From ancient times to the present, experts and scholars who specialize in calligraphy theory have written books on this subject, which can be described as a masterpiece, a history of China calligraphy, in fact, a history of summarizing and discussing the development and innovation of calligraphy techniques in past dynasties.
Along such a trajectory of calligraphy inheritance, development and innovation, we can see that mastering calligraphy skills cannot be simply equated with learning skills by craftsmen. To put it bluntly, calligraphy skill is the result of the interaction of brain, heart and hand, which is greatly influenced by talent and subjective consciousness. Everyone's quality cultivation, aesthetic consciousness and other factors will directly affect the use of calligraphy skills.
It is easy for people to master calligraphy skills. But calligraphy, like other arts, can only be achieved after a long period of hard practice. There is no shortcut to mastering calligraphy skills except reading and writing more. In this respect, ancient calligraphers have many deeds of diligent study and practice, which are worth learning. For example, Zhong You and Yushi Nandu have legends of painting learned books. According to legend, when Zhong You was studying, he often drew the ground with a wooden stick during the day and drew the quilt with his fingers when he slept at night. After a long time, even the quilt was drawn. It is also said that when Yu Shinan was studying, he was lying in bed at night gesturing and tapping his stomach with a pen.
These examples of the ancients who studied hard and practiced hard are still very useful today. Calligraphy skills depend on the cultivation of muscle habit memory. Only by improving and increasing the quality and quantity of writing can it be guaranteed. In addition to practicing every day to ensure the quality and quantity of stickers, we should try our best to use the brushwork of imagining stickers at rest, leisure time and before going to bed, and try our best to simulate them from a distance with our fingers as usual. This "secret book" summarized by the ancients can help us master writing skills.
I have used the method of an old friend and benefited a lot. After decades of self-study experience, it is proved that it is a good way to improve the quality and quantity of writing by replacing writing with fingers, supplemented by the combination of heart and hand, and copying in the space within sight. I suggest that book lovers might as well have a try!