Saturday, August 27, 2011

Helpful Websites

This site was very helpful to me while living in China and needing to communicate with local Chinese.  It will translate English to Chinese Characters.  (Sorry no pinyin).
http://www.babblefish.com/freetranslator.php

Use the above site to translate your name and then copy and paste those characters to the space provided on the following website to have a free-online seal created just for you.
http://www.purpleculture.net/chinese_seal_generator/


This is a good place to buy additional supplies such as ink, paints, paper and wool mats. http://www.blueheronarts.com/product_info.php?cPath=7&products_id=416

Felt Mat or Pad Made of Wool for Chinese Painting & Calligraphy







This is great for practicing brush strokes and Chinese Characters without wasting paper or ink.http://shopping.netsuite.com/buddhaboard