Do you think that people who study calligraphy can only learn block letters and can't learn other calligraphy styles?

According to common sense, learning calligraphy generally begins with regular script, because the standard Chinese characters we use now are all shaped by regular script, mainly five forms of calligraphy, namely "seal script and cursive script", and the strokes of regular script are the most comprehensive. What's more, to learn regular script, you should block letters first, then block letters, then block letters, and finally block letters. The question is: Do you think it is necessary to block letters when learning calligraphy?

Besides learning block letters, it is necessary for people who study calligraphy to learn other styles. In short, people who learn calligraphy may only learn block letters, depending on the purpose of learning calligraphy. There is a kind of person who learns calligraphy only for application, so learning regular script and simply tapping the running script can cope with daily use. The steps of learning regular script have been briefly explained at the beginning, so I won't explain them much.

Anyway, if you want to learn calligraphy not only for daily use, but also to study the mystery of calligraphy as an art, then "seal, official, line, grass and mold" should be studied at the same time. Why do you say that? If this is not the case, it is difficult to understand the changes of calligraphy and the structure of the pen, and it is also difficult to get the artistic connotation of calligraphy. After all, calligraphy is based on Chinese characters, and the evolution of calligraphy fonts is based on the evolution of Chinese characters.

The origin of calligraphy fonts is the development order of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscription, seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script. Their brushwork is the same, but there are fewer strokes in the font, which leads to different strokes and meanings, but it is not completely different, but there is still an intersection relationship. Look at those ancient calligraphers. They are all proficient in "official script and cursive script".

Of course, people's time and energy are limited, and neither style is easy. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, people who have studied books have mastered a style first. After they have a foundation, they will learn other styles and learn the strengths of many schools. This is called "flooding a hundred schools of thought" and eventually forms its own artistic style; If people who study calligraphy only learn block letters, it is easy to have aesthetic fatigue and write block letters as "printed"; Without learning seal script, it is difficult to be dignified, graceful and even; Without learning official script, it is difficult to reach the realm of simplicity and honesty; Without learning cursive script, it is difficult for calligraphy to be elegant, chic and flying. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to learn other calligraphy styles to make regular script vivid and reflect its artistic conception, so as to feel the profound charm of calligraphy art.