1. Prepare writing tools: use brush and ink, and choose the appropriate brush size and hardness.
2. Action before writing: put the paper flat and prepare ink with moderate concentration with ink.
3. Control the brush: Hold the brush in your hand, grasp the included angle between the handle and the bristles, and keep the nib moist.
4. Basic strokes: cursive strokes pay attention to speed and momentum, and generally use basic strokes in three directions: straight, horizontal and vertical. By controlling the strength and speed of the brush, the strokes have both thickness variation, frustration and consistency.
5. Lian Bi and broken pen: When cursive writing, Lian Bi and broken pen skills are often used. Lian Bi refers to writing without raising a pen between glyphs through continuous movement; Pen breaking is a short-term pen lifting action between glyphs, but the overall feeling is smooth.
6. Blank space and blank space: In cursive script, proper use of blank space and blank space can increase the layering and artistic beauty of the work. By controlling the intensity and speed of the brush, an appropriate degree of space is left between glyphs or lines.
7. Writing rhythm and rhythm: cursive calligraphy emphasizes rhythm and rhythm, and requires the whole work to have a feeling of ups and downs, fluency and nature. In the process of writing, we should master the pause and extension of strokes flexibly according to the characteristics of glyphs and writing requirements.
Characteristics of cursive script
1, concise and smooth: cursive script emphasizes fast and free brushwork, and the strokes are concise and smooth, giving people a sense of chic and unrestrained.
2. Various brushstrokes: There are various cursive writing methods, such as Lian Bi, breaking pen, stopping pen and folding pen, which create rich brushstrokes.
3. Flexibility and expressiveness: Cursive calligraphy is not bound by rules and is suitable for the development of personal artistic creation. It can freely change and interpret glyphs according to personal habits and creative intentions. Cursive script pursues momentum and movement, and expresses the author's emotion and personality through fast and flexible lines.