First, choose a position.
Learning calligraphy is the most taboo to practice blindly. You should choose a good teacher and follow suit. If there are people around who have a solid basic knowledge of calligraphy and specialize in calligraphy art, beginners can worship them as teachers, which is direct learning. Choosing a good post as a "teacher", self-study is the most economical, convenient and practical, which is indirect learning.
The so-called good copybook is a famous copybook that can stand the test of history and has always been recognized by calligraphers and can really be used as a model for learning. Regular script such as Yan Zhenqing's pagoda monument and diligence monument, Liu Gongquan's mysterious pagoda monument, Jiuchenggong monument, Zhao's Danba monument, etc. Running scripts such as Preface to Lanting by Wang Xizhi, Sacrifice to My Nephew by Yan Zhenqing, Song Fengge Poems by Huang Tingjian, Shu Su Tie by Mi Fei, etc. These copybooks have been praised by famous calligraphers and lovers for thousands of years and are recognized as good copybooks. Based on these copybooks, they came to Zhizhi and embarked on the right path of calligraphy, with a high starting point and good style.
In addition, when choosing a position, you should also choose "for your own position". The so-called "good copybook that suits you" is a good copybook that suits you. In other words, it is the copybook that you like and conform to your hobbies, and you choose it yourself, not imposed on you by teachers or others. Your favorite copybook must love reading and learning. The copybooks that meet your own interests are easy to learn, and the copybooks you choose will get twice the result with half the effort. This is the "personality selection method", which is a good way to fully cater to learners' interests and give full play to their personality potential.
Second, read the post.
After choosing a copybook template, you should read the copybook first. There is a "three-step method of reading posts", that is, one observation, two thinking and three hands-on.
(1) Observation: After you get a good copybook template, don't rush to write, but read the copybook carefully first, which is the only process to know the copybook. It is necessary to distinguish the styles of copybooks, roughly classify them, see which style type they belong to, and then find the structural characteristics of model essays to see what is different from others; Finally, find out the characteristics of model strokes and see their shapes and appearances. After reading the post several times, I have a general understanding and impression of the copybook in my mind, which is of great benefit to my next study.
(2) Thinking is the most important part. How to write a word depends entirely on thinking, that is, understanding. Only when you realize it can you write well, so practicing calligraphy is not writing but understanding, and understanding is more important than practice. Observe the shape of the model strokes and realize how to move the strokes to meet the requirements. How to raise a pen, how to write a pen, how to collect a pen, where to write a pen, where to pick up a pen, where to be light, where to be heavy, and so on. Try to think clearly; What problems should be paid attention to in the structure of a word, how to avoid it, how to insert it, how to keep the center of gravity stable, how to achieve left-right balance and so on.
(3) begin, that is, after observing and thinking, then begin to express what you see and want on paper with pen and ink, and strive to be basically consistent in form with the model essay on the copybook (that is, similar in shape). Have a deep understanding of pen skills, ink rules and structural rules. , and then compare the copybooks to find out the gaps and correct the deficiencies. Repeat this many times, and there will be progress.