Thirdly, look at the ink used.
The meaning of using ink is: if you dip in ink once to write a stroke, you must be using the wrong pen. Use the pen normally, dip it in ink once, and you can write at least one word. Use this as a standard to improve yourself. There is no excessive skill in this, just keep trying.
"Three Looks" to determine whether the pen is used correctly:
1. Look at the pen movement
Look at the pen movement, that is, look at the speed of the pen; it does not mean that you are a beginner. It means you can move the pen very slowly; no matter what stage you are at, if you use the pen too slowly, it is a mistake in using the pen. How to judge this "slow"? It varies from person to person. Use the speed at which you usually write a word as a reference standard. It should not be too slower than your usual writing speed. Five or six beats slower is understandable.
Perhaps you are asking, are the pens I usually use hard pens, but now I am learning to use calligraphy brushes, can it be the same? What I can say is, don’t think about it from the perspective of human understanding, but use muscle memory. In the same operation, the muscle memory is stored until it is released, and it will not be too slow unless it is artificially conscious. People who know how to bike need to learn how to use electric bikes. The time it takes won't be too short. Writing too slowly means using a pen incorrectly.
2. Look at the ink
When beginners learn to use a pen, they learn to use the center. If the ink cannot be thick and relatively even when the main pen is used, it means that the ink is used incorrectly. The usual understanding is that using the pen The pen is slanted.
Introductory skills in brush calligraphy for beginners
1. Practice the center horizontal and center vertical
Practice the center horizontal and center vertical. The key is to keep the brush process smooth, the pen tip to be kept at the middle point of the stroke, and the lines to be full and powerful, so as to experience the feeling of "drawing sand with a cone".
2. Practice of horizontal lifting and vertical lifting.
Practice of horizontal lifting and vertical lifting. This is much more difficult than the previous horizontal and vertical line exercise. The key is to add the tip in and tip out. But you still need to find the feeling of "drawing sand with a cone" and keep the pen tip running in the middle. The biggest difference is that the starting and closing of the pen are not round but pointed. This must be achieved through movements in the air.
3. Circle practice
Circle practice. You must also keep the pen tip in the middle of the stroke. The purpose of the circle training is to practice turning the pen. When turning, you must learn to use your fingers and wrist to rotate the tip of the pen. Of course, the purpose is to maintain the center of the stroke.