In terms of fonts, some people advocate starting with official script or regular script, and think that learning official script and regular script is conducive to training basic skills. Of course, learning from Wei Bei is also good, because it already belongs to the regular script category. If you start practicing from official script, you will naturally master the official script style, but if you master the basic skills of structure and brushwork from official script and become the basis of mastering each style, I think it is better to start from regular script. From the current beginner's point of view, most of them start from learning regular script, and the arrangement of regular script structure is only an intermediate stage. It evolved from official script. If regular script is flat and even, then dennis gabor's brushwork is official script. Writing regular script is simple running script, and writing running script is simple grass. If we start with official script, it is difficult to master the brushwork of regular script, because the brushwork of regular script is richer and more complicated than official script.
It can be seen that practicing the basic skills of regular script can be used as the basis for practicing calligraphy and writing various styles. With the basic skills of regular script, master the structure and brushwork of regular script, and then write regular script, official script, running script, cursive script and even seal script, you can get twice the result with half the effort. Regular script can enrich and change the structure of Weibei and Lishu, such as Zhu Suiliang's regular script; Regular script permeates human running script and cursive brushwork, which can increase agility, such as some regular script inscriptions in Zhao Mengfu. Some beginners are eager to practice running script and cursive script. Because they don't have the basic skills of regular script, although they write like a dragon and a phoenix dance, they don't have the basic font rules and punctuation skills, so they get twice the result with half the effort and take a detour.
There are many famous regular script writers with different styles and schools. Some are rich and graceful; Some are tight and steep; Some lean on one side to show off; Some are tall and strong; ..... Beginners can choose a direction that is conducive to practicing basic skills and their future development according to their own personality and preferences, and they can also consider which style is conducive to practice according to their work needs. Nowadays, many people practice calligraphy and often choose one of the works of Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu as a model. In addition, the inscriptions of Yu Shinan and Zhu Suiliang in the Tang Dynasty are often used as demonstration posts for practicing basic skills. The basic skills of practicing regular script at the beginning naturally don't have to stick to these families, and many epitaphs are well written, such as Longzang Temple Monument in Sui Dynasty and Dong Epitaph.