? "Shi" is an extremely important aesthetic category in Chinese calligraphy. Its artistic connotation is very rich. Shi is generated from Qi, Qi is based on talent, is based on academic ability, is achieved through cultivation, and is revealed in the pen and ink. between. Appreciating the beauty of calligraphy, you can immediately see the foundation of vertical writing, and you can also appreciate the subtle changes in the breath when writing! Very helpful when copying! It’s no wonder that many people posted it, although the form is there, the taste is different!
? The small regular script characters are isolated in shape, and although they are not connected, we must also pay attention to the movement of qi. The movement of qi in small regular script is mainly accomplished through two major methods: pen posture and body posture.
The brush strokes in the narrow sense are actually the method of studying the inner connection between the stipples and the stipples in each character. The main method of conveying the strokes in regular script is the degree method. The so-called degree method is the method of "Yuyan Tower". It is said in "Calligraphy": "One painting is a competition, that is, two paintings are flying from the sky, and the strokes should not be stopped. The so-called form appears before the final painting, and the spirit flows after the completed painting." It means that when one painting After writing, when the pen is retracted, the tip of the pen makes a quick contact movement in the air very low from the paper surface, so that the tip of the pen echoes the tip of the pen when the next stroke is reversed. Shi, Kongji's method of using pen, although it is entangled in the void and cannot see the movement track, it has the magic of taking advantage of the situation and secretly crossing the Chen Cang.
?The key to the measuring method is the word "reverse". When you write in reverse, the pen has a history. When you write in reverse, there is something in the pen. When you close the pen, you must go in reverse. Then the pen has a review. , if it is reversed, it will call forward and respond later, look left and right, and connect up and down. Although the strokes are broken, the meaning is connected, the actual shape is separated but the momentum is consistent. When the small regular script closes the pen, except for the pen that comes out, the front is hidden to close the momentum. This is the most critical moment. Importantly, if any force wants to go downward, you should focus on it. If any force wants to go to the right, you should focus on the left. Make the force run through the center of the painting, come calmly from the big place, and go calmly to the outside. Although the front is hidden to contain the force. , but full of energy and spirit, try to look at Wang Xizhi's regular script, the front is hidden in the painting, the strength is beyond the words, and the momentum is secretly conveyed, which is the most thought-provoking.
?When writing small regular script, you must also be good at turning. There are two ways to turn, one is inside the characters, and the other is outside the characters. The so-called turning means using the wrist to make gestures in the air, connecting the dots and drawings to make the brushstrokes coherent, pretending to be in small regular script. The key points are that the strokes should be round and the wrists should be lively. This is an invisible turning. Try to observe the word "wei" and dot painting. Between them, they are coiled in the void. Although there is no trace to be found, the meaning of the brushstrokes is connected and the spirit is consistent. A pen can be turned around in the wrist. This kind of brushwork is also called the scroll method in calligraphy terminology. Jiang He said in "The Authentic Book of Calligraphy": "When scrolling, the strokes and strokes are connected to each other, and the meanings are connected. The momentum is like rolling out, the cover is as strong as the pen is coming, and the rotation is like making a circle. If you know the scroll, you can concentrate on all the words." Beginners practice This method can be used to detect information from cursive scripts. Cursive scripts can be transformed into shapes and qualities, entwined in reality, and traces can be found. Only when you are proficient in using this method can you know the beauty of the scroll method.
Song Nisi's "Pingshu" said: "The regular script is more important than being dignified, and it also needs to be elegant, so it is difficult to have both." To write elegant words, you can only read and write under the window on weekdays. Volume 2 If the method is skillfully mastered, the strokes of the strokes will be generated by themselves. Once the strokes are generated, when writing regular script, the wrist will not stop writing and the pen will not leave the paper. If you guide it, the spring will flow, and if you pause, the mountain will be safe. There is an unstoppable trend.
?The second method of writing summary is body posture. The so-called body posture is the writing posture produced by studying the changes in body posture, and it is also an important part of the movement of qi.
When writing in small regular script, it is most important to avoid straight and similar knots, with the same size and size. The changes of potential in the structure include directional potential, back potential, open potential, combined potential, flat potential, oblique potential, odd potential, etc. Wang Xizhi's small regular script "the shape is broken but still connected, and the potential is inclined but still straight", so the style The posture is insightful, the characters are vivid, and there is absolutely no dullness.
