First, connect the past and the future, the bodies of both.
Chinese characters are passed from seal script to regular script, from regular script to regular script, from regular script to regular script, and from regular script to regular script. Therefore, regular script is far from seal script, only official script is among them. Therefore, there are "two styles" in the brushwork of official script. Learning official script, you can know the origin of seal script from the upper level and see the origin of seal script from the lower level, which will get twice the result with half the effort. After the official script is completed, you can change seal script, regular script, running script, cursive script and so on according to your actual situation.
Second, it is easy to identify without pictographs.
Seal script, from Oracle Bone Inscriptions to Wen Shu and Xiao Zhuan, has always maintained a strong pictographic significance. In addition, it is difficult to identify for a long time, which brings great inconvenience to beginners. Because official script and pictograph are separated, it is easier to learn than seal script.
Third, the brushwork is simple and easy to master.
There are only three strokes of seal script: point, straight and arc. Although simple, it is difficult to identify. In addition, the lines are curved and circled, and the thickness is required to be uniform, which is not easy to write. Among them, seal script is particularly difficult. Regular script is straight, rigorous and rich in brushwork, which is difficult to master and slow to use. Between the two, only official books are both. As far as brushwork is concerned, as long as Lishu has mastered several brushwork methods such as edge, le and sweep, it can be imitated by analogy.
Fourth, the structure is beautiful and practical.
Official script is flat, as long as it is well written, it is very beautiful and handsome. In addition, the use of twists and turns enhances the meaning, taste and decoration of the text, which is deeply loved by the public.
There are only three purposes for learning calligraphy. First, they are purely artistic and determined to cultivate themselves into calligraphers. First, pure and practical, learn a skill. First, give consideration to artistry and practicality, and hope to achieve something in art and help practical work. Most people hold this attitude.
In short, from the official script, it has incomparable significance to other characters:
First, it has greatly accelerated the learning process of beginners. Starting from regular script, it usually takes as little as half a year, and as long as one to two years or even longer. From the official script, it only takes a week or two to be talented; Talent is not less than two or three months. Therefore, learning calligraphy begins with official script, which has won valuable time for beginners.
Second, it greatly stimulates the interest and enthusiasm of beginners in learning. If beginners start from Tang Kai, it is easy to dampen their self-confidence and enthusiasm because of the great difficulty and slow progress. Starting from the official script, because it is easy to master and quick to get results, students' interest has doubled.
Third, students can master the structure of Chinese characters and the skills of using pen and ink in a short time. With this foundation, if you learn other styles, you can draw inferences from others.