1. Prepare some supplies for calligraphy: pens, ink, paper, and inkstones (you can use bowls, cups, etc. instead. I use Herborist cosmetics containers that my wife has used, as well as lids, which are not water-resistant. evaporation), felt pad.
a. Pen: You can choose Shuangyang brand Hu pen, which is sold in various calligraphy and painting institutes. Be careful that some shops may have fake ones. In addition, I went to this website to find Xiao Shen Hu pens. I use hers very well. I am not a salesman!
b. Mo: Once you get the pavilion, it is enough, but don’t buy fake ones. They are available in various calligraphy and painting institutes!
c. Paper: You can choose handmade burrs. This paper is more comfortable to use. For the first time, you can buy an ordinary machine-made burr and try it out first.
d. Felt pad: It depends on how big of a table you use for your creations. The size of the table should match the size of the felt pad. A felt pad should be about the same. Preferably thick and flat.
2. Copybooks, you can first go to this forum to find out what copybooks are available, choose one or several, then buy copybooks, and write on each one first to see how you feel about which one. I recommend, regular script: Yan Zhenqing’s Family Temple Monument, Liu Gongquan’s Shence Army Monument, affiliation: Zhang Qian Monument, Shi Chen Monument, Shimen Ode, Wei Stele: Longmen Twenty-Rank Select Several, Zhang Menglong, Seal Script: I recommend you to write the Qing Dynasty’s Monument Ink marks, such as Deng Shiru's seal script, Wu Changshuo's stone drum inscriptions, etc., can also be found on Sanshi plates, etc. It’s better to learn cursive writing later, so I don’t recommend it!
3. To read a copybook, you need to look at the copybook you have chosen. At first, you should read more and write less. This means you need to understand the good parts of the copybook. You may not understand it at first, so look at the back. inscriptions or calligraphy theory books.
4. Prompt post, you should write it word by word. You can write what you want to write first. Use another piece of paper to practice your strokes during the writing process. When writing, you should also have a certain calligraphy layout, which is of course the simplest layout.
5. Post your work on this website, ask for everyone’s opinions, and then read and post based on everyone’s opinions!
6. The other thing is the cultivation and improvement of your own artistic conception!