What do I need to prepare to learn Chinese brush calligraphy?

The main materials and tools are as follows:

Brush: The size of the pen, the length of the nib and the hardness of the brush should be selected according to the font you write.

Ink: It is recommended to choose a better ink, which is beneficial to writing.

Paper: Xuan paper, raw and cooked Xuan and several cooked Xuan are all selected according to the font. Please consult the store that sells them. At the same time, it is suggested that you just start practicing with draft paper to save costs.

Inkstone: It is mainly used for holding ink, dipping pens and licking pens.

Pen washing: filled with clean water, used to clean the brush.

Felt: Felt, put under the paper to prevent the book cover from getting dirty and "running ink".

Paperweight: Pressing paper can reduce the influence of paper folds on writing.

In addition, according to the needs, there are pen containers, seals, inkpad and so on.

You can buy it in general stationery stores.

Extended data:

Lift and press-write by the pen, the strokes will be thick, just lift it. Just like a person's walking feet, one falls and the other rises, constantly alternating, and the pen keeps pressing in the process of writing. Only in this way can lines with different thicknesses be produced.

Every time you write a stroke, there are three processes: input, writing and receiving. There is a method of "exposing the front" to make the pen tip sharp or square; There is a method of "hiding the front", in which the front enters the pen, the horizontal painting wants to be straight first, and the vertical painting wants to be down first, so that the front of the pen is hidden in the stroke, and the beginning of the stroke is basically round.

Learn to "use the pen from the middle" when writing, so that the front tip often runs in the middle of the strokes. In order to make strokes more powerful, we should learn to use the pen unsmiling, leaving lines in the middle and lines in the middle to avoid glitz. There are "exposed front" (the pen is gradually lifted off the paper, drawing a sharp point, such as hanging the needle vertically, skimming, pressing and hooking) and "hidden front" (the pen tip is retracted into the painting, such as hanging vertically, and the pen tail is round).

Knot-also known as knot or shelf structure. Mr. Qi Gong once pointed out that to write a brush, it is necessary to grasp the structure of the pen holder and practice the characteristics of strokes. Frame structure is more important than stippling. Words with good spacing are not prominent in stroke characteristics and pleasing to the eye; Not the other way around. Therefore, it is very important to study and master the structural rules of words carefully. The so-called "beginner distribution, but seeking fairness".

Learning to write should start with regular script or official script. After mastering all kinds of brushwork, you will have the foundation to learn other calligraphy styles. Sticking is a necessary means to practice good handwriting. If you don't stick to your post, you can't write it yourself Learning to write Chinese calligraphy requires perseverance, perseverance, arrogance and rashness, and it can't get cold all at once. People often say: "As long as you work hard, the iron pestle is ground into a needle".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Writing with Brush