1. In hard-pen calligraphy, we should try to make the fonts into round shapes. This breaks the square characters that the teacher taught us. In fact, the square characters do not look good when written. Chinese people pursue roundness, so the fonts It is generally suitable to be round.
2. Follow the formula of the word, tighten the left and right, put the center of gravity firmly, tighten at the top and wide at the bottom. It means that characters with a left-right structure should be tightened on the left and stretched on the right, and characters with an up-down structure should be tightened on the top and stretched on the bottom.
3. Pay attention to the writing of key strokes (i.e. words). As long as the key strokes of the entire word are written well, the entire font will also be quite beautiful. For example, the slanted hooks of "I" and "Fa" are key strokes.
4. When practicing calligraphy, you must make your own observations and similarities and differences. The characters cannot be the same, but must be different to form your own calligraphy style.
5. Pay attention to the overall structure of the font. When we practice calligraphy, we often only practice strokes, but when combined into a word, it still doesn’t look good. What matters is the placement of the strokes, not the strokes themselves.
6. When the font is connected, it should be relaxed and natural. Do not deliberately write regular script, otherwise it will make people laugh. Regular script must also follow the structure of the font.
7. When practicing calligraphy, you should not focus on tracing, but should focus on copying. Tracing is just writing on the copybook with transparent paper attached. He focuses on the writing of strokes and forgets the overall structure of the words. Copying means writing on his own after analyzing the structure on the copybook.
8. It is best to practice calligraphy with a pen, because the pen has a very natural feeling when writing back, and the written words are as refreshing as a brush. Conducive to rapid improvement.