What's the difference between a brush and a hard pen?

Hard pen refers to a writing tool made of hard materials such as pens, pencils and ballpoint pens. China was carved with knives, stone chips and other hard objects in ancient times, which is the earliest hard-pen calligraphy in China. After the appearance of the writing brush in the Warring States Period, it became the main writing tool and flourished for more than two thousand years. In the past century, with the popularity of pens and ballpoint pens in China, hard pen calligraphy has become popular again. Here we make some simple comparisons between hard pen calligraphy and brush calligraphy, and talk about the characteristics of hard pen calligraphy.

Tools. The brush tip is characterized by softness and elasticity, while the hard pen tip is rigid and less elastic. Commonly used hard pens include ballpoint pens, pens and pencils. Some people use bamboo pens and wooden pens to create screen calligraphy. Hard pen calligraphy does not use rice paper.

Write it. Hard pen writing method: hold the pen from three sides with the belly of thumb and forefinger and the side of middle finger, put the ring finger and middle finger together, put your hand on the table, sit and tilt the pen. The writing brush holds the pen with five fingers, and the four sides are cohesive, the fingers are solid and the palms are empty, the pen holder is vertical, and the wrist is lifted to make a book, so that it can stand and sit. The difference between hard pen calligraphy and brush calligraphy is determined by the characteristics of hard pen and writing posture.

(1) The thickness of strokes does not change much, so don't press too hard when writing.

(2) There is no need to excessively pursue the effects of hiding the front, returning the front, smashing the pen, folding the pen, etc. ;

(3) pen speed is accelerated.

Knot-like brush, but more sparse.

Rules. Most of them are written horizontally, so the word potential and the echo between words are different from vertical lines. You can also write vertically, drawing lessons from calligraphy. The layout rules are the same as those of the brush method, and they also pay attention to "counting white as black", "wide as a horse" and "airtight", but it is not suitable to write large.

In addition, talk about a few issues.

The first is the choice of pen calligraphy. At present, there are many pens in the market, Copybook for calligraphy, which is a mixed bag. Novices should distinguish between good and bad! The ancients said, "Take the law." . Hard pen calligraphy can also draw lessons from brush copybooks, or the two can complement each other.

2. Is it better to learn calligraphy first or to learn pens first? It is much easier to write with a brush first and then with a pen. It is also helpful to write the pen first. If conditions permit, two people can learn at the same time and make faster progress.

Third, do you want to learn some knowledge about brush calligraphy when practicing hard pen calligraphy? This is necessary. The prosperity of hard pen calligraphy is the product of recent years, and the skills and methods of ancient calligraphy have accumulated in ancient inscriptions. Only by learning from them can we avoid detours and get twice the result with half the effort.

Fourth, some people write the strokes of pen calligraphy very dry and have no connotation. What should I do? My method is to enlarge the strokes according to the writing style of the brush, so that the strokes have obvious lifting, turning and thickness changes, and then gradually reduce them, which is naturally easy to do.