First of all, we need to determine the font and style of learning.
Up to now, China's fonts are generally five styles: seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script.
Among them, seal script is divided into big seal script and small seal script, and the time is bounded by Qin. Before Qin dynasty, the characters were collectively called Da Zhuan, and after Qin dynasty, it was Xiao Zhuan. The most representative work of Xiao Zhuan in Qin Dynasty is Yi Shan Stone Carving by Prime Minister Li Si.
The official script we are talking about now generally refers to Han Li, whose representative works are:
Cao Quanbei,
Zhang Qianbei,
Shi Chenbei, wait.
Regular script, also known as original script, reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty in China history, and many people came forth in large numbers, and there will be no transcendence in the future; Running script can be divided into regular script and cursive script. Those combined with regular script can be recognized without special study, and those combined with cursive script can only be recognized if they have certain cursive script recognition ability. Cursive script is the font that can best express the calligrapher's feelings in calligraphy art, including: Cao Zhang, Kuangcao and Xiaocao.
Commemorative manuscript
Crazy Grass (China Calligraphy)
Modern cursive script
In order to have a general understanding of fonts, we need to determine which font to start with. Generally speaking, for beginners, it is suggested to start with three fonts: seal script, official script and regular script. Considering the changes of the times, if calligraphy is not your lifelong career, it is recommended to choose regular script first, so that you can apply what you have learned.
As mentioned earlier, the heyday of regular script was in the Tang Dynasty. There is a saying in calligraphy: "Those who take the method get the middle, and those who take the method get the next." Therefore, it is suggested to learn from the celebrities of the Tang Dynasty.
Calligraphy, we generally call the words written by famous calligraphers in history a certain style. Such as Yu Shinan, Ou Yangxun and Chu Suiliang in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan. Call it: Yu style, Ouyang style, Chu style, Yan style, Liu style and so on.
Yu Shinan Confucius Temple Monument
Ou Yangxun Jiuchenggong
Chu Suiliang and Ni Kuanzan
Yan Zhenqing Duobaota Monument
Liugongquan mysterious pagoda monument
You can choose one of the above styles according to your personal aesthetics.
Second, make a study plan and keep practicing.
When you choose a book style and buy its copybook, you can learn it one by one according to strokes, characters and rules. It is best to practice regularly and quantitatively every day to form a habit.
Early calligraphy learning is boring and requires great perseverance. No pains, no gains, so we must persevere.
Third, improve and develop your own style of writing.
When you can memorize the words in the copybook, then your first stage is completed. Then you can find other works with the same font as the author of the book and study them one by one. When learning regular script, it can involve running script and cursive script (the learning of seal script and official script is generally in the process of learning regular script, sometimes with a section of seal script as the center, and so on). ).
When a writer learns the style of writing, he can read widely, take its essence and integrate it into his own words, and read more books on legal theory, so he can become a professional!
Four: Kung Fu is outside the word.
Calligraphy has become a master, and the breadth and knowledge of its subject matter are sometimes amazing. Therefore, poetry, literature, history, geography, religion, miscellaneous studies and so on all need to be studied more.