The correct way to hold a brush is as follows:
The so-called correct way to hold a brush in modern calligraphy refers to the "five-finger brush holding method". Simply put, the five-finger grip means that each of the five fingers has its own purpose. When the thumb holds the pen, it should exert a pressing force, and the direction of the force is the middle part of the index finger and the middle finger; when the index finger holds the pen, it should exert a hooking force, and the direction of the force is in the direction of the thumb; the middle finger holds the pen first With the pen barrel wrapped in two sections, you can actually hold the pen with three fingers; the nameless and little finger play a stabilizing role.
Open the palm of your right hand, with the four fingers naturally together and the thumb naturally upward. Bend the ring and little finger of your right hand naturally, and the index finger of your middle finger should be naturally slightly bent. Hold the pen in your left hand directly between your middle and ring fingers, and hold the pen vertically in your right hand. Press the barrel of the pen with your thumb and feel the effects of the fingers we mentioned above.
The production process of the writing brush:
The raw materials for making the writing brush head are mostly wool, weasel tail hair, mountain rabbit hair, stone badger hair, and civet hair. Pig brown, horsetail, Ox tail, chicken feathers, rat whiskers, fetal hair, etc. are also widely used. Bamboo tubes are often used for writing brush poles, such as green bamboo (roasted red), purple bamboo, spotted bamboo (Xiangfei bamboo), Luohan bamboo, etc. The poles are also made of mahogany, horn, aggregate, ivory, and jade, which are more luxurious.
The production of all types of brushes requires material selection, degreasing, ingredients, combing, stamping, curling, sorting, tying, mounting, dry trimming, gluing, engraving, and lanyards. and other processes. To sum up, it is commonly known as two major processes: "water basin" (the process of operating in the water basin) and "working" (waterless processes such as head installation and dry repair).
The water basin process is the key to determining the use and quality of the brush. The tip of the brush must be sharp, neat, round, and healthy (known as the Four Virtues in history). Point means that the tip of the pen should be pointed like a cone, which is conducive to hooking; Qi means that after the bristles of the pen are spread out, the bristles are flush, which is conducive to even spitting out ink; Round means that the cylinder of the pen tip is round and full, covering the hair evenly, and the writing can be fluent without splitting. ; A strong finger means that the pen edge is flexible and can show the power of the pen when writing and painting.