1, linked strokes: the characteristics of cursive font linked strokes are reflected in the up-and-down and left-and-right links of strokes. This feature makes cursive fonts look more tense, but it also increases the complexity of cursive fonts.
2. The twists and turns of lines: The twists and turns of cursive lines give people a vivid and dynamic feeling, and also show the calligrapher's aesthetic consciousness and artistic pursuit. The font features of cursive script are also the basis of its continuous development and innovation, which can be expanded and developed to form more colorful art forms.
3. Different thickness: cursive strokes are different in thickness, some are thick and some are thin. This kind of strokes with different thicknesses gives people a feeling of variety.
4, patchwork, appropriate density: cursive font is characterized by patchwork and appropriate density. Cursive script is different from regular script, with different heights and vertical columns, so it should be rigid. This patchwork contrast of cursive script is obvious, and the composition has always required appropriate density.
Historical background
In Shuo Wen Jie Zi, it is said that there is a cursive script in Han Xing. The cursive script began in the early Han dynasty, and its characteristics are: keeping the outline of characters, damaging the official rules, rushing away and rushing away quickly. Because of the meaning of grass, it is called cursive script. Professor Peking University and pioneer Li Zhimin commented: "Zhang Zhi created the first peak since the cursive script came out, and being good at it is both good and good."
There are rules to follow in the changes of strokes, such as the urgent chapter of the Three Kingdoms Wu in Songjiang Edition. Today's grass is eclectic and fluent, and its representative works include Wang Xizhi's "The First Moon" and Jin Dynasty's "Getting Time". Mad grass appeared in the Tang Dynasty, represented by Zhang Xu and Huai Su, and became an artistic creation completely divorced from practicality.