Pro and copy have their own advantages and disadvantages. The ancients said: "Linshu is easy to lose the position of the ancients, but more ancient brushwork;" Copying books is easy to get the position of the ancients, but it loses the meaning of the ancients. "That is to say, it is easy to learn strokes, but it is not easy to learn shelf structure; It is easy to learn shelf structure, but not easy to learn strokes.
In terms of difficulty, copying is simpler than copying. Therefore, in general, practicing calligraphy generally starts from copying, and then goes to writing after a certain foundation. This will get twice the result with half the effort, and gradually transition from "similarity" to "similarity".
In fact, copying is not enough when practicing calligraphy. When you are proficient in copybook, you can break away from the original, add your own understanding to calligraphy, and practice constantly to form your own unique font.
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The first step is to read the post. When reading the post, you should never forget, read the words and think about the stroke structure in your mind. In this way, an agreement is formed first, and it is more effective to know whether this vertical position should be a hanging needle vertical position or a hanging vertical position.
The second step is tracking. "Painting red" refers to painting red, that is, beginners draw along the handwriting on printed copybooks. "Imitation" refers to copying the post, that is, covering the model words with transparent paper and writing them one by one along the shadow of the words on the paper, which is also called writing imitation.
The third step is to post. Sticking is to put the copybook aside and watch it write word by word on another piece of paper. This method is conducive to mastering the overall structure of words and practicing well.
The fourth step is to recite the post. Throw away the "crutches" of copybooks and write carefully according to your own memory. Only by getting rid of copybooks can we really practice calligraphy.
The fifth step is creation. On the basis of mastering the writing method of the words on the copybook, I learned the writing method of the words not on the copybook, and even added my own understanding. In this way, the whole process of practicing calligraphy is completed.
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