First, the similarities.
1. Font design: The glyphs of Tian Kai and Ou Kai are based on regular script. Their construction methods are simple, their strokes are regular, symmetrical and neat, and they all pay great attention to structure and proportion. They are horizontal and vertical, vertically and horizontally symmetrical, integrated inside and outside, and appear tall and straight, dignified, delicate and square on the whole.
2. Brushwork: Tian Jie and Ou Kai have similar brushwork, and both pay attention to pen and ink, which is simple and straightforward, neat and forceful. There are not too many traces of Lian Bi between words, and they pay attention to the density and twists and turns of strokes. They pay attention to ups and downs and the alternation of points and paintings in their pens, showing a beautiful style of writing.
3. Usage: Tian Kai and Ou Kai are both commonly used writing methods. Tian is an indispensable tool and means for cultural exchange, especially for the inheritance of traditional culture in China.
Second, differences.
1, font style: Tian Kai pays attention to sharpening and structure, which is relatively powerful and suitable for writing official documents and running scripts. Ou Kai, on the other hand, gives people a delicate impression and tends to be soft, so she is suitable for writing articles and books.
2. Writing skills: Tian Kai's writing skills tend to be tough and passionate, paying special attention to the thickness and priorities of strokes, while Ou Kai's writing pays attention to the characteristics of fluency, elegance, delicacy and dignity, and pays attention to "the spirit of European style comes from the pen" when writing, so it often gives people a feeling of being refined and elegant.
3. Historical background: Tiankai originated in Sui Dynasty and reached its peak in Ming Dynasty. It is a classic regular script, which is widely used and respected because of its conciseness and legibility. Ou Kai originated in the Tang Dynasty and was mainly popular in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Compared with Hotan Kai, Ou Kai is more smooth and gentle, and has a deeper cultural background.
Although Tian Kai and Ou Kai have different styles, they still have many similarities in font design and writing techniques, which are both indispensable parts of China's calligraphy art. At the same time, due to their different characteristics, they are also widely used and passed down in different writing scenes.
The significance of practicing calligraphy
1. Cultivate aesthetics and sense of beauty: Calligraphy is a skill that combines aesthetics with art, culture with art and emotion. By practicing calligraphy, you can cultivate your own aesthetics and aesthetic accomplishment, and deepen your feeling and appreciation of artistic beauty. ..
2. Improve concentration and patience: Calligraphy requires a high degree of concentration, patience and care. Practicing calligraphy can improve people's patience and concentration, and at the same time increase people's self-discipline and determination.
3. Cultivate self-cultivation: Calligraphy, as a cultural art, in calligraphy practice, people can reflect on themselves more deeply, understand and grasp life more deeply, and further improve their self-cultivation through continuous practice and learning.
4. Improve people's aesthetics and emotions: Calligraphy is an artistic form with emotion, individuality and expressiveness. By practicing calligraphy, people can integrate their emotions into pen and ink, thus improving their understanding and grasp of their emotions and increasing their sensitivity and emotional color to the surrounding world.