Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for children to start learning hard pen calligraphy at the age of 6, because children under the age of 6 have poor hand muscle development and insufficient wrist strength, and hard pen calligraphy needs high coordination and precise strength control.
If children are allowed to practice hard pen calligraphy too early, they will feel frustrated because they can't grasp the pen. In addition, children under the age of 6 can't concentrate for too short a time, and it is easy for them to get bored by practicing calligraphy for a long time.
Matters needing attention in learning hard pen
The vertical picture in the middle of the word must be written straight, because this stroke affects the correctness of the word. For example, Han, Lai and Shui Ban, if the vertical painting is drawn on both sides of the word, the vertical painting can be slightly tilted. "The vertical side is slightly inclined regularly, and the left side is inclined to the right like a stool leg." Such as the words on all the door boxes. By extension, the vertical paintings on the left side of the word can be slightly left, and the vertical paintings on the right side of the word can be slightly right. The reverse is also possible, such as mouth, field, code and so on.
In addition, for words with skewed structures, it is another case. Words with skewed structures can be divided into two situations. One kind is the people who seek power in the middle, such as Ye and Guang. Also, the first stroke should be written on the left, and the third stroke should be written on the right, so that the word is still in the middle. There is also a kind of words that seek the right direction obliquely, such as: a lot, don't, fly, etc. And many words can only be written correctly if they are written obliquely with the left hand.