People often ask a question: How long is the appropriate time to practice calligraphy every day? What to do if you don’t have time?
How long is an appropriate time to practice calligraphy every day? What should I do if my children don’t have time to practice calligraphy? When I feel envious of others' good calligraphy, I just think in my heart: "When I have time, I will practice calligraphy."
Thinking of this, you can ask yourself "When do you have free time?".
Nowadays, the number of calligraphy practicing groups continues to increase, and the age range is also very large. School students, working people, retired elderly people, there are people practicing calligraphy at every stage.
Due to academic or work restrictions, many people will say that they have more than enough ambition but not enough energy. They want to practice calligraphy but cannot find the time.
I have to study and go to work during the day. After school or get off work, I still need to rest, play games, and check my mobile phone to feel like life. Moving forward, it takes time to fall in love and take care of the family!
Thinking about it this way, it seems that only when you retire can you take out time...
but! Is everyone's time really that tight?
If you tell me "yes", then I can only say that there is no entire free time, and fragmented time needs to be used well.
Mathematician Hua Luogeng once said:
Time is made up of minutes and seconds. Only those who are good at utilizing sporadic time will achieve greater results.
No one has a full schedule. As long as you are willing to squeeze in, you will find that you have enough time that you can use every day.
Let’s take a look at how to use fragmented time to practice calligraphy.
Morning 6:00-8:00
It is most suitable to practice calligraphy between 6 and 8 o'clock in the morning.
In the morning, the air is fresh, the mind is clear, and the nerves of the hands and feet are rested and the most flexible. It is easier and more enjoyable to write, and the natural efficiency is the best. But for modern people, getting up early is not an easy thing.
You need to develop a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Being able to get a full night's sleep, get up early, and finish a few pages before going about your own business will not only make you feel happy, but also have a clear mind and make you feel that the whole day is very fulfilling!
If you say you can't get up...
No, no, no, go to bed earlier and you will be able to get up!
Bedtime 21:00 - 23:00
The second best practice is to practice calligraphy between 21:00 and 23:00 before going to bed.
Well, if you say you really can't get up, you can practice calligraphy at this time.
At this point in time. Work and study are over. What you need to overcome is your own temptation. Control your hand that wants to swipe your phone, calm down, pick up a pen and words, and read a few pages carefully and attentively.
But because a lot of energy is consumed during the day, it doesn’t take too long to practice calligraphy. If the practice time is too long, it will be inefficient. You can choose to calm down, take a good rest, get an early sleep, and practice the next morning.
During lunch break and free time after get off work
If it’s early or late, you won’t have time to practice calligraphy.
Then, you can take out a small amount of time during your lunch break and just after get off work. Come and write a few words. If you have more time, write more; if you have less time, write less! Don't delay study and work.
To practice calligraphy is to use such scattered time to continuously consolidate. In short, it is necessary to practice every day without interruption, so that quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes.
Familiarize yourself with strokes anytime, anywhere
If conditions are limited, it is not necessary to use writing tools. Recalling the strokes and structure of the practiced calligraphy anytime and anywhere, and using finger gestures can also have the effect of practicing calligraphy to a certain extent.
There are many stories of diligent study and practice by calligraphers of the previous generation that are worth learning from. For example, Zhong Yao of the Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms and Yu Shinan of the Tang Dynasty both have legends about painting and calligraphy being practiced.
We must insist on practicing every day, using our fingers to write and dictating in the air. This can help us become proficient in writing skills, especially for people who are temporarily busy or often travel on business and cannot touch the pen for a while. It is almost equivalent to practicing with the pen and will not be subject to practice. The impact of the interruption was gone.
Concentrated practice during holidays
Take a short vacation or weekend, and if you have no travel plans, you can arrange a whole block of time to practice a lot on the strokes, structure or composition of calligraphy!
With correct and scientific learning methods, your handwriting may be impressive when you come back from a short vacation!
It is important to mention here
Adults can arrange themselves because of their good consciousness. But children must study under the supervision of their parents.
It is recommended that parents take their children to participate in more calligraphy exhibitions to stimulate interest; ask professional teachers to guide practice; encourage children to participate in more calligraphy competitions, and share and exchange calligraphy skills with classmates. Pay attention to guiding your children to be calm when practicing calligraphy, and to start and finish well.
Tips for practicing calligraphy
1. Fixed quantity, would rather write less than keep a running account
Everything has a process from quantitative change to qualitative change. Only after practicing a character many times can you understand and master the stroke characteristics and structural rules of Chinese characters. Practicing one word a hundred times is much more effective than practicing a hundred words once.
2. One step at a time
Beginners should first practice regular script, starting from basic strokes to radicals and then to structure.
3. Don’t write too fast or too slowly, but generally no one will have the problem of slowing down to a standstill.
Strokes can be divided into starting strokes, extending strokes, and closing strokes. This is a law that will not change. Among them, if the writing speed is too slow, it will become stagnant, but if the speed is too fast, the sense of rhythm will be lost. So: when writing, you can slow down, and it will be messy if you go fast.
4. Taboo, no plan, no rules. Giving up every once in a while
