How to start learning calligraphy at the age of 25?

There are five forms of calligraphy: seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script. Most people and I think that beginners should be based on regular script, but some people think that they should learn official script. The arrangement of regular script structure is only an intermediate stage. It evolved from official script. If regular script is flat and even, then dennis gabor's brushwork is official script. Simple writing is running script, simple writing is cursing, and now it is grass. If we start with official script, it is difficult to master the brushwork of regular script, because the brushwork of regular script is richer and more complicated than official script. It can be seen that practicing the basic skills of regular script can be used as the basis for practicing calligraphy and writing various styles.

With the basic skills of regular script, I have mastered the structure and brushwork of regular script, and then I will write regular script, official script, running script and cursive script. Even seal script can get twice the result with half the effort. Regular script can enrich and change the structure of Weibei and Lishu, such as Zhu Suiliang's regular script; Regular script permeates human running script and cursive brushwork, which can increase agility, such as some regular script inscriptions in Zhao Mengfu.

Some beginners are eager to practice running script and cursive script. Because they don't have the basic skills of regular script, although they write like a dragon and a phoenix dance, they don't have the basic font rules and punctuation skills, so they get twice the result with half the effort and take a detour.

The best way to practice regular script is to paste it. Actually, anything can be pasted. There are many famous regular script writers with different styles and schools. Some are rich and graceful; Some are tight and steep; Some lean on one side to show off; Some are tall and strong; ..... Beginners can choose a direction that is conducive to practicing basic skills and their future development according to their own personality and preferences, and they can also consider which style is conducive to practice according to their work needs. Nowadays, many people practice calligraphy and often choose one of the works of Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu as a model. In addition, the inscriptions of Yu Shinan and Zhu Suiliang in the Tang Dynasty are often used as demonstration posts for practicing basic skills. At the beginning of practicing the basic skills of regular script, naturally you don't have to stick to these masters. Now many people write well, such as Pang Zhonghua, Tian Yingzhang, Wang Hao, Wang Huisong, Lu Zhongnan and so on.