How to get started with brush calligraphy

1, if you want to learn brush calligraphy well, you must first master the basic essentials of writing. For beginners, the writing style of the brush is a little unaccustomed, because it is different from the writing posture of the pen, and some people can't adapt at once. The essentials of writing with a brush are: firm fingers, weak palms, straight, chest and abdomen, and a certain distance between the chest and the desktop. The holding posture of the brush (as shown below). Just hold the pen tightly between your fingers. The pen should be able to rotate between your fingers without being stiff, especially the cooperation between your thumb, forefinger and middle finger is very particular.

2. Wrist plays a supporting and balancing role in writing. Only when the writing posture is correct can you start writing. Whether the strength of the pen is in place is the key to writing the outline of the stroke.

3. The writing posture should be correct and the writing should be standardized. Only by doing these two things can we start practicing calligraphy. Take a deep breath before putting the pen into the paper, and then hold your breath. Just like shooting a target, you must breathe gently to ensure that your whole arm does not tremble. The same is true of writing. Only in this way can the strength of the pen be even.

4. The wrist force of the pen should shrink freely, and the strength should be delicate, light and heavy, and deep. Which is the pen that reveals the front and which is the pen that hides the front, be aware of it when posting. For example, write the word "Xia" (as shown below), press the pen down slightly, then put the pen aside, slightly lighter in the middle, and finally close the pen. However, many beginners can't write straight, or are top-heavy, or have a big head and a thin tail, lacking a strong sense.