A brush is used for calligraphy. No matter what kind of brush is used, it needs to be soaked in clean water before writing with ink. After letting it stand for three to five minutes, the brush bristles must be lined with toilet paper. The water should be sucked out before you can start to apply ink and write. Although this is a small section, it is very important. The bristles of the brush are made of natural animal hair. If you observe animal hair under a microscope, you can find that each animal hair is a hollow tube-shaped object. In the middle of the hair is a tiny hollow cavity, and there are tiny scales on the surface of the hair. The reason why the brush tip can The gathering is the result of the hair cuticles intertwining with each other.
Before dipping the pen with ink, turn the brush bristles about ten times to open them up, and then soak them in clean water for three to five minutes. The function is to allow the clean water to penetrate into the hollow cavity of each brush bristle. Inside. Then rub the pen on the toilet paper three times in different directions. The water in the hollow cavity of the pen bristles will not be sucked out. Only the water absorbed by the capillary phenomenon between the pen bristles will be sucked out. . If you dip the pen into ink at this time, the ink will be sucked into the space between the brush bristles, but it will not easily enter the hollow cavity of the brush bristles that are already rich in moisture. In this way, when you clean the brush after writing, since the ink is mainly stored in the gaps between the brush bristles, it is easier to flush out with water.
If you omit this step and write directly with dry pen bristles dipped in ink, the ink will be directly sucked into the hollow cavity of the pen bristles, and it will be easy to enter and difficult to come out, and it will be difficult to rinse. If it is not washed thoroughly, once the water evaporates, the hollow cavity of the brush bristles will be filled with stubborn ink stains. In a short time, the brush will lose its optimal writing state.
Every time you finish writing, you should turn the pen around dozens of times in the pen wash to remove most of the ink, and then hang it on the pen holder and soak it in clean water for about an hour to naturally remove excess residue from the pen hairs. The ink is clear and pure. Remove the water and gently smooth it in the direction of the brush hair.