Do strokes and structures need to be practiced separately when practicing hard pen calligraphy?

The strokes need to be connected separately, but the structure does not.

With the development of the times, many people think that electronic devices will replace human handwriting one day, thus eliminating handwriting. But it is undeniable that a good hand can make people shine at the moment, and even invisibly increase people's temperament. Based on this, many people want to practice calligraphy, but in the process of practicing calligraphy, they are often practicing alone. In fact, only the strokes need to be practiced separately, and the structure does not need to be practiced separately.

To write a good hand, strokes must be mastered first, so strokes need to be practiced separately. After all, this is the basis of writing every word well. For example, you've heard that the eight-character painting is a combination of all the basic strokes. Many calligraphy masters say that writing a good hand can make you write other words well. This shows the importance of strokes, strokes and structures are different, and the stroke angle, writing strength and writing method of all words are the same.

Structure is different from strokes, so is the structure of each word. Although it can be simply divided into several categories, Chinese characters have evolved from hieroglyphics and have unique characteristics, and the structure of the characters determines the expression of the characters. But every word has its own expression, so the improvement of personal practice structure is limited. After mastering the structure and having a basic understanding, it is to constantly observe and learn the structure of others.

To sum up, strokes are the bones and muscles of a word, and we need to practice constantly to cast them into steel bars and iron bones, but the structure is the god of a word. We don't need to practice the structure of Chinese characters, but we need to constantly learn other people's methods and means, form our own structure and form our own gods, so as to write beautiful calligraphy.