The key to making regular script full of movement lies in the last stroke of each character. Therefore, the end of a character means the beginning of the next character, which is the transition point between the past and the next. The word "Zhenze" means "end" but the meaning is not "end". If the meaning is not "end", it means that the posture has remaining momentum. Therefore, those who are good at taking advantage of the momentum often strive for this stroke, either hiding the front to contain the momentum, or exposing the front to release the momentum, making it fall and end. The characters overlap each other, the lower ones carry the upper ones, and the qi circulates spontaneously.
Taking momentum from the side is an important method for studying the movement of qi in regular script. Ni Sumen's "On Calligraphy" said: "The secret of using side strokes is not passed down by Jin people. For example, when using side strokes, the strokes are forward and reverse in the structure. The so-called front and back are facing each other. This is based on movement of the wrist. From this, if the character gains power, it will live, and if it gains power, it will spread. When the word Xu Xin is turned to the left and right, you can understand that the power is strange and correct anyway.
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This passage is very interesting. The so-called turning left and right means that the left and right two-stop structure slightly changes its angle, resulting in a change in posture, causing its body posture to fall ups and downs, but the center of gravity is still the same. It must be kept steady, so in the dangerous posture, the movement of small regular script is produced. Of course, turning left and right is just a corner. Calligraphers can draw inferences from one example and use it flexibly. Let's talk about taking the momentum from the side. The specific method
01. Horizontal posture
The so-called horizontal posture means stretching the horizontal strokes, the body posture is slightly flat but straight and dignified. This method of taking momentum in small regular script can be used by Wang Xizhi "The Monument of the Filial Daughter Cao E" is an example. In this way of taking momentum, we must pay attention to the changes in the opening and closing of a line. Although the shape of the characters is slightly flat and straight, it should be full of vividness in the straightness. This method of taking momentum, every word The main painting is stretched, while the secondary painting is convergent, appearing relaxed and well-rounded. In the hidden front painting, the momentum comes from the inside, and the brushstrokes appear to be full of meaning.
?02. Vertical momentum
The so-called vertical posture is to shorten the horizontal stroke and tilt it slightly to the right, and to lengthen the vertical stroke and tilt it slightly to the left, thus forming a resting posture with the left side stretched and the right side contracted. Therefore, it is called vertical posture. When writing in this posture, it is not easy to grasp the center of gravity. Therefore, the writing force must be heavy and vigorous. Only heavy and vigorous writing can support the center of gravity. On the other hand, be careful not to make every horizontal stroke facing up and to the right. Make the tilt in the same direction, and do not tilt every vertical stroke in the same direction to the left. This will cause the problem of being flush. You need to change the angle from time to time during the tilt to adjust the center of gravity in a line.
In the vertical posture, there is also a posture of retracting left and extending right. This posture is widely used in small regular script, that is, horizontal drawings are inclined to the upper right, while vertical drawings are slightly inclined to the right, making the The body posture is slightly tilted to the right. Since the entire posture is tilted to the right, a posture is produced in the dangerous posture, which appears flexible and changeable.
?03. Turn up and down. , turning left and right
In the narrow sense, turning up, side down and turning left and right lie in the body posture changes of the up, down, left and right stops in the glyph structure of each character. In the broad sense, turning up, side down and When turning left and right, there are changes in body postures such as up and down, left and right. The above methods can be interspersed in small regular script. As for the feeling of facing away, it depends on the clutch and clutch. , generally speaking, when writing small regular script, most people use the back posture, and the back posture is rarely used. The structure of the forward posture is graceful and generous, and beginners should carefully observe it.
In short, the momentum of small regular script is mainly composed of. Composed of brushstrokes and body postures, momentum is also a comprehensive artistic effect. The above analysis method is just a method of finding momentum based on shape. Although beginners can understand the meaning of momentum theoretically, it is difficult to use it in practice. , you may not be able to gain power, because it also involves the profundity of skills and the perfection of laws. Only through continuous practice can you gain some understanding. Once you gain power, you can enter the realm of freedom to follow your heart's desires.
In addition, Scholars should also develop their own minds from knowledge, not stick to the rules, not stick to established laws, be calm and move their spirits, and not be arrogant and domineering. The vision is not limited to the current customs, the chest is small, the beauty is beautiful, overflowing between the fingers and wrists, and connected with the creation of heaven and earth. The natural spirit is inherent, the Qi pulse is concentrated, and you can pick it up at your fingertips.