The structural rules of hard-pen cursive writing are to let nature take its course, follow the shape of characters, break conventions, shrink strokes, seek change while maintaining stability, conceal oddities in the ordinary, and adapt to local conditions.
1. Let nature take its course: if the characters are originally flat, let them be flat; if the characters are originally long, let them be long; if the characters are originally slanted, let them be slanted.
2. According to the shape of the characters: the square ones are left in any direction, such as "国"; the upper, lower, left and right strokes are almost the same, so they are equally divided, such as "Fang" and "Kun"; "title" and "Yan" are left The middle right, upper, middle and lower divisions are almost the same, and they are "three parts of the world"; "Lian", "Li", and "Feng" are half-enclosed and not exposed.
3. Breaking the rules: the word "正" is uneven horizontally and vertically, but the center of gravity is stable; the vertical hook of the word "水" is not centered, but it is more beautiful; the "xiang" is longer and longer. Have fun.
4. Contracted and expanded strokes: "Party" is evenly divided, and the division of labor is stable; "History" stretches out the strokes, appearing graceful; "Wen" converges and strokes, showing emotional connotation; "People" changes Na is the long point, the rhythm is bright, straightforward and generous.
5. Seek change while maintaining stability, and hide wonders in ordinary things: the word "光" is on the left side, the word "TI" is on the left and right, the word "Ji" is high on the left and low on the right, and the word "春" is on the top Sloping down, each has its own changes, and there is something strange in the ordinary.
6. Adapt measures to local conditions: A major difference between running script and regular script is the variability of certain fonts. During the writing process, it is necessary to improvise according to the situation of the words. For example, the word "Stupid" is selected from Mi Fu's "Shu Su Tie", which is uncharacteristically tilted to the left, placing the center of gravity.
The character "Chong" looks diagonal and straight, which is unusual; the character "filial piety" is written straight up; the character "Gao" stretches the hook, making the shape more cute than a square shape. If the two characters before and after are long, the middle character should be written flat, and the characters before and after are straighter, and the middle character should be written obliquely.
Introduction to running script
Running script is a general term for calligraphy, which is divided into two types: running regular script and running cursive script. It was developed on the basis of regular script and is a font between regular script and cursive script. It was created to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the difficulty of identifying cursive script.