The writing tools of hard pen calligraphy include pens, and ink is the main carrier to express the writing skills of China people. It has the characteristics of convenient carrying, quick writing and wide use value. The difference between it and the brush pen is that it changes the rough stippling of the soft pen into a slender stippling, and removes its tendons and bones.
Hard pen calligraphy is divided into hard pen calligraphy art and practical hard pen calligraphy. The former mainly emphasizes artistry, while the latter mainly emphasizes practicality. The artistry of hard-pen calligraphy mainly expresses the writer's understanding and feeling of calligraphy art through the changes of lines and structures, and it pursues beauty, emotion, interest, artistic conception, personality and so on; Practical hard pen calligraphy, that is, daily writing, is mainly to meet the needs of practicality and facilitate writing and identification. The key is to make the writing fast and standardized, so the practical hard pen calligraphy is mainly running script.
There are different opinions about the method of writing. For the writing brush, there is a saying that "there is no fixed method for writing", and some people say that "beginners should be more careful in holding the pen and can practice hard. After proficiency, they are required to be moderately elastic and able to write freely. " Even if the parts of the pen are different, the forms of the words written will be very different. For hard pens, the general writing method is that the middle finger holds the pen at the bottom and the forefinger and thumb hold the pen at the top to control the pen holder, which makes writing comfortable and natural, and the pen can be used freely in all directions. The pen holding position is low, and the pen control ability is enhanced, but it is difficult to stretch when writing; Because of the high position, it is difficult to control the pen, but you can write long and stretched strokes freely. Therefore, you should ponder carefully, experience for yourself, and find a writing method that suits you. You might as well pick up a pen and try to write some simple words on the manuscript paper, big or small, fast or slow, tight or light, low or high. Try more and see if you can use them freely. Doing this often can not only find a suitable writing method, but also exercise your wrist and get familiar with the brushwork, so that your hands, eyes and heart can achieve better coordination and unity.