1. If you are a beginner, I suggest you buy paper with raw edges. When you write for the first time, you should write on the back, which will cause great friction. It's best if you can buy handmade ones. 2. You don't need to identify the brand of the pen, but remember to grasp the words "vigorous, healthy and round" when buying a pen, and the pen tip should be spread vertically. Put it on paper and see how elastic it is. If all these are satisfied, it is a good pen.
3, ink does not need to buy ink blocks, just buy "Yidege" ink. Add some water when writing.
4, Xiao Yan don't have to learn, seal script brushwork is very single, as long as you know to write by the center, it is difficult to remember the font. It is suggested to learn regular script first, because the brushwork of regular script is more complicated than that of seal script.