There are three centers in the history of pen-making in China: Houbi (Hengshui, Hebei), Xu Anbi (Xuancheng, Anhui) and Hubi (Huzhou, Zhejiang). Now the brushes produced in Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, Chengdu and other places also enjoy high reputation. At present, the most famous origin of brush is Houdian Village in the suburb of Hengshui City, Hebei Province, which is called Houqiang. There is also Huzhou, Shanlian Town, Xing Wu County, Zhejiang Province, known as Hubi, and Wengang Town, Jinxian County, Jiangxi Province, known as Huaxia Bidu. A good brush has four characteristics: sharp, neat, round and healthy, and it is handy to use.
Sharp: When the pens are gathered together, the ends should be sharp. The pen tip is easy to write and express. Writers often refer to their pens as "bald pens", but if they are not sharp, they will become bald pens, and there will be no spirit in writing books. When buying a new pen, the hair is glued and polymerized, which is easy to distinguish. When checking the old pen, first wet the pen and gather the hair, then you can distinguish the sharp baldness.
Qi: refers to the pen tip after it is flattened with water. If the brush is neat, the length of the brush is equal at ordinary times, and there is no gap, then it is "ten thousand Li Qi" when writing. Because the pen needs to be completely wet, it is difficult to check this when buying it.
Round: it means that the pen is as perfect as a jujube pit, which means that the hair is sufficient. If you have more hair, you will have enough pen power to write, otherwise you will lose weight and lack pen power. The pen is perfect. The pen can turn. When shopping, there is glue in your hair. Is it perfect? Just take a closer look.
Health: the elasticity of the pen waist; Press hard, lift the pen, and then return to its original state. If the pen is flexible, it can be used freely; Generally speaking, rabbit hair and wolf hair are more elastic than wool, and their writing is firm and firm. In this regard, press the pen after wetting, and the front is straight and healthy. Four virtues refer to the function of the pen itself, and we should also consider the copybook when choosing the pen. The same is true of the so-called "write his own words with a pen that someone has used". The best way to judge what kind of pen to use is to look at his handwriting directly: if the style is strong, choose Hao Jian; If you are charming and plump, choose soft; Hard and soft, and then choose double brush. The characteristics of the pen also affect the written calligraphy, thus achieving the wonderful scenery of calligraphy. Another point is the size of the font. Write big words in capital letters and small words in lowercase letters. Small pen writing big characters is vulnerable to attack, so it can't be self-sufficient, and it's useless to write small characters with large pen.
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After the brush is used up, the remaining ink should be washed immediately to avoid sticking to the pen tip and hung on the pen to maintain the elasticity of the pen tip. In case of sticking ink or using a new pen, it can be soaked in warm water. It is not allowed to tear it off or soak it in boiling water to avoid breaking the front and turning around. New pens should be packed in cartons or wooden cases, and some mothballs should be put to prevent them from being eaten by insects, often dry and moldy. (1) To start a new pen, you must start it first. Soak the bought pen in warm water for not too long until the nib is completely opened. Don't melt the glue at the root of the pen, otherwise it will become a "brush" and your hair will fall off easily. Violets are hard and need to be soaked in water for a while. (2) Be sure to get the pen wet before writing. It is not allowed to write as soon as the pen is stained with ink. The method is to soak the brush with clear water first, and then lift it. Don't soak it for a long time to avoid gel at the root of the brush. After that, the pen is hung upside down until the tip of the pen regains toughness, which takes about tens of minutes. Pens must be dry when stored. If the pen is not polished, the hair will become brittle and brittle after pressing again, and the elasticity will be poor. (3) After that, you can start writing, and this "ink entry" is also a big problem. In order to make the ink penetrate into the writing brush evenly, the clear water must be sucked dry first, and the pen can be lightly dragged on the absorbent paper until it is dry. The so-called "dry" is not completely dry, as long as the water is removed to accommodate the ink. "A pen with three points of ink cannot be deeply immersed in it until it is weak." Less ink is too dry to run freely, and more ink is weak and bad. (4) Wash the pen immediately after writing. Ink has colloid. If it is not washed off, the ink and colloid will stick together firmly after the pen is dried, so it is not easy to melt when it is reused, and it is easy to break the pen. (5) After washing, drain the remaining water of the pen and straighten it [before inking]. Then hang the pen on the pen holder and let the remaining water continue to drip until it is dry. It should be placed in a cool place and dried in the shade to keep the original shape and characteristics of the pen, and should not be exposed to the sun. The key to keeping pens is drying.
