I highly recommend Sima Yan’s regular script calligraphy.
My handwriting used to be ugly, so I tried many ways to practice calligraphy. Copying copybooks is one of them. You must choose good copybooks. Sima Yan’s copybooks are very famous, and many people are copying and printing them. It is indeed relatively standard, neat and good-looking.
Sima Yan’s copybooks are standardized, beautiful, unified, easy to learn and practical. The standard regular script prescribed by the state is standardized, and the strokes, radicals, radicals, and structure of Sima Yan's calligraphy are written and printed in strict accordance with the standards required by the state. Novices must practice calligraphy in a standardized manner, otherwise it will take a long time I put a lot of effort into practicing calligraphy and finally find out that my font is not regular script. Isn’t it a waste of practice? Moreover, the strokes of Sima Yan's copybook are round and precise, the lines are strong and smooth, and the structure is well-proportioned and beautiful, which is very helpful for novices to practice.
Furthermore, some people say that when buying a copybook, you should choose the quality of the paper. In fact, I don’t think so, because the practice copybook should not be written directly on the thin paper as the copybook is designed. On the contrary, we should face the copybook, copy the words on it one by one, and write them on another manuscript paper. Only by practicing repeatedly in this way can we achieve the desired effect of calligraphy practice. Some copybooks with exquisite manuscript paper are very expensive, but we don’t need them here. Sima Yan’s copybooks are high-quality and low-priced. You can buy letterhead paper or A4 paper to copy. In this comparison, the advantages of Sima Yan’s copybooks are reflected.
In addition, when practicing regular script, you should not just focus on the type of copybook. In fact, many copybooks have the same goal. You should pay more attention to the environment, mood and even the pens and inks used to practice calligraphy. But this is another level. Ordinary calligraphy practice as a hobby does not need to be so particular.