-by-one
- Learn how to read Baybayin
Sample Pages
