What hair is the brush made of?

Wool, wolf hair, rabbit hair, fetal hair, deer hair, ponytail, bristles, moustaches, tiger hair, etc. Brush is a traditional writing tool originated in China, and it has gradually become a traditional painting tool. A writing brush is made of animal hair tied into a nib and then glued to a tubular pen holder. A good brush should have the characteristics of "sharp, neat, round and healthy".

Calligraphy pens can generally be divided into three types: soft brush, hard brush and double brush. Hard brush is vigorous. Such as: wolf hair, mountain horse, cow ear hair, moustache, mountain rabbit, deer brush.

The soft brush is soft. Such as: Yang Hao pen. Double both brush's pen is both rigid and flexible. The brushwork is between rigid and soft.

Wool loops are soft, especially those with long sides. After the pen is pressed, it will lie flat and spread out, which is difficult to master, which is not conducive to the cultivation of the habit of active power. At this time, it is entirely up to the writer to adjust the brush strokes with writing skills.

Hard pen is better, because of its high elastic strength. When the pen is pressed and lifted again, the nib can be restored to its original condensed state, so it can be lifted freely and quite handy.

But for beginners, it will be easier to pick up a pen if you use a hard brush from the beginning, because it will be of great help to you, but over time, you can only use a hard brush. Once you pick up a sheep's hair, you will feel unable to move.

When I was a beginner, I practiced calligraphy with a wool brush. Although it was difficult at first, it was necessary to use the method of changing the front to write qualified strokes, but I also learned the method of using a soft brush. With the increase of contact time, I gradually became handy and used it freely. At this time, if you pick up a hard brush to write, you will feel relaxed.