In calligraphy study, what kind of brush is better for writing Yan Zhenqing regular script?

China's calligraphy art has a long history, just like the Yangtze River, which originated in Tanggula Mountains, is full of vitality and endless flow. Famous calligraphers of past dynasties are like the stars in the clear night sky in spring and summer, competing to reflect and decorate the artistic world of the motherland. Calligraphy art is an art with unique national characteristics, which first appeared in China, but not in western countries. It is a plastic art with Chinese characters as the writing object, brush as the writing tool and lines as the expression form.

It is closely related to the emergence and development of Chinese characters. It is a treasure of China traditional culture and a bright pearl of world culture. Compared with other arts, calligraphy has always had a high status. In the art garden of the motherland and even the world art world, calligraphy art occupies a place confidently and unabashedly. Calligraphy refers to the rules of writing Chinese characters Learning calligraphy begins with practicing calligraphy, and we should master the methods, rules and skills of writing skillfully. There are many kinds of Chinese characters, and the methods of practicing Chinese characters are also varied. For the sake of foundation, it's not like practicing from regular script first. The so-called regular script is the meaning of calligraphy model (also known as real book and formal book). Regular script has standardized font, perfect strokes, dignified structure and rich statutes, which is conducive to the introduction of calligraphy and lays the foundation for future calligraphy art creation. The ancients said, "Learn to write a book first, then write a cursive script." Regular script is divided into micro-script, small script, medium script, regular script and large script.

What kind of brush is better for writing Yan Zhenqing regular script?

It's easy to start with the wolf's brush. If you want to practice real kung fu, you can use a sheep hair brush to exercise your wrist and arm strength. I started to use a double brush, which is a very cheap one except white clouds. People who have just learned calligraphy are easy to break their pens because they don't know the brushwork, so they should use some cheap pens.

The Tang Dynasty was the artistic peak of regular script, which produced many celebrities. The pen used at that time was rabbit hair.

However, according to tian teacher, our present rabbit brush is completely different from that of that era, and the present double-stranded brush is similar to that of that era, so he recommends that everyone write block letters with double-stranded brush, which is convenient and more in line with the writing characteristics of regular script.

Of course, many teachers want students to start with wool, because it requires more control, and they think it is a way to hone their skills.

For beginners to write Chinese characters, you should prepare large and medium letters, and add small letters or double brushes to write small letters. A wolf's brush is expensive, and the novice may not be ready yet. Sheep are soft and wolves are strong. The hardness and softness of double brushes are related. After practice, I will add some according to the situation. The size of the pen depends on the size of the words. It is better to use a slightly larger pen, which is more comfortable to write, and a smaller pen is more susceptible and thinner.