Does writing size matter? This is very important for beginners. Don't write too many big characters even if you get started.
Then someone will ask: 1, why not write more big characters? 2. What a shout? 3. What is the appropriate size for writing?
Answer:
1, don't write more big characters, because big characters mainly use the muscles of shoulders and arms. However, we think that the quality of stippling mainly depends on the elasticity of wrist warp tendons. Long-term use of shoulder-arm movements to write will lead to uneven pen movements. The sudden start-stop action caused by wrist elasticity will gradually blur. Over time, the quality of stippling will decline. Most of what we see in the exhibition now is big characters, so we mistakenly think that learning calligraphy means writing big characters. Write a square character when you first come up. This is because many teachers think that beginners, especially children's muscle system is not stable, so they can't master the fine movements of fine writing. Writing big characters is easy to see results, and teachers and parents are happy. As for whether the child is happy or not, it is estimated that no one cares.
2. In fact, the ancients rarely wrote big characters (by the way, I think the ancients were born before the Qing Dynasty), and few classic works were written in big characters. The earliest Oracle Bone Inscriptions was about the size of a red bean, and I was so nearsighted that I couldn't see it clearly half a meter away. The daily characters in Han Dynasty are not much bigger than those in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, generally less than one centimeter. The characters in the Tang Dynasty are relatively large, estimated to be about three centimeters, and the largest is about five centimeters, which is about the size of our bank card. In other words, the concept of Chinese characters in classical calligraphy is five centimeters square.
3. So how big should we write when we practice? The answer is: the smaller the better. But this answer is obviously a bit unrealistic, because-the quality of paper and pens at present is not enough to support us to write fine print. We just need to write about twice as big as the original, at most twice as big. If you zoom in again, it's not copying but creating. Because classical calligraphy is generally two to five centimeters square, we usually control the words in one grid within ten centimeters. Minimize the size difference between the temporary works and the original works, because it involves the decomposition and restoration of actions.
How big is the calligraphy?
The size of the pen depends mainly on the size of the pen head and the pen holder, including lower case pen (lower case), middle case pen, upper case pen (lower case), long front pen (cursive script), long pole bucket pen, grab pen (large and extra large characters) and so on.
Generally speaking, hard wool was used in the Jin and Tang Dynasties, and wool was very popular after the Song Dynasty. However, the choice of brush needs to be decided according to the style of writing learned by the individual: if you like fat people such as Yan Ti and Weibei, use a thick forehead of sheep hair to facilitate performance; For those who like slim European body and thin golden body, it is appropriate to use hard or thin front wool quilt; If you like cursive characters, it is appropriate to use long feng; If you write a bold Wei Ti character with a wide pen, you can use sheep hair with short front and thick belly. The size of the pen depends mainly on the size of the pen head and the pen holder, including lower case pen (lower case), middle case pen, upper case pen (lower case), long front pen (cursive script), long pole bucket pen, grab pen (large and extra large characters) and so on.
There are many kinds of brushes according to different methods, such as orchid bamboo, white clouds, crane neck, etc. Wolf hair, wool, double brush, purple hair and so on. Each category has some divisions. From the appearance size alone, it is usually divided into three types: large, medium and small, and some are divided according to the number 123.
How big is the beginner's handwriting?
Of course, self-study of calligraphy depends on practice, but there must be good methods.
1, you'd better go to the bookstore to buy a practical college calligraphy course and read it carefully, so as to have a comprehensive understanding of calligraphy and master more comprehensive basic knowledge. This is very necessary for your development in calligraphy and sticking to the correct direction and road.
2. Choose a copybook you like and copy it carefully. Generally speaking, we should learn in the order of writing and cursive writing. When you reach a satisfactory level (if you keep practicing every day, it is estimated that it will take six months to one and a half years), you can go to the teacher with your own practice, and then ask the teacher for advice to understand the teacher's guidance, because you have practical experience and the effect is good. So I didn't ask you to learn from the teacher in the first place. Adults teach themselves, but children are another matter.
Calligraphy is a profound art and knowledge. If you want to do well, you must practice hard, persevere and persist all your life. In addition to determination and confidence, we should expand our knowledge and improve our cultural quality and accomplishment with the continuous growth of our level, which is helpful for learning calligraphy well. As for what to learn, you can gradually realize it in practice, so don't say too much now.
4. How to practice calligraphy? Some people think that the more you write, the better. In fact, writing too much may not be effective. There must be a good way. You buy a book you like, such as Preface to Lanting by Wang Xizhi (known as the best running script in the world) or Preface to the Holy Teaching. You should look carefully at how every word in the copybook is written first. Read and think repeatedly. At first, don't be greedy. Write one or two words every day, and then gradually increase. Three or five words a day, seven or eight words, a dozen words. In short, not much, not fast, but good. What are you looking at and thinking about? When you look at the shape of a stroke, what is its shape? Second, look at the font, what shape the word is, that is, how the strokes that make up the word are arranged and combined, which is long, which is short, which is big and which is small. Third, look at how excessive this word is, that is, how the upper and lower words are connected. Fourth, look at how the lines are related. If you read it clearly, you have to understand that how people write and how the pen moves is the path and order of writing. Only by reading clearly, thinking clearly and working hard can you write well. You have the desire to write good words, the desire to write good methods, and your perseverance. You can be sure that you can see the initial effect in ten days, make great changes in one month, and be impressed in three months. In less than half a year, your good handwriting has been practiced. Give it a try!
Beginners should be bigger, and 6- 10cm is appropriate.
How about brushing the number? How big should I write separately?
The size and scale of brushes are different. The biggest one is called Hawthorn Pen, the pen holder is thicker than the bowl mouth, and it weighs dozens of pounds. Followed by buckets and banners; Then big letters, middle letters (inch letters) and small letters. The smallest is "Guibi". Beginners can write big words in capital letters and small words in lowercase letters.
Brush made of goat hair
It is made of the beard or tail of a green sheep or antelope. Textual research began before the Northern and Southern Dynasties. By the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian's improved new pen had become a pen-making material. Calligraphy is the most important thing, sheep are soft and have no front, and books are "weak and boneless", so calligraphers in past dynasties rarely use them. Sheep hair became popular only after the Southern Song Dynasty. But it was widely used after the early Qing Dynasty. Because the Qing Dynasty paid attention to roundness and delicacy and was not allowed to show off talents, only soft wool could meet the requirements and was widely used at that time. The softness of wool is also poor. If it is properly matched with paper and ink, it can also show a plump and gentle style, and it is cheap and easy to get. Wool is so long that it can be written in large letters more than half a foot.
Purple brush
It is made from the back of the rabbit's neck, so it is named for its dark purple color. The strength of rabbits in the north and south of China is different, and some rabbits are made in the north and south. The tenacity of rabbits is called health brush, which is better than that of the north. It is long and sharp, suitable for writing straight Fang Zhengzhi characters, and is valued by calligraphers. Bai Juyi's Purple Pen Yuefu says, "A purple pen is like a cone and sharp as a knife." Describe the characteristics of Zihao pen very completely. However, because only the hair on the back of the rabbit's neck is available, it is expensive and heroic, so you can't write big characters on the plaque. Purple brush is tall, sharp and sharp, and its elasticity is stronger than that of wolf hair. Rabbit hair produced in Anhui is the best.
Moustache pen
It is made of the sideburns of mice. The strokes are pure, smooth and sharp, and the fonts written are both rigid and soft. Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection was written with this kind of pen.
Chicken feather brush
It is made of chicken breast hair, which is quite soft and difficult for beginners to master, so it is not suitable for use.
Bristle pen
Steamed with bristles, used to write large plaques.
For beginners, if you use a hard brush from the beginning, it will be easier to pick up the pen without much skill, because the pen will help you a lot, but over time, you can only use the hard brush. Once you pick up the sheep's hair, you will feel unable to move. On the contrary, if you practice calligraphy with sheep's hair when you are a beginner, although it is difficult at first, you must change the front by lifting and pressing to write qualified strokes, but you also learn the method of using soft pen. With the increase of contact time, you will gradually become handy and use it freely. At this time, if you pick up a hard brush to write, you will feel relaxed. The ancients also had a lot of experience in the use of pens. I don't think it is easy to buy a good and expensive pen when I am a beginner, but I advocate using a bad pen, because if you can write good words with a bad pen, you will be more comfortable and write better with a good pen. On the contrary, if you start with a good pen, you will only use a good pen all your life. Once you encounter a poor pen, you will not be able to write well. Of course, you can't practice calligraphy with a rotten pen, which will make it more difficult for beginners. Ou Yangxun, a great calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty, recorded that "if you don't choose paper or pen, you will achieve your goal", which was praised by Yu Shinan of the same age. In addition, from the economic point of view, the authentic wolf brush is very expensive, the good "big orchid bamboo" costs one or two hundred yuan, the ordinary sheep brush only costs two or three yuan, and a little better five or six yuan is enough. And because the pen is hard and easy to wear, it is not smooth when used, while the pen is soft and durable. It is economical for beginners to buy a wool pen. Before buying a pen, you should also know the model of the brush. Brushes are divided into small letters, medium letters and large characters due to different styles, and the biggest ones are screen pens, couplet pens, bucket pens and planting pens. Because the name and brand of each pen factory are different, its size is also different. Beginners can buy a pen with a long front end, about four or five centimeters in length and about one centimeter in diameter. Such a brush can write in block letters 7 cm square. More suitable for people who have just learned calligraphy. There are many kinds of writing brushes. When learning for the first time, I hope you can choose "double double brush" lake brush. Because it is difficult to master the brush strokes of double-stranded brush, it is very important for your future study. Let me talk about why Yang Hao and Wolf Hair are not used, because the former is soft and difficult to master, while the latter is hard and suitable for freehand brushwork. When choosing the right stroke, you should choose the right length, because the stroke length is too long to master, but the stroke length can contain a lot of ink, which is suitable for writing "cursive" in one go, and the stroke length can ensure enough ink. On the contrary, the length of strokes is suitable for writing regular script and easy to master.
How to judge how big the brush is most suitable for writing?
All strokes start with capital letters, right? First.
How big is it to write four words in China's calligraphy?
The bucket is two feet x two feet and the banner is 1 foot x four feet.
How old can a child learn to write with a brush?
Many parents are most concerned about choosing calligraphy training classes for their children: mine? This is a very good question. If the child is too young, the strength to hold the pen will be insufficient. For example, many four-to five-year-old children still tremble when practicing Chinese calligraphy. On the other hand, it is not effective to learn Chinese calligraphy when you are old, because at this time, a person has formed a certain writing habit, and it may be relatively difficult to change it. At the same time, it should be noted that although the brush strokes are not as effective as the hard strokes, the hard strokes of children with good brush strokes are generally not bad, which can lay a more solid foundation for children and is conducive to long-term development in the future. For example, practicing brush calligraphy can better cultivate temperament and temper will, which is undoubtedly a temper of character and mind for children who are easily distracted.
So, how old can children learn brush calligraphy? Teacher Shi believes that according to the characteristics of brush calligraphy and our relevant teaching experience, ordinary children can learn brush calligraphy earlier than hard pen calligraphy, and it is best to be in preschool, that is, four to six years old. In fact, at this time, children's understanding ability, acceptance ability and other aspects can completely participate in the conventional brush calligraphy teaching, and learning brush calligraphy at this time is also very helpful for children's character cultivation and habit formation. Of course, if your child's intelligence develops early, he has a strong understanding of characters, or he has a strong interest in calligraphy and can endure continuous learning, then even if your child is less than four years old, it is not bad to attend calligraphy training classes. In addition, good calligraphy training classes are generally divided into different classes according to children's characteristics and level, and parents can choose appropriate classes according to their age, intelligence level and hobbies. In short, parents should know more about their children's actual situation when judging how old they are to learn Chinese calligraphy. If they really want their children to learn calligraphy and benefit for life, they should actively cultivate their interest in calligraphy from an early age, take them to visit calligraphy exhibitions and scenic spots with celebrity inscriptions, and often encourage them to try to copy copybooks and practice writing. Once you find that your child has a gift for calligraphy or is interested in calligraphy, you can consider letting your child participate in calligraphy training classes and receive guidance and training from professional teachers.
What font is suitable for calligraphy learning?
To learn brush calligraphy, you should start from the middle block and choose a grid of 5-6 cm. If in doubt, please accept.
What size brush do beginners use?
Big enough, but not a pen. Wool is the best, cheap, soft and easy to practice.
How big is the four-inch brush paper?
4 inches: 7.6× 10.2 cm
However, you usually buy 4 feet to write in calligraphy. Four inches is too small.