1. Calligraphy rules and techniques: specifications and forms, such as nave, banners, couplets, banners, squares, sectors, etc.
2, calligraphy composition skills: this is the main part of the work, the writer should decide the layout of the composition according to the difference of words, fonts and forms.
3, calligraphy skills: that is, signature, refers to the text outside the body. There is a difference between the upper and lower segments and the long and short difference segments. The content is generally the source of the text, the object of writing, the time, the reason for writing, the postscript, etc. And the next paragraph is time, author or library, name, etc. But generally speaking, it is rare to write all of them, so most of them are short and pithy. Depending on the needs of the composition.
4. Calligraphy seal: name seal, official seal, year seal, surname seal, casual seal, etc. Shapes are square, long, round, oval, conformal and so on. There are white and Zhu (that is, yin and yang). In addition to the name seal, the first seal can be made.
Composition features:
Calligraphy creation should start with the main body (text content). With a given theme, objects can grow around the subject, hide or show, or leave immediately. The purpose is always to enrich its space and level, just like the stars arch the moon, making the subject image more prominent and perfect.
The text content of calligraphy works is not the most important aspect of calligraphy works from an artistic point of view. But what to write needs the careful choice of the author, and the content of the work can sometimes explain the author's thoughts, feelings and cultivation level. Good content adds a layer of interest to the work, which is literary and emotional, as good as ever.
Ancient calligraphy handed down from generation to generation, such as Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting and Su Shi's Fu on the Red Wall. These words are immortal works in literature. They are written by first-class calligraphers, so how can they be less precious than memorial archways? Writing poems by oneself is an important ability of calligraphers and cannot be ignored.
Judging from the text content of calligraphy works, it can be divided into five categories: ancient poetry, classical Chinese, new poetry, vernacular Chinese and "decimal".