It’s not too late
Beginners can learn regular script from any of the four masters
The four most famous masters of regular script calligraphy are:
Tang Ouyang Xun (European style)
Tang Yan Zhenqing (Yan style)
Tang Liu Gongquan (Liu style)
Yuan Zhao Mengfu (Zhao style)
Regular script Also called Zhengkai, Zhenshu, Zhengshu. It gradually evolved from the official script and became more simplified, horizontal and vertical. "Cihai" explains that it has "a square shape and straight strokes, which can be used as a model." This type of Chinese character font is the current popular handwritten traditional Chinese character.
Learning methods
Linuxing regular script composition
Composition is an important part of the formal beauty of calligraphy art. The pointillism is the beauty of lines, the frame structure is the beauty of local composition, and the composition is the beauty of overall composition. The rules of Zhao Ti regular script can be studied and grasped from two aspects.
One, uniformity. The overall sense of regular script is first of all neatness. The arrangement of characters is equidistant between characters and lines, giving people a stable and solemn visual effect. This form is most suitable for strict regular script. The different shapes of the width and length of the knots produce local uneven changes, so that the regular script, which is neat and uniform but not rigid, will not suffer from disharmony or monotony.
Second, unity in diversity. The biggest feature of Zhao Ti regular script is that it has elements of running script. The writing style is changeable, and the characters are given shapes without deliberate arrangement. It has a very harmonious and unified relationship among diversity and change. The feeling is that there is movement in the silence, and the emotions are in the words. The first thing that impresses people about a piece of calligraphy art is its overall effect, and the whole is composed of countless parts. Therefore, when arranging the composition, you should not ignore the details of each character, such as the shape, length, change of straightening, weight and rhythm of the characters, etc., all need to be carefully considered, designed rigorously, and passed through persistently. After a long period of practice, I can freely process the composition, show a kind of design beauty that seems to have no design, and reach a higher state of calligraphy art.
The regular script composition is not complicated, and its main forms include nave, couplets, banners, horizontal drapes, fans, etc. The layout of regular script, the character spacing and line spacing are basically equal in most cases, but there are also cases where the line spacing is greater than the character spacing; they are always written vertically from right to left, and those with a small number of characters written horizontally are still written from right to left; modern Chinese horizontal writing is From left to right, this method can also be used under special circumstances, but vertical writing is still better from right to left. Notes on writing
Song Cao, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty (Calligraphy Essay: On Regular Script), said: "To make regular script, you must first make the inner space of the characters clear and clear, so as to get the shape of the characters, and then use the method to make them fit naturally. However, The size, complexity, length, width, and narrowness should not be made straight like an operator, but they can be based on their essence and form, not limited to the strokes, and the meaning of the strokes can be concentrated, and the characters can be shaped. The movements are unique and extremely natural, which is why they still have to be relaxed and relaxed; the bones must be contained in the middle, and the tendons must not be exposed, and there must be no shrinkage, so that the front is hidden. It makes people think beyond the characters. If you write it in large regular script, the structure should be dense, otherwise it will be loose and dull. If it is too dense, it will be too complicated. If you write it in small regular script, it will be easy to be cramped. If you have large fonts, it will be cramped. If the pen is held tightly and the wrist movement is not smooth, it will be blocked from left to right; the pen should be suspended in the empty palm and turned to activate itself. If the palm of the hand is not empty and the intention is behind the pen, it will only be able to draw the ears, which is not calligraphy. .
In short, if you are familiar with the method, it will be natural and wonderful. . If we talk about its regularity, he does not need to take it if it is written by Fa Chui, Wang and Yu Shu (Praise to Oriental Painting), (Le Yi Lun), (Cao E Stele), (Luo Shen Fu), and "Bie Xie Lun Preface". ”