1. Types of Chinese characters
First of all, we must fully understand various Chinese character fonts. Generally speaking, various types of Chinese character fonts can currently be divided into three major types. The first category is Song fonts and Hei fonts (including thick and thin line fonts) developed from the movable type printing in the Song Dynasty; the second category is fonts evolved from calligraphy, such as regular script, imitation Song script, Xingkai, Li script, and Wei script , Shuti, Yanti, Slim Gold and pen-written fonts, etc.; the third category is art fonts, such as variety, tan, amber, water column, etc. Most other fonts are variations of the above three types of fonts, such as: Dabiao Song, Xiaobiao Song, Bao Song, Chang Song, Zhong Song, Yao Ti, etc. that evolved from Song Ti; Da Hei and Ping Hei evolved from Hei Ti. , thick black, isoline (including thick, medium, thin and other linear fonts, and later evolved into thick, accurate, thin round fonts), etc.; Zhongkai and fine imitation Song fonts evolved from regular script, imitation Song style, etc.; Meihean evolved from Hengti and Songti; Li variant evolved from Li type, etc.
2. Characteristics of Chinese characters
To use various fonts well, you must first understand the structure, strokes, glyphs and other characteristics of various fonts. At present, the text of books, periodicals and newspapers is more commonly used. It is Song style (including Zhong Song, Shu Song, Bao Song, Biao Song, etc.).
The font of Song Ti is square and steady, beautiful and clear, and eye-catching in reading. It is a font that has been preferred by people for thousands of years in books and periodicals. Therefore, most of the main texts of books, periodicals and newspapers use this font ( Books and periodicals generally have larger fonts and relatively larger line spacing, and often use Shu Song fonts with slightly thicker vertical strokes. However, some magazines or books now also use thin isoline fonts. Newspapers often use thin line spacing and smaller fonts. Use Bao Song font).
The Heilongjiang characters have absorbed the advantages of the rigorous structure of the Song fonts on the frame. In the shape of the strokes, the horizontal strokes are thickened and the shrug angles of the Song fonts are flattened into equal lines, forming a consistent thickness of the horizontal and vertical strokes. The Song-style characters have pointed tips and thin tails and strokes of varying thicknesses at the tip and tail are square strokes, making them unique and giving people a feeling of being thick, powerful, solemn, solemn, simple and generous.
Kail style, Xing Kai, Li style, Wei style, Shu style and other fonts are calligraphy fonts. All calligraphy fonts can be written directly with a unique Chinese brush. The font of regular script is elegant, the strokes are round, and the font is graceful. The regular script font is elegant, the strokes are flexible, there is a certain degree of randomness, and the upper and lower strokes are connected.
The fonts of official Chinese characters are simple and flat, with twists and turns, like silkworm heads and wild goose tails, giving it the softness and continuous beauty of dancing.
The font of Wei Ti is vigorous and powerful, with thick strokes.
Shu Ti is a font created by Shu Tong, who was hailed as the "Red Army Calligrapher" by Chairman Mao. Its font is more lively, has large stroke changes, and has great flexibility and randomness.
Yan style was created based on the calligraphy characters of Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. Its font is relatively similar to Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy characters, with strong muscles and solemn beauty.
Fountain pen font is a font that imitates hard-pen calligraphy. It is similar to pen calligraphy. The strokes are more lively and have the beauty of being connected and uninterrupted like lotus roots.
Variety font is an art font. It maintains the thick and powerful characteristics of bold strokes, and makes bold changes in the structure and strokes of the characters, giving it artistic beauty.
Beautiful black body combines the beauty of Song style and the solid beauty of black body.
The font of Amber is full and round, strong and bold, and superimposed naturally