If you want to practice calligraphy as a hobby or simply want to improve your writing skills, you should have a plan to practice calligraphy for a long time. It is recommended to first learn the three major official scripts, seal script, official script, and official script, to lay the foundation for understanding strokes and structure.
You can choose teachers from Tian Yingzhang, Wu Yusheng, or Jing Xiaopeng. You can learn Xingkai and then buy a handwritten version of the copybook. Here is a concept for everyone, that is, common copybooks are divided into character library version and handwritten version. The character library version is extracted from the publisher’s Works in which the characters in the word library are typeset and integrated are the products of publishing houses for short-term profits. The problem with this type of copybook is that the characters are "dead" and there is no air between the characters. They can be used to learn single characters but are not suitable for learning. Writing, and the handwritten version is a work written by the calligrapher himself. It has the existence of moving Qi. The breath of each word is connected with each other and is alive. Especially for those who learn running calligraphy, it is very important. It is not recommended to study ancient calligraphy directly. Although hard-pen calligraphy is derived from brush calligraphy, due to the softness and hardness of the pen tip, the strokes, control and expression of the pen are different. If you learn it rashly, you will easily learn some bad habits and it will take a long time. It will not be easy to correct it later. After the foundation is sufficient, you can then study the ancient texts and learn the structure and composition;
Regarding the choice of pens, there is no fixed hard pen that requires the use of fountain pens. Gel pens, pencils, and chalks can all be used. Personally, it is recommended to choose gel pens. Gel pens are cheap and have good quality control. The feel is correct and the ink is good. Paper requirements It is low and easy to carry. The recommended brands here are Chenguang 6128 0.7mm and Deli S753 0.7mm.
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There must be a high-quality writing process to ensure the steady improvement of writing skills, and you cannot just be a simple copyist.
I have bolded it here. Remember to pay attention. This is the most error-prone place in the writing process. This is the reason why many people improve slowly.
Many people's psychological definition of practicing calligraphy well is that it takes a long time to practice calligraphy. They take the trouble to write according to the copybook over and over again. After a long time, they will write well. I don't deny that it does require long-term persistence, but in this way The definition is not rigorous enough, and a major premise that is ignored is high-quality calligraphy practice;
The above is a high-quality calligraphy practice. Borrowing my teacher’s point of view, it consists of four words: “reading, writing, correcting, and revising.” Let me explain them separately:
When we post, we are actually imitating, imitating other people's writing. The main premise of imitation is to obtain information. Just like when you are learning to sing, you must listen first and then try to sing it again. The more you hear, it means the degree of recovery you can achieve. It’s even bigger. One word of information is compared to 100%. If you read 40%, your limit will be 40%. If it is 80%, even if you can only write 40%, you still have room for improvement. , so reading is very important. It directly determines the upper limit of your learning. However, many people do not pay attention to this point during the study process and do it hastily.
As mentioned above, reading is to obtain information, so writing is to restore information. The biggest difficulty in restoration is the interference of one's own writing habits and the desire for quick success. This is especially obvious when writing ancient posts. Many vertical paintings in ancient posts are slanted. , but often when writing, the upper part is slanted, and the lower part is as if it is equipped with GPS positioning. It automatically writes straight, and this stroke is ruined. This is the impact of an automatic writing habit, because our daily I have never written anything like this. There are many similar situations, so I won’t list them one by one. What I want to express is that you must forget yourself when writing a post. Just write whatever you want on the post. Don’t bring it with you. My own writing habits, which seem simple but are actually very difficult to write, need to be changed slowly;
The other is eager for quick success. For those who practice thickness changes from the beginning, any change in strokes, whether it is the starting and closing of the stroke, thickness, etc., is based on a stable foundation. If you write a change in thickness, you will be shaking like Parkinson's. Can you still read the words? When you open a restaurant, you don’t want delicious food, but you want it to be fancy and not poison people. How can you keep it open? So you must be steady. You don’t need to change the thickness when you start writing. When your hands don’t shake Now that you can write stable strokes, the best process is to further seek changes in thickness;
Yes, it’s just a comparison to see where the gap between you and the original post is. What are the mistakes in writing? It’s a process of finding errors. We can’t succeed in the first try. There will definitely be mistakes. This means we have made progress. Space, many people don’t pay much attention to this. After I glance at it, I feel it’s okay but it looks a little awkward. It’s probably because I haven’t practiced for a short time. I’ll be fine if I write more later. Repeat this cycle. Keep the mistakes and slowly develop new writing habits.
Correction, correction, we have found errors in the correct process, then we need to correct these processes. The key lies in why it is wrong and how to correct it. To give a simple example, some people know to resist when writing horizontal drawings, but they often resist. The shoulder angle is too large. I have changed it many times, but it is still slanted like that every time. I am very distressed. I don’t know why?
In fact, we can find a solution by analyzing the writing process of horizontal drawings. The key is to start the pen lightly and pause, then move the pen diagonally and then lift it up. Many people think that the pause is to press the pen on the paper without moving. , tap means to tap lightly, but it actually also contains another part of the meaning, which is to pause. After finishing the writing action, stop for a moment, give yourself a buffer time, find the angle to write, and then move the pen naturally. Just put away the pen. As the "Bi Zhen Tu" said, the intention comes first with the pen and there must be an estimate.
You must know where you made mistakes and then correct them. This is a process of learning and accumulation.
Only by maintaining these four processes can you ensure that the quality of your writing learning can be improved. Remember that this is a learning process.