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The nib of a brush is mainly composed of a nib and a pair of bristles. The so-called brush tip refers to a cluster of long and pointed parts in the center of the brush tip, and the so-called bristles refer to some short hairs wrapped around the brush tip. In the process of writing, pen front and assistant play different roles unscathed. Brush strokes are the most elastic place in brush strokes, which determines the direction and strength of brush strokes, so there is a saying that "brush strokes dominate the bones and muscles". However, the brushwork with bones and muscles but no flesh and blood is not beautiful, so calligraphers of all ages used not only the nib (and the nib and the sub-nib can not be completely separated) but also the sub-nib when writing. Secondary fur controls the thickness of strokes. The more secondary hairs come into contact with the paper, the fuller the strokes will be. Therefore, there is also a saying that "the deputy is flesh and blood." In the process of calligraphy, calligraphers always coordinate the use of pen tips and auxiliary pens according to their own aesthetics. People who attach importance to bones and muscles and take thinness as beauty use less hair; And those who emphasize both bones and muscles and flesh and blood, and take fullness as beauty, must use it more. The tip of a brush can be roughly divided into three parts according to its position: the tip (leading edge), the abdomen (middle part) and the root (joint with the pen holder). Then divide the part from the pen tip to the pen belly into three equal parts, the part near the pen tip is called a branch pen, the part from the pen belly to the pen tip is called a branch pen, and the part from the middle to the pen tip is called a branch pen. Obviously, when writing with one stroke, the strokes appear slender. For example, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji, calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty, often used this method. Song Huizong's The Book of Thin Gold is also a prominent example. Write in dichotomy, and the strokes are round and handsome. For example, Liu Gongquan in the late Tang Dynasty and Zhao Mengshun in the Yuan Dynasty used the dichotomy. Writing with a three-point pen makes the strokes look plump and vigorous. Such as Yan Zhenqing in the middle Tang Dynasty and Su Dongpo in the Song Dynasty. Generally speaking, writing with a three-point pen is the limit of using a pen. The ancients said that "the pen is not waist-length". Such as "waist" pen, first, it is easy to appear "ink pig", and the nib can't bounce back when it is lifted; Second, it is easy to open and close the nib; Third, the service life of the pen is greatly shortened. For beginners, it is often prone to two extremes: first, they dare not spread out the text and write with the pen tip alone, making the text look delicate and weak; The second is to smear at will, even write with the root of a pen, and the words appear bloated and warty. Therefore, beginners should first pay attention to the correct use of pen position.
1, tracking
Posture. First, hold the thumb and middle finger tightly, and the free position of the palm center should be like a cube of about 4 cm, and then put it behind the brush naturally with the ring finger and little finger. Keep your arm at a distance from the table. Conventional method. Cover the manuscript with thin paper (silk) and write or draw as it is. Painting in red is one of the methods.
2. Temporary writing
The learner writes on another piece of paper as accurately as possible against the original calligraphy post. Pro-writing must use scientific methods. Many people who like calligraphy have not been able to enter the hall of calligraphy for a long time because they have not mastered the scientific method of pro-calligraphy. The Fundamental Principle of Temporary Writing of Chinese Characters —— There are countless calligraphers in the past five thousand years. Although they left quite a few excellent calligraphy works, they didn't leave any scientific writing methods, such as why they are like temporary writing? Why doesn't Lin write like this? Liu Xiangdong, a primary school teacher in Dalian, put forward the basic principles of temporary writing of Chinese characters, and wrote the book "Secrets of Temporary Writing of Chinese Characters", which solved the fundamental problem of temporary writing of Chinese characters. This method is not only suitable for the temporary writing of Chinese characters, but also suitable for the temporary writing of all characters in the world. The book The Secret of Writing Chinese Characters is a milestone in the history of China's calligraphy.
Step 3 go back to the front
After writing it many times, I wrote it again according to the original picture left in my mind.
Step 4 create
According to the constantly revised writing habits and writing styles, re-select the writing content and write new works.