The methods for practicing basic brush skills include tracing, square and round pen writing techniques, and pen turning and folding.
1. Tracing
To hold the pen, hold it with five fingers. First, pinch it tightly with your thumb and middle finger. The free space in the palm should be like a cube of about 4 cm. Then put your ring finger and little finger naturally behind the brush, keep your body straight, and keep your arms at a suitable distance from the table.
2. Square pen and round pen writing techniques
Square pen means that in the strokes of writing fonts, there are edges and corners at the lifting, closing or turning points, such as horizontal folds. Round pen refers to a writing font in which the strokes at the beginning, end or turning point are slightly semi-arc or circular. The fonts written with round pens give people a restrained and subtle style, while the fonts written with square pens give people a strong and powerful feeling.
3. Turning the pen and folding the pen
Turning the pen means turning the tip of the pen to write round strokes; folding the pen means turning the tip of the pen to a straight stroke to write angular strokes. Under normal circumstances, the process of turning and moving the pen does not stop, while the process of folding and moving the pen will turn back or pause in a certain direction. When the folded pen is used to write horizontal strokes, the pen edge often first moves from right to left, then folds to the right. At the turning point, the pen is lifted slightly and then resumed, and then the pen is paused and closed.
Benefits of practicing calligraphy:
1. It can cultivate one's moral character
Learning calligraphy can make people "quiet" and cultivate people's concentration, carefulness, patience and Excellent qualities such as perseverance, thereby improving the overall quality of people, which cannot be replaced by other disciplines. As the saying goes: Tranquility leads to distance, and tranquility brings wisdom. When a person's mind is in a peaceful state, his thinking quality and efficiency are at their highest.
2. It can cultivate sentiments
The inherent laws of brush calligraphy determine the seriousness of calligraphy practice. This requires that calligraphers must have a good psychological state, treat it with a high degree of enthusiasm for learning, and a sincere attitude; they must be diligent and tireless; they must strengthen their cultivation and broaden their artistic conception; they must enrich their knowledge and be knowledgeable about the past and the present, otherwise they will achieve nothing. .
3. It can enhance self-confidence
Brush calligraphy has wide practicality. The most basic activity in learning brush calligraphy is writing, and the primary purpose of writing is to remember things and communicate feelings. The basic requirement is to write in a standardized way so that people can read and accept it. In today's increasingly competitive society, writing well is a must. Beautiful calligraphy, whether in study, work, or life, will leave a good impression on people and enhance their self-confidence.