How to dip a brush in ink

The method of dipping the brush in ink is as follows:

1, beginners about dipping ink method, generally divided into two forms. One is a bought ink stick. This kind of inkstone needs to be ground with water. The other is to buy ordinary ink, and ordinary ink cartridges will do.

2, beginner calligraphy brush dip ink method steps: first learn to dip ink, there is a brush to open the pen, if you learn to open the pen with the brush you just bought, there are also related contents. You can dip in ink directly after you start writing. If you use the brush for a few days, you need to pick up a glass of water to moisten the pen first. Keep wet and start dipping in ink.

3. Pour the ink or grind it, and see if there is water in the ink you bought, and whether it is thick ink. Then start dipping in ink.

4. Normal ink dipping only needs one third of the pen tip, because the ink will be absorbed along the pen tip. After feeling that the ink is full, scrape the ink on the edge of the inkstone or ink box, scrape off the excess ink, and at the same time, treat the nib.

5, then you can write, don't write one by one, pay attention to the frequency of dipping.

Adjust the amount of ink first (not too thick or too thin, you can try it on the same waste rice paper as you wrote). When writing, all pens should be dipped in ink, so that the strokes can be full, round and powerful. After writing brush strokes, be sure to wash them with clean water. When washing, be sure to pay attention to the vertical bristles, and don't mess them up, or they will be hurt.

Both washing and rinsing are acceptable, but in the end, washing and rinsing will be the only washing methods. After washing, arrange the nib into the same shape as the new pen. Don't wear a pen cap, just hang it on the pen rack and soak it in water next time.