At present, some teachers in calligraphy training classes like to learn European style when teaching regular script, which is actually very unscientific for beginners.
Personally, I don't recommend learning European regular script, mainly for the following two reasons:
1. There is a hidden danger of putting the cart before the horse.
Beginners and self-learners know very little about calligraphy, and they simply can't understand the difference between knife marks and hairlines when they are not skilled in techniques, and naturally they don't know how to change them, which may very likely lead to misunderstandings about brushwork and Chinese characters, and may very likely lead to mistakes. Therefore, the European body should not be the first choice for getting started.
2. There are hidden dangers of deviating from art..
European style is mostly inscribed with Chinese characters, that is, carved craft characters, which have the characteristics of artistic characters, and the font structure is too regular and rigorous, which is completely different from the nature of handwritten calligraphy. Without a certain knowledge of calligraphy, it is difficult to grasp the temperature when learning inscriptions such as European style. Lack of artistic content, no room for exertion, and no room for mistakes is a remarkable feature of European style, and it is also its inherent congenital defect. This is why many people have been practicing European sports.
In a word, I think Ou Kai is not easy to practice, it takes a lot of effort, and the training period is long, especially the compatibility is not good. Even though I think I am good at writing, when I write running script or practice other fonts, I always feel that I can't, and the brushwork is difficult to transition. Therefore, I suggest that beginners should not learn the European style first, but start with Zhao Ti's reading music, and then learn the European style, Yan style or other styles, which conforms to the objective law of easy first, then difficult, and step by step.