How to start practicing calligraphy, what kind of brush is better, and whose handwriting is better to practice,

When you just practice writing brush strokes, you should first use tracing and choose a font according to your own preferences. It is better for beginners to choose regular script, and one of three styles of regular script is preferred: European style, Liu style and Yan style.

PS: Four masters of regular script (Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu). Created European style (style: rigorous and neat), Yan Zhenqing created Yan style (style: round and vigorous), and Liu Gongquan created Liu Ti (style: vigorous and delicate).

It is suggested to use a medium-sized pen first, which is suitable in size, so that it is convenient to compare the differences between the fonts written by yourself and the descriptions, and to facilitate improvement and improvement. When practicing, first observe the font structure, the weight of writing and so on. And then write on the basis of understanding. Just started practicing, starting with the simplest strokes (point, horizontal, vertical, left hand, press, fold, etc.). ), master before you start practicing calligraphy. The more you practice, the better you will naturally write. Perseverance is the key, and you are sure to write a good hand.

As for who to practice with, LZ can search for his favorite fonts and copybooks through Baidu (many of which can be downloaded), and will certainly find a lot of useful information, such as which fonts are better written by which masters, and then choose what he likes according to his own hobbies.

I hope I can help LZ, and I wish you all the best!