How to use a writing brush?

The nib of a brush is mainly composed of a nib and a pair of bristles. The so-called brush tip refers to a cluster of long and pointed parts in the center of the brush tip, and the so-called bristles refer to some short hairs wrapped around the brush tip. In the process of writing, pen front and assistant play different roles unscathed. Brush stroke is the most elastic place in brush stroke, which determines the direction and strength of brush stroke, so there is a saying that "brush stroke dominates bones and muscles"

However, the brushwork with bones and muscles but no flesh and blood is not beautiful, so calligraphers of all ages used not only the nib (and the nib and the sub-nib could not be completely separated) but also the sub-nib when writing.

Secondary fur controls the thickness of strokes. The more secondary hairs come into contact with the paper, the fuller the strokes will be. Therefore, there is also a saying that "the deputy is flesh and blood." In the process of calligraphy, calligraphers always coordinate the use of pen tips and auxiliary pens according to their own aesthetics. People who attach importance to bones and muscles and take thinness as beauty use less hair; And those who emphasize both bones and muscles and flesh and blood, and take fullness as beauty, must use it more.

Generally speaking, writing with a three-point pen is the limit of using a pen. The ancients said that "the pen is not waist-length". Such as "waist" pen, first, it is easy to appear "ink pig", and the nib can't bounce back when it is lifted; Second, it is easy to open and close the nib; Third, the service life of the pen is greatly shortened.

For beginners, it is often prone to two extremes: first, they dare not spread out the text and write with the pen tip alone, making the text look delicate and weak; The second is to smear at will, even write with the root of a pen, and the words appear bloated and warty. Therefore, beginners should first pay attention to the correct use of pen position.

Brush is a traditional writing tool which originated in China. Known as jade tube and jade tube, it is listed as one of Four Treasures of the Study in China.

The writing brush was invented by the Han nationality in production practice. With the continuous development of human society, the industrious and intelligent Han nationality constantly sums up experience, preserves the essence, abandons the dross and dares to explore and innovate. For thousands of years, it has made outstanding contributions to creating the splendid culture of the Han nationality and promoting the cultural exchanges between the Han nationality and all ethnic groups in the world.

At first, the brush was made of rabbit hair, and later it was made of sheep, ferrets, wolves, chickens, rats and other animals. The pen tube is made of bamboo or other materials. The head is round and pointed, which is used for traditional writing and painting. Brush is a treasure provided by the Han nationality to the world art treasure house with a long history.

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Baidu encyclopedia-writing brush