First of all, introduce seal script. The stage of understanding and writing seal script.
Let's talk about knowing seal script first. Seal script is an ancient script, which was widely used by our ancestors before the Han Dynasty. Seal script can be divided into big seal script and small seal script. The ancient Chinese characters in pre-Qin dynasty were Da Zhuan, and the seal script after Qin Shihuang unified the characters was Xiao Zhuan. Understanding seal script can start with small seal script. Because the radicals of Xiao Zhuan are consistent with the traditional radicals that we often use now.
It can be said that as long as we know and master the radicals of seal script, 95% of the existing Chinese characters can be written as seal script. Of course, there are still 5% of seal scripts to remember.
There are two main points in the writing of seal script: one is brushwork, and the other is word method. First of all, we should choose a copy of seal script copybook and practice the brushwork and typesetting of seal script.
The brushwork of seal script is mainly based on the central pen, supplemented by the twisting tube. Ber Ber (Li Si, Li) used the method of opening and closing seal script, the method of moving the pen, and the method of twisting the tube to turn the pen.
In Qing Dynasty, Deng created the writing style of official script as seal script, and the writing style of seal script was improved by the introduction of lifting and pressing strokes. Later, Wu Changshuo, Zhao, Qi Baishi and other famous seal writers came forth in large numbers.
Second, improve after getting started. Understand the development history of seal script and the stage of improving technical literacy.
The learning method at this stage is to study the brushwork and layout characteristics of famous seal script posts in past dynasties, and the specific method is comparative study. For example, Li Si's "A Mountain Monument" and Deng's mature seal script are compared in brushwork and font, and Deng's seal script and Wu Changshuo's seal script are compared in brushwork and font.
Through comparative study, we can gradually understand and master the characteristics of strokes and characters of famous seal scripts of past dynasties, as well as their changing laws. In this way, the calligraphy level of seal script will be gradually improved.
Third, integration. The stage of improving one's comprehensive cultivation.
So, what could it be? What does it matter? That is to say, all kinds of brushwork and calligraphy of famous seal script writers in past dynasties will be integrated into their own aesthetic pursuit, which is related to the free writing of seal script. This process depends on our university (philosophy), primary school (philology) and other knowledge and quality of life.
I wrote this "Three Ancient Poems of Seal Characters" according to artistic principles. According to the "six books" of seal script (pictographic characters, fingering, pictophonetic characters, knowing characters, transferring notes and borrowing words), there are six ways to make and use words. On the premise of principle, boldly combine the brushwork of Da Zhuan, bamboo slips and silks with calligraphy.
In terms of brushwork, we should not only pay attention to the "graceful and fluent" mentioned in Sun's Book Score, but also have the richness of bronze inscriptions, and at the same time strengthen the free brushwork to enrich the beauty of seal script. I have no intention of pursuing the formal style of calligraphy. I hope that the words in my pen will continue to exude elegance. Driven by the pursuit of self-aesthetics, personal brushwork and typesetting will gradually form naturally.