First of all, if the purpose is to cultivate one's self-cultivation and there is no soft pen calligraphy foundation, I suggest you start with regular script. The success of regular script lies in the Tang and Song Dynasties, so you can choose more copybooks or inscriptions of celebrities in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Such as Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan. Of course, there is a problem here, "Yan Gu". Yan Zhenqing's ci is rather strong, such as "Ma Gu Xian Tan Ji"; Liu Gongquan's words are sharp and angular, such as Shence Army. Of course, there are others, such as Zhao Mengfu, Ou Yangxun and so on. However, it is suggested to start practicing in Yan Liu, especially for children, and it will be of great benefit to their pen writing in the future. After regular script has a certain foundation, it can be transferred to official script and running script (depending on time and talent). The official script of Han Dynasty is great, such as Mount Tai Diamond Sutra. The success of running script lies in the Jin Dynasty. Needless to say, what Wang Xizhi and Preface to Lanting have not written is equal to not practicing running script. By the way, Yan Zhenqing's Painting Praise of Dong Fangshuo is also very good. After practicing these two kinds, I still feel dissatisfied. You can try seal script, cursive script, Wei Bei. I haven't practiced seal script and Wei Bei's two styles, so I dare not pretend to be big and don't say much. There were famous cursive writers from Jin Dynasty to Song Dynasty. They recommended Zhang Xu and Huai Su, and Mao Zedong's ci was greatly influenced by Huai Su. These have achieved great success, so you can copy the fonts of special calligraphers, such as Zheng Banqiao. If Zheng Banqiao's is not enough, you can create your own fonts instead of sticking to the secular pattern. But with the talent of ordinary people, it is difficult to do it for twenty or thirty years.
The process of practicing calligraphy is very boring, which can be said to be bitter to his mind and his bones and muscles. The most important thing is interest and mood. Perseverance, inner peace, practicing calligraphy is practicing heart! Or how to say it is self-cultivation!
Another situation is the need for special skills, which is difficult to deal with because it is generally required to move quickly. I suggest you start with regular script and running script. These two scripts are the most widely used and the most powerful. In this case, it is suggested not to practice Yan Zhenqing any more, it is not easy and quick.
In a word, I'm talking about some new bars when I was a child for the landlord to share. The copybooks mentioned are also easy to buy, and are sold in general bookstores. I hope the landlord will make great achievements as soon as possible!