Pen control training: it can improve attention, visual development, brain development, hand-eye coordination and so on. While practicing calligraphy. The main forms are drawing lines, drawing pictures, drawing numbers and letters, and coloring.
Main training of pen control training
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1, to stimulate children's interest in practicing calligraphy
Writing is boring for most children. After all, children's concentration is quite limited. The pen control training resources have lovely patterns and colorful colors, which aroused children's interest.
2. Enhance children's hand strength and improve writing flexibility.
For Xiao Baobao, finger movement is the gymnastics of the brain. Pen control practice can not only exercise hand muscles, promote muscle memory, but also improve hand-eye coordination.
3. Exercise children's concentration
Pen-controlled exercises require children to draw strokes one by one according to the shape of the strokes on the pen-controlled copybook, which requires children to concentrate. Therefore, pen control can greatly improve children's concentration and concentration time.
How to practice pen control? Why practice pen control? Please think about these questions first: why not just build a house and lay the foundation? Singing requires practicing your voice. Why not just sing? Playing the piano and practicing fingering, why not play directly? Learn to walk and climb first, why not just run? Martial arts begins with physical fitness, why not just practice moves?
Answer two questions that everyone cares about:
First, is it useful to practice pen control?
A direct answer is very useful. Throughout the ages, no one can bypass the pen control to achieve the goal, whether practicing standardized characters or wanting to learn calligraphy. Wang Xizhi practiced the word "Yong" for fifteen years, and a moustache took fifteen years. I think everyone has his own answer to how many pen control exercises are involved.
Second, what are the functions of pen control?
In the early stage of practicing pen control, you can correct eight wrong pen holding postures, such as hooking your wrist. In the middle stage, you can practice the ability to type where you want, and continue to practice the aesthetic feeling of pen control, which can make your words have internal aesthetic feeling.
If you are still in doubt, then I can only get the result:
Before practicing pen control, I learned many articles about brushwork and structure, all of which were written by myself. What I wrote after practicing writing for three months.
Practice writing. What are you practicing? Practice is a pen, control this pen. Specifically, the practice is the posture of holding the pen, the focus of using the pen, the strength of using the pen, and the control of using the pen in the hand.
If you can control your pen freely, you can write beautifully.
The basic practice of calligraphy is to control the pen. Practice is "pen control", not words. Simply put, pen control is to write "take root". If you can't control your pen, your handwriting will never be good. Whether it's a pencil, ballpoint pen, pen or brush, it's all the same.
It is very unrealistic to pursue good handwriting from the beginning, or even hope for quick success, because you haven't laid a good foundation for writing. Writing is a process, pen control is fundamental, pen control is key, and writing is the result of pen control.
When the pen can be used freely in your hand, your handwriting will look good. This principle applies to both brush and hard pen.
The necessity of practicing pen control
The root cause of poor handwriting is that I can't control my pen. The goal of practicing pen control is to make the pen in your hand hit where it points. During the practice, feel the thickness change and the starting and ending position of the strokes with your heart. By repeatedly practicing pen control, you can achieve "the combination of hand and pen". The pen is in your hand, you can do whatever you want. From horizontal to vertical, it's a piece of cake.
Let's go back to the question at the beginning of the article: Why not just build a house and lay the foundation? Singing requires practicing your voice. Why not just sing? Playing the piano and practicing fingering, why not play directly? Learn to walk and climb first, why not just run? Martial arts begins with physical fitness, why not just practice moves?
This is what we are used to, and we are used to it. It is so necessary to see all this at ordinary times, so let it be. Why do people question the necessity of practicing calligraphy when it comes to it? Growing up and practicing calligraphy are the same thing, that is, laying a good foundation is the most important thing. No one can get around the law of the development of things and succeed, because all attempts to achieve success without foundation will have no effect. Therefore, if there is no strong foundation of pen control, the accelerated course of calligraphy practice in society will definitely be taxed on IQ, without exception.
Three stages of practicing pen control
Pen control is for writing to take root.
If writing is compared to a tree, then the ability to control the pen is the part rooted in the ground, the strokes and radicals are the branches and leaves of the tree on the ground, and the brushwork and structure are the appearance of the whole tree. How tall a tree is, whether its branches and leaves are lush or not, is determined by the underground roots. Whether a tree is beautiful or not depends on the level of the calligraphy teacher and his own efforts.
Pen control practice is divided into three stages. At present, many people are only aware of the first stage.
From the perspective of calligraphy practice, we divide pen control practice into three stages:
The first stage: coordination control pen training. No matter the details, just look for feelings. This is to practice the coordination ability of wrist, finger and pen, and correct the wrong pen holding posture such as hooking wrist and holding ticket.
This is a pen control exercise I wrote about how to correct the wrong pen holding posture. You can have a look if you need it.
Pen control: What should I do if I hold the pen incorrectly?
The second stage: accurate pen control training. Practice according to the line trajectory and thickness change, pay attention to the starting and ending positions, comprehensively improve the brain's ability to control hand movements, and truly achieve the unity of hand and pen.
Fine stroke control training is the most difficult to practice calligraphy, because you should not only solve the horizontal and vertical problems, but also practice how to reflect the change of thickness and roundness, so that each stroke is flexible and full of vitality.
The third stage: aesthetic pen control training. According to the proportion of Fibonacci spiral, the golden section is found, and strokes and radicals are arranged according to the golden section ratio, which makes the writing more beautiful. Here, let's talk about why we should learn the golden ratio when practicing calligraphy.
It is caused by people's aesthetic experience. 0.6 18 is a wonderful number, and Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, became the proportion of beauty. People's research has proved that everything in the universe is always the most beautiful, and the most famous one is Mona Lisa's smile (above), which completely conforms to this ratio.
Therefore, many daily necessities in our life are always designed to meet the golden ratio, such as paper, books, banknotes, computer screens, TV screens, mobile phone screens and so on.
It is caused by the human spirit. The proportion of many parts of the human body itself is this golden ratio. The throat, navel, knee and knee joint are the four dividing points of Huang Jinlv. The human body that meets this ratio is the most beautiful body shape.
The fonts in calligraphy are written in a rectangle with an aspect ratio close to 3:2, which will look better than a square. Hard pen calligrapher Pang Zhonghua's handwriting is closer to a square face with the aspect ratio of 1: 1, while Tian Yingzhang's handwriting is more like an oval face with the aspect ratio of 3:2. Therefore, although the former looks more masculine, the structure is obviously not as good as the latter!
Therefore, it will be more attractive to write standard characters, practice calligraphy such as Ou, Yan, Liu and Zhao Kai, or line, grass and seal characters.
This kind of aesthetic training can be used not only in writing, but also in all aspects of life, such as taking pictures with mobile phones. As long as we focus on the golden section, the photos will be beautiful.
The law of growth: the story of grass and bamboo
"How deep the roots are, how tall the tree is." Rooting is the foundation, rooting is nutrition, and rooting is inevitable. In the process of growth, the importance of roots is irreplaceable, which is a natural law. No species in the world can circumvent this law and create a primitive way of growth.
It is said that the legendary sage Wang Xizhi spent a lot of time on the word "Yong", including "attacking books for many years and attacking the word" Yong "for fifteen years in order to prepare the eight laws and understand all the characters." 15 years, he only wrote one word "Yong", not because he didn't know how to write the word, but because he took root, and he finally realized the Eight Laws of Yong and became the iron law of calligraphy practice. Wang Xianzhi wrote "18 Tank of Water", only practicing the word "big", which is also practicing writing with pen control and taking root. The growth process of calligraphers also proves that practicing calligraphy must follow this law.
In nature, the growth story of grass is not a case.
The king of the prairie
The grass on the African grassland is known as the "king of grassland", but its growth process is very strange. In the first six months, it was almost the shortest grass on the grassland, only one inch high, and people could not even see it growing. During that time, any kind of weeds on the grassland grew more vigorously than it.
But after half a year, like magic, the grass grows at a rate of one and a half feet a day, and grows to a height of one meter six to two meters in three to five days.
Scientists' research shows that grass grows all the time, but not in the body, but in the roots. In six months, when the grass is only 3 cm high, its roots are over 28 meters. How rare it is that the root of a grass is more than 28 meters.
When enough nutrition and energy are accumulated, the grass will be out of control and grow into the king of grassland in just a few days.
Many so-called miracles in the world seem to break out overnight and come quickly, just like being enchanted. But if you trace back to the source, you will find that before the miracle appeared, there was a deep foundation behind it, and the price paid for it had already exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
No matter what people do, laying a good foundation is the foundation. There is no magic in the world. Dig up the soil and look at the roots of those super plants. You will find a miracle!
In the same way, practice calligraphy, work hard honestly, silently accumulate energy, and silently accumulate strength. When your foundation far exceeds others, miracles will happen to you.
Bamboo method makes people see the importance of re-rooting.
Bamboo method
Phyllostachys pubescens, which grows in the south of China, can only grow 3 cm in 4 years, and this 3 cm is still buried under the soil. In the fifth year, bamboo finally broke through the ground and grew at a rate of 30 cm per day, reaching 15 m in just six weeks.
Of course, in the first four years, bamboo did not spend all its energy on growing bamboo buds, but spent most of its energy on "rooting". Its roots go deep into the soil, covering an area of hundreds of square meters, so it can absorb water and nutrients widely, which provides the foundation for the "barbaric growth" in the fifth year.
According to the phenomenon of "thick accumulation and thick hair" of bamboo, it is summarized as "bamboo method"
We practice pen control, which is the stage when grass and bamboo take root, and the depth of roots determines the level of writing in the future.
Why start with pen control instead of strokes?
Many people think that you can also practice writing well from strokes. Then we will analyze the difference between starting with pen control and starting with strokes from the three stages of pen control.
If you have these wrong pen holding postures, your pen control practice is essential.
First of all, stroke practice does not have the ability to correct the wrong pen holding posture such as hook wrist and fist. Statistics show that since Chinese children began to practice stroke calligraphy, the problem of wrong pen-holding posture has remained high, such as overexertion, slow writing, crooked writing and fatigue. Over time, it even caused problems in the development of fingers and spine.
Secondly, there is no line trajectory and thickness change of pen control elements in stroke practice. It is more difficult for beginners to practice calligraphy. With this ability of fine brushwork, it is natural to practice calligraphy. A pen control element can be used on 2 1 stroke at most, which is also an aspect that practicing pen control elements is superior to practicing strokes directly.
Thirdly, aesthetic training is another feature that pen control elements have but strokes do not. After special aesthetic training, you can easily find the golden section according to the Fibonacci spiral ratio, and arrange strokes and radicals according to the golden section ratio to make the words more beautiful.
For a tree, although the underground roots are similar in shape to the branches above, they have different functions. Without the silent efforts of roots, it is difficult to have lush branches and leaves on the ground. For writing, if you can't practice the basic pen control ability, the pursuit of beautiful writing will become empty talk.
How old did the child start practicing pen control?
If your children are in kindergarten from middle school to primary school, please don't miss this best opportunity to practice pen control. Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy with Mrs. Wei at the age of six or seven. In ancient times, age was generally called nominal age, so from this perspective, it is very appