European regular script is not impossible to learn, but it is not the best way to get started.
The best way to learn calligraphy, Wang Xizhi has long said, "Poor learning seal strokes is easy to achieve, and the situation is obvious." A conscientious scholar can see his merits in February; People without spirituality will know their origin within a hundred days. "
Wang Xizhi can become the greatest calligrapher in history and is an indispensable figure in the evolution of Chinese characters. His book learning experience and philosophy must not be easily discarded.
From the perspective of regular script, Wang Xizhi studied under Mrs. Fa Wei and Zhong You, and Mrs. Wei studied under Zhong You. Therefore, to learn regular script, we should first learn from Zhong You and second learn from Wang Xizhi. Then the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Finally, Tang Kai only serves as a reference.
Tang Kai is the last peak in the history of regular script in China. At this point, the development of China characters basically ended. The sample books we use today are simplified on the original basis, and there is no difference between them in essence.
To study Tang Kai, we must first know the history of calligraphy after Tang Kai, and how many people have made achievements by studying Tang Kai. If you don't understand this, you will be blind and passive. You tortured yourself in calligraphy for decades, but you didn't achieve what you wanted, but you didn't know where the root cause was.