Brush calligraphy material: the key to brushwork is to use the front.
The key to writing is to use the front, which is a sign of whether the pen is correct or not, and it is also a difficult point and the focus of debate in learning books. However, although there are different views on how to use the front, there is no objection to the importance of using the front.
Appreciation of brush calligraphy works;
With the development of fonts and calligraphy, the use of strokes promotes each other, forming a variety of ways to use strokes. Such as: middle (positive) front, lateral front, oblique front, front, reverse front, folded front, overlapping front, hidden front, exposed front, paved front, wrapped front, crouching front, built front, dragged front, fixed front, submerged front, super front, maggot front, setback front, releasing front, converging front, outgoing front, returning front and middle front. In other words, for a certain stroke form, a certain pre-writing method must be adopted to meet the requirements of brushwork. Therefore, to study the application of strokes, we must first understand the characteristics of different fonts and styles, the basic methods of using strokes and the relationship between fonts, styles and strokes.
Appreciation of brush calligraphy works;
During the development of fonts, many calligraphy forms have been formed. The stroke shapes of calligraphy forms are dazzling, but there are only four basic forms: round stroke, square stroke, square stroke and round stroke. Although the brushwork is ever-changing, there are four basic forms and methods: middle wing, side wing, middle wing and middle wing. According to the needs of these four fronts, other methods of using fronts can be flexibly adopted at any time.
Round strokes are written by the center; Square strokes are mainly outlined; Square and flat strokes, mainly in middle and oblique strokes; Round and square strokes, mainly about center and winger. This truth is also obvious, the pen tip is in use (in the middle) and can write round strokes; The pen tip is used horizontally, and the strokes can be written square; Both strokes are used in the middle, and the strokes can be written flat and square; The strokes can be written on both sides, and the strokes can be round and square. In fact, this method of using the front has been revealed by predecessors, but it has failed to attract attention. Yan Zhenqing answered Zhang Xu's question and said? Didn't you say that the end (front) is a painting to make it positive and healthy? Liu Xizai also said in the Outline of Books:? Draw a circle in the center, draw a flat wing (it should be square), and talk about painting in the front wing. Are there any inherent marks outside the feet? To put it bluntly, the mystery of brushwork that lasted for thousands of years is roughly like this.