The method of using pen in calligraphy

Only the tip of the brush is elastic, and the upper waist supports its elasticity. No matter how the pen tip is opened, spread and twisted, no matter what direction and how thick the strokes are, it can still bounce up and restore to its original state. Like an umbrella, you can open it or put it away. You can imagine a ballet dancer's toes, which can stand up or put down, constantly changing and maintaining balance, just like our pen tip will not deform, fork and lose its most basic shape in continuous writing.

Think about it, if you keep going back to dip in ink, or go to the ink tray to adjust your brushwork, your writing will be incoherent. In the past, so many official documents, classics and works were preserved and disseminated by words. If you can't write continuously and quickly, it is obviously not applicable.

A good brush is very easy to use, flexible and smooth. You can write a line by dipping in ink once, instead of dipping in ink constantly.

Whether the pen works well or not is always relative. The important thing is that every time you write (press), your hand can still be raised. Because of this lifting action, there won't be too much ink left on the paper, and the brush can also be "bounced" back to its original conical shape to continue writing.

The brush is conical, which means that it can have countless faces, and each face can be used for writing or restored to its original state. Therefore, the ancients said that "eight faces stand out", and eight is an approximate number, which means that every face is like this. People who can write will write from all angles according to the direction of strokes and the placement of the last stroke, so the efficiency of writing will be improved and there will be a reflection between the ups and downs of each stroke.