Today, seal script is not very practical, because it is not easily recognized by the masses. However, due to its decorative structure and great artistic value of calligraphy, it is still preserved in the calligraphy garden as one of the calligraphy font forms of calligraphers.
Here is a brief introduction to the structure and brushwork of Da Zhuan.
Characteristics of seal script
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There are many hieroglyphics in Da Zhuan, and there are various expressions. Most of them are based on shapes, such as horses, sheep and elephants. There are many kinds of writing, and the rules of distribution structure have not been regularized. Writing a character can show bending over to work or kneeling. The shapes and positions of the radicals in Oracle Bone Inscriptions were also scattered, until the Qin Dynasty unified the characters. After finishing, the characters tend to be unified, but there are still many graphics and characters with different meanings.
2. Body positive potential circle
Xiao Zhuan's form should be accurate, horizontal painting should be flat and vertical painting should be straight, which is a rigorous and neat calligraphy form. The structure and brushwork of Xiao Zhuan are mainly round, and the outer contour of the word is elongated because of the central intersection line of the word, such as the middle and the sky. Form a natural oval.
The word potential of Xiao Zhuan is an arc at every corner, and a few Miao Zhuan and Qin Zhuan used for seal cutting also have some room potential, but after careful observation, they are still mostly round in the square, which is quite different from Li Zhuan's square potential.
If you can't see the left, you can't see the right.
Seal script is an ancient Chinese character, unlike regular script, which has many different changes. Its basic methods of forming characters are useful points, lines and arcs. The strokes are of the same thickness, and the front and back should be hidden, and the left side should not be left, and the right side should not be si. It's all curves.