Hello, you can learn calligraphy by yourself, but it depends on the method of self-study and a reasonable assessment of whether your current learning ability can support your progress.
The essence of self-study is to be your own teacher. The teacher is your eyes, and the eyes lead the realization of the hand, so it is important to be able to see what is important. In addition to manual work, other aspects must also be followed up to achieve good learning results.
One of the cores of calligraphy learning is the ability to write a word like an image, but this is not the ultimate goal. Can you realize this by yourself, realize it, and find the correct method? This kind of self-learning ability is cultivated. is more important.
Moreover, the most important "trick" in learning is whether you try your best, whether you are dedicated and considerate. For example, when you write a word, you must use every method and detail to write it. Self-discipline is not easy, so it will be much more efficient if a teacher is there to supervise you.
If after evaluation, you feel that you have the ability to self-study and self-discipline, you can learn calligraphy by yourself. Otherwise, you should study with a teacher for a period of time at the beginning, learn the correct methods and develop good self-discipline habits, and then continue on your own. study.
I would like to share my experience in learning calligraphy, mainly about the selection and order of copybooks, for your reference.
I think we can start by writing "Yishan Carved Stones", and practice for a period of time to make the lines "round, round, thick, and smooth", laying a good foundation for calligraphy, and then we can write Deng Shiru's " "Bai's Thatched Cottage" and Wu Rangzhi's "Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty and Zang Tao's Edict", etc., to experience the works of seal script and ink; then you can practice classic official script inscriptions such as "Zhang Qian Stele", "Cao Quan Stele", etc. Write Han bamboo slips such as "Juyan Han Bamboo Bamboo slips", and Qing official script such as Yi Bingshou's works to experience the ink official script.
After that, choose a suitable regular script calligraphy book for writing, such as the "Qinli Stele" by Yan Zhenqing, the "Jiucheng Palace" by Ouyang, the "Confucius Temple Stele" by Yu Shinan, and the "Stele of Confucius Temple" by Lord Chu Suiliang. "Yanta Sacred Preface" and so on, learn the methods of Tang calligraphy and improve the understanding of the structure of characters.
Afterwards, you can copy classic Dharma texts in small regular script such as Zhong Yao's "Declaration Table", Wang Xizhi's "Huang Ting Jing", Wang Xianzhi's "Thirteen Lines on the Jade Edition", Zhong Shaojing's "Ling Fei Jing", Zhao Mengfu's "Tao Te Ching", etc. , practice understanding and controlling the elasticity of the brush tip.
Then learn running script, such as Zen Master Zhiyong's "Thousand-Character Essay", Zen Master Huairen's "Preface to the Holy Teaching of Collection of Characters", Wang Xizhi's "Preface to Lanting", Zhao Mengfu's "Luo Shen Fu", etc. , continue to practice the control of the brush. After that, you can choose your favorite official script, Tang Kai script, Wei stele script, cursive script, etc. to write as a copy to increase your knowledge. After you have reached a certain level of pro-writing, you can start creating without posting.