How to practice elegant calligraphy?

To practice elegant calligraphy, you need the following steps:

1. Choose the right tools and materials: choose a brush or pen that suits you, and use high-quality Xuan paper or draft paper as exercise paper.

2. Learn basic strokes and glyphs: understand the structure and glyph characteristics of basic strokes, and master the writing methods of basic strokes such as horizontal, vertical, left and right.

3. Cultivate correct posture and gestures: maintain correct sitting or standing posture, relax wrists, be flexible with fingers, and control the thickness and strength of strokes with arm strength.

4. Practice more basic copybooks: Select some classic copybooks to practice repeatedly, such as Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, The Ritual Spring of Jiucheng Palace, etc. Improve the accuracy of your own glyphs and strokes by imitating and copying.

5. Pay attention to the sense of rhythm and rhythm: Calligraphy is an art, pay attention to the sense of rhythm and rhythm of strokes, so that each word has a unique style and charm.

6. Cultivate personal style: After mastering the basic skills, you can gradually cultivate your personal style and show your personality through innovation and change.

7. Persist in practice and reflection: Calligraphy is an art that needs long-term persistence. You should keep a certain amount of practice time every day, reflect on your works in time, find out the shortcomings and improve them.

In short, practicing elegant calligraphy requires constant study and practice, cultivating good posture and gestures, paying attention to rhythm and rhythm, and maintaining the uniqueness of personal style. Only by unremitting efforts can we gradually improve our calligraphy level.