Copying refers to the process of copying calligraphy and painting works according to the original works. Pro is written or drawn according to the original work; Imitation is to write or draw on the original with thin paper (silk). Copying in a broad sense is not necessarily calligraphy and painting, but also tablet, sticker and so on.
Pro and copy have their own advantages and disadvantages. Especially in calligraphy, the ancients said: "Linshu is easy to lose the position of the ancients, but more ancient brushwork;" Copying books is easy to get the position of the ancients, but it loses the meaning of the ancients. " This means that it is easy to learn strokes, but not easy to learn shelf structure; It is easy to learn shelf structure, but not easy to learn strokes. In terms of difficulty, copying is easy and difficult. Whether approaching or copying, we should aim at "similarity" with the model characters, and gradually transition from "similarity" to "similarity".
Now we don't have such high requirements. We practice calligraphy and write "copy".