Calligraphy is like music, flowing out the ups and downs of the human heart between the dots and paintings. A bamboo pipe and a puff of pine smoke have entrusted the lives and emotions of many Chinese literati for thousands of years. When we practice calligraphy repeatedly, we are actually practicing the ability to integrate our own lives into pointillism. People love calligraphy lines that are unrestrained and smooth, exciting and cheerful, and full of vitality. This kind of line flows from the human heart and cannot be quickly cultivated through external model training. The cultivation of this ability to control lines cannot be achieved overnight, but is precisely the result of continuous accumulation and cultivation.
Many parents want their children to learn calligraphy and think that it would be better if their children could write well quickly. Not only do many parents think this way, there are also many young people who have not practiced calligraphy well since childhood. After graduating from college and entering the society to find jobs, they also find that their handwriting is extremely ugly and they are ashamed to see people. Therefore, they also wonder whether they can quickly improve their handwriting. The words are written well.
In today's society, where there is a demand, there is a market, so a variety of "calligraphy crash courses" came into being. "Calligraphy crash courses" are generally promoted like this: We have a unique method that guarantees that you can quickly write a good calligraphy in 21 days, 15 days, 10 days, 5 days, a week, 24 hours, etc. ! So, we have to ask, can calligraphy be "quickly accomplished"? In fact, this problem is very, very simple, simpler than 1+1=2. If a person is not sick, in layman's terms, if a person is not mentally retarded and has not been kicked in the head by a donkey, he can figure it out. Even an old man from the countryside who basically does not know how to read knows that calligraphy can never be "quickly achieved" !
Many friends who want to practice calligraphy ask: How do I practice calligraphy? The answer I got was nothing more than: copy. Then he asked again, how long will it take to practice? Is there a faster way?
This is a troublesome but unavoidable question. I don’t know how to answer it, and there is no standard answer. The short term is calculated by months, and the long term is calculated by years. We understand everyone's desire for "quick success", but only a lot of practice time can bring out your essence, so we are opposed to promoting calligraphy as a quick fix. In fact, not only practicing calligraphy, but also many things in life require effort.
A child is just learning to write, or a young man's writing is ugly. On this basis, no matter how effective methods you use, within 10 days and 8 days, let alone writing at a very high level, you can write at an average or average level. It's passable, neither handsome nor ugly, and it's basically impossible not to be laughed at! Just like a 6-year primary school course, if it takes half a month to complete, will students be able to learn it? If we could practice calligraphy quickly and in a short time, it is estimated that all Chinese people would become calligraphers. Calligraphy can be "quickly accomplished", even ghosts don't believe it!
We always say one thing: learn to be a human being before writing! If there is a problem with one's character, how can one's writing be any better? In teaching, the first thing to think about is how to teach students well. This is the most important thing. As for charging money for imparting knowledge, it is understandable. Do teachers also need to eat? But if a teacher, it has nothing to do with me whether the students learn well or not. The first thing he thinks about is how to deceive, no matter what means are used to get the parents' money, such a so-called "teacher", such a "calligraphy crash course", you still put the children Send it over?
To learn calligraphy, the teacher should demonstrate and explain the arrangement rules of each stroke, each radical, and each structure tirelessly and repeatedly. Students should gradually memorize the rules through repeated practice, and finally Only by turning correct and beautiful writing into an unconscious and subconscious habit can "writing" get better little by little. "Words" can only get better with age, understanding and diligence. This cannot be solved in a short time.
There is no limit to learning calligraphy, there is no best, only better! Therefore, learning calligraphy requires comprehensive and systematic study. Studying with a teacher must take at least one year or more than two years. Subsequent study without a teacher will be lifelong. I would like to warn primary school students, parents and some young people who want to learn calligraphy not to believe in the so-called "21-day crash course in calligraphy". We can say with absolute certainty: 100% of the teachers in the "crash course in calligraphy" are liars!
So how can you practice calligraphy well?
Since 21 days cannot be a quick success and if you want to learn calligraphy well, it is nothing more than: start, find the right direction and method, and stick to it.
These three points seem very simple, but they are not easy to achieve. The problems we usually encounter are: we don’t know how to start, we can’t find a good method, and we can’t persevere. If you solve these three problems well, it will not be difficult to write well.
How to start practicing calligraphy?
Before we start, we need to think about a question first. Why do we practice calligraphy? Or what is my pursuit of practicing calligraphy?
There are two types of calligraphy we practice. One is calligraphy. Only writing that meets the requirements of calligraphy is called calligraphy. The other is relatively free writing that does not pursue standards and regulations. We can call it handwriting or Jianghu style.
If you have higher requirements for yourself and want to practice calligraphy, you must copy the copybooks. Ancient calligraphy is best, but you can also start with less difficult modern calligraphy. In short, I started by copying copybooks.
Handwriting also has its own beauty. Some babies think that I don’t pursue such high standards, and I just want to practice my usual calligraphy to be more beautiful. Then I still have to copy, and imitation is learning.
Therefore, whether it is calligraphy or handwriting, it all starts with copying.
So what is copying? How to copy?
Copying is actually divided into two parts, one is "copying" and the other is "copying". To copy means to write or draw according to the original work, and put the original work aside to copy; to copy means to write or draw on the original work with thin paper (silk).
Obviously, for beginners, they should copy first and then practice. Those who get started quickly can focus on copying and copy as a supplement.
The ancients said: "When copying a calligraphy, it is easy to lose the position of the ancients, but to gain more of the ancients' writing style; when copying the calligraphy, it is easy to gain the position of the ancients, but to lose more of the ancients' writing style."
The process of copying is from physical resemblance to spiritual resemblance, from imitation (painting) to lin (opposition). Of course, beginners can also try copying and practicing by interweaving copying and copying, which may lead to unexpected gains.
We cannot be too utilitarian in practicing calligraphy, and we cannot practice calligraphy just for some secular purposes. If we develop calligraphy practice as a hobby, we will feel that it is a very lucky thing. People who really like to practice calligraphy will never be satisfied with the current status of their calligraphy. Creation and practice require persistence. We are already impetuous enough in this era. If you like practicing calligraphy, don’t let practicing calligraphy become a thing that makes you anxious.
