The stroke composition of brush calligraphy consists of three parts: starting, moving and receiving. Starting a pen, also known as putting pen to paper, is the beginning of writing strokes, and the methods are "reverse entry", "forward entry" and "folding entry". "Reverse entry" means to start writing against the front, that is, to start writing against the direction of strokes. Combined with reverse input and rotation, you can write a round-headed seal script stroke, which is solid. Combining pen rotation and strokes, you can write square strokes.
In the actual writing process, there are two kinds of "inverse methods", one is "virtual inverse" and the other is "real inverse" and "virtual inverse", that is, the pen tip goes against the trend in the air and does not touch the paper. "Real reverse" means that the pen tip gently enters the paper, runs in the opposite direction, and then comes out of the peak to transport the pen, which is generally suitable for official script and seal script. "Straight in" means that the pen starts smoothly, and the nib enters the pen along the direction of the pen. The whole writing process is smooth and beautiful.
"Folding in" means that the direction of the pen tip movement is at a certain angle, and the pen tip is slightly angular, forming a square-headed stroke with solid lines. Peak clipping is an adjustment before writing. Peak clipping is not to lift the pen, turn the front or turn the pen, but to gently push the pen back in the opposite direction of writing, and adjust the direction to lift the pen as the center.
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China's calligraphy is profound and has a long history. It has important historical and cultural value and is also the essence of China culture. However, his writing method is also very particular. Wrong writing methods will not only affect the improvement of calligraphy art, but also affect people's health, leading to myopia, cervical spondylosis and other problems. From ancient times to the present, there are many kinds of writing methods, which can be said to have everything. According to the textual research of the late famous calligrapher Mr. Sha Menghai from the writing posture of the writers in ancient paintings, the ancients wrote China's calligraphy with three-fingered calligraphy.
Because people at that time were sitting cross-legged on the ground, and some were still kneeling on the ground with their hips on their knees. At that time, there were no benches or tables, only machines such as coffee tables, because the machines were very low and you had to hang your hands when writing. This law spread to Japan and has been used ever since.
In the next generation, tables, chairs and benches began to prevail, and living habits changed accordingly, and the writing method became the five-grid writing method. Su Dongpo, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, still writes with three fingers. At that time, someone pointed out that his writing was wrong, but he said that "there is no fixed method for writing, and it should be empty and wide", that is to say, there is no certain standard method for writing, as long as the palm of your hand is empty, it will be handy.
Another example is the tube-holding method, which uses the palm of your hand to grasp the pen and write. Pinch tube method is to put the fingertips of five fingers together and hold the end of the pen to write. There are many ancient writing methods, but they are widely used. It can also be said that the five-finger writing method of "press, press, hook, push and reach" was generally accepted at that time.