What are the characteristics of cursive font brushwork

Cursive brushwork is the most abundant, and cursive brushwork is the most comprehensive among brush calligraphy fonts. Therefore, the brushwork of cursive font is the key to learning. "Grass can't be multiplied into words." Come and have a look with me!

To truly master the rich and varied brushwork of cursive script, we must ponder the brushwork in strict accordance with the structural characteristics of cursive script, and we must not be careless, thinking that the more grass, the better, and the hand will be broken as a result; On the one hand, it talks about the structural law, on the other hand, it also shows the importance of cursive brushwork. If the brushwork is not correct, it is not cursive.

Master the brushwork characteristics of cursive script

First of all, we should be familiar with the structure of cursive font. Sun said: "Grass takes shape and stippling is temperament". The so-called turn is actually a brushwork. Font structure determines the characteristics of brushwork, and then affects the structure.

In fact, Sun is talking about cursive brushwork, and it is very clear how to gain power, how to enter the pen and how to collect the pen. But the brushwork should be understood and familiar according to the shape of stippling. For example, write a little, start the pen to show the front, and gently turn down to form a small arc, that is, a small circle. When closing the pen, some dots hide the front, and some dots highlight the front, depending on the needs of the word.

When practicing Chinese character strokes in cursive script, it is basically similar to the stroke "point" in cursive script, and it needs to complete a process of starting, turning and receiving, but its light and heavy, fast and moderate direction is different from writing. Moreover, some vertical paintings and horizontal paintings are connected by up and down strokes, which reduces the basic movements mentioned above, but we should pay attention to the method of rotation.

Cursive writing method

Don't flatten out, the lines are too uniform and smooth, or the writing speed is too fast to ignore the appropriate turning points and setbacks, resulting in the above-mentioned lines being even and smooth, which makes the writing glossy. On the contrary, it is necessary to prevent the pen from being too slow, the lines are bloated and fat, and it looks fleshy. These two kinds of faults make the quality of lines not high, and there is no strength and change, which is the taboo of cursive writing.

Also pay attention to the turning point of cursive font strokes, some are round, that is, the corners are round; Some are square, that is, the corners are square; Fiona Fang also uses both, such as the outer inner circle or the inner and outer circle, depending on the proficiency of the pen. It is best to combine it with history. You can't turn all the words round, but you can mix some square turns appropriately to increase your strength.