The most obvious difference between hard-pen calligraphy and soft-pen calligraphy lies in the thickness of their strokes.
The pens used in hard-pen calligraphy are made of relatively hard materials, such as common fountain pens, ballpoint pens, dip pens, pencils, gel pens, etc. These are all pens used in hard-pen calligraphy, while soft pens That is, the various types of brushes we usually see use ink to write Chinese characters on paper.
In addition to the different pens used, soft-pen calligraphy and hard-pen calligraphy also have different applicable scopes. Hard-pen calligraphy has a much wider range of use than soft-pen calligraphy, because hard-pen calligraphy is fast to write and easy to carry, and its use value is easier to promote. For example, our usual writing falls into the category of hard-pen calligraphy, although everyone writes The aesthetics of the characters are different, but everyone knows its writing skills.
Soft pen calligraphy is a writing skill that can only be mastered in a training class or by a professional teacher.
The writing postures of the two are also different. For soft-pen calligraphy, the fingers are strong, the palm is empty, the back of the hand is round, the palm is upright, and the wrist is hanging. It mainly relies on arm and wrist strength; for hard-pen calligraphy, the three-finger tiger's mouth is used to write. Mainly relies on wrist strength.