In China's calligraphy art, what pen is commonly used for hard-pen calligraphy?

In China's calligraphy art, hard pen calligraphy usually uses a brush. Brush is a traditional writing tool, made of hair, and the pen holder is generally made of bamboo or other materials. When writing with a brush, you can control the thickness of strokes and the shade of ink to express different writing styles and emotions.

Hard pen calligraphy is an art form of writing with a brush or similar hard nib, which is mainly used for teaching and plane writing. Hard pen calligraphy is generally written in ink or water-based ink. Compared with soft brush, hard pen is easier to master when writing, suitable for practicing fonts and standardizing writing.

Although the brush is a common tool for hard pen calligraphy, there are other types of hard pens to choose from, such as pens, pencils and ballpoint pens. These different types of hard pens can provide different strokes and effects when writing, which are suitable for different writing styles and purposes.

Characteristics of calligraphy art

1. Comprehensive application of pen, ink, paper and inkstone: The art of calligraphy emphasizes the comprehensive application of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Brush is a tool for writing, ink is used for writing ink, paper is the carrier, and inkstone is used for grinding ink. This comprehensive application makes calligraphy art have a unique artistic expression.

2. Taking Chinese characters as the main body: Chinese characters are the main artistic expression objects in calligraphy art. The artistic conception, emotion and beauty are expressed through the use of writing glyphs, structures and strokes. Treat every word as an artistic image and pursue the unity of form, spirit and meaning of words.

3. Use of ink, color and line: Calligraphy pays attention to the use of ink, color and line. The shade of pen and ink, the effect of rendering, the thickness and smoothness of lines all have an important influence on the aesthetic feeling and artistic effect of works.

4. Outline artistic conception and aesthetic pursuit: Calligraphy pursues artistic expression and aesthetic pursuit. Through the structure, layout and brushwork of the text, the artist's emotion, thought and aesthetic pursuit, as well as the theme and connotation to be conveyed by the work are expressed.

5. Constraints and norms: Calligraphy art has strict constraints and norms, including the basic structure of words, the writing order of strokes and the rules of layout. Artists still need to follow these norms in their free creation and show their personal artistic style through skillful techniques.