Since ancient times, there has been no number one calligrapher. Each calligrapher has his or her own style in running script. Whose copybook is the best depends entirely on the preference of the calligrapher. Which calligrapher’s running script you like, which calligrapher’s copybook is the best? most.
So let’s take stock. The more famous hard-tender calligraphers mainly include: Pang Zhonghua, Lu Zhongnan, Sima Yan, Wu Yusheng, Gu Zhongan, Tian Yingzhang, Jing Xiaopeng, etc. Let’s take a look at the cursive writing styles of these hard-pen cursive calligraphers one by one and see which one you like.
1. Pang Zhonghua
Pang Zhonghua is a famous calligrapher, the main pioneer of contemporary Chinese hard-tipped calligraphy, and the first person of Chinese hard-tipped calligraphy. He is currently the honorary chairman of the Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphy Association. Pang Zhonghua's running script is round and flat in shape, and the font is relatively regular, regular, elegant and graceful.
2. Lu Zhongnan
A famous Chinese calligrapher, he is currently a director of the Chinese Calligraphers Association and deputy director of the Hard Pen Calligraphy Committee. Lu Zhongnan's hard-pen running calligraphy draws on the strengths of others, focusing on the changeable writing style, which is straight and steep, smart and unrestrained.
3. Wu Yusheng
Wu Yusheng loves calligraphy and has served as deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Hard-tipped Calligraphy Research Association, vice-president of Huayi Hard-tipped Calligraphy Association, and associate professor of the Correspondence Training Center of the Chinese Calligraphy Association. The hard-pen calligraphy is fresh and refined, smooth and neat, and the writing style is clear.
4. Sima Yan
Sima Yan is a famous calligrapher and educator. He has loved calligraphy since he was a child and has a profound foundation in calligraphy. His name has been included in the "International Dictionary of Hard Pen Calligraphers". Sima Yan's works have been promoted as model characters in primary school Chinese textbooks published by People's Education Press. His calligraphy works are vigorous and powerful, with sharp strokes and rigorous structure.
5. Tian Yingzhang
Tian Yingzhang is a graduate student in calligraphy and the first president of the Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphy Association. He has practiced calligraphy with his father since he was a child, and has a profound foundation in calligraphy. Tian Yingzhang's hard-pen cursive writing is very obvious, the font is stretched and grand, the fonts are of alternating sizes, and the weight is appropriate.
6. Jing Xiaopeng
Jing Xiaopeng is a disciple of Tian Yingzhang, a calligraphy teacher at Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, and a member of the Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphy Association. Compared with Teacher Tian, his style is more upright, with fonts that are well-proportioned in size and can be retracted and retracted freely.
7. Gu Zhongan
Gu Zhongan is currently the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphy Association and the Deputy Director of the Qualification Examination Committee of the Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphers Association. His hard-pen cursive writing style is open-minded, the fonts are fresh and beautiful, the writing is rhythmic, the font structure is rigorous, and the stippling is skillful.
The above is an introduction to some hard-pen cursive calligraphy styles. Let’s take a look at which writing style belongs to you.
