The format of calligraphy paper is divided into Doufang, Sankai and nave.
1. Doufang: Usually, four-foot rice paper is cut into two pieces, two feet high and two feet wide, which are square. You can also cut four-foot rice paper into eight pieces, which is called "sketch Doufang" or "Doufang sketch". The writing content is generally four to six lines. Because there are many lines, the size, opening and closing, echo and rhythm changes of the upper, lower, left and right sides should be emphasized in the layout of the text.
2. Sankai: rectangular with different sizes, which is a style of China's calligraphy and painting. If four-foot rice paper is cut in three parts, it is called four-foot three-cut. If five-foot rice paper is cut in three parts, it is called five-foot three-cut. And so on. The same is three-open, with different sizes. Four-foot three-open is generally a three-foot picture. Five-foot three-opening is one-third of twelve square feet, and the area of each opening is four feet.
3. nave: nave is a rectangular work written vertically, and its size is generally a whole piece of rice paper. Because the scale is relatively large, the creator needs to have skilled techniques and the ability to grasp the layout of the work as a whole. When creating, we should pay attention to the primary and secondary relationship between the text and the inscription, and make them different in primary and secondary and shine accordingly.
for others, such as fan (adjacent sentences must be different in length, usually odd sentences are long and even sentences are short), couplets can be used. According to the number of words in calligraphy, you should probably arrange the version, and the last sentence should not be too short. Just write it directly on rice paper.
There are basically three kinds of sector formats:
(1) It is advisable to write two words in each line, from right to left, according to the difference between the upper end and the lower end. The signature is written on the left side of the text. The paragraph should be longer, the words should be written from one line to several lines, and the seal should be smaller than the text.
(2) Use the width of the sector to write two to four characters horizontally from right to left, and write a few lines of small characters to match the text.
(3) The upper end is written in sequence, and the lower end is written alternately, forming a pattern of staggered length. In this way, we can avoid the situation that the upper end is sparse and the lower end is crowded, and achieve harmony throughout. In this format, write long lines first, with about five words, and short lines with one or two words. The signature should be wonderful, usually written at the back of the text, one line or several lines, and the chapter should be smaller than the signature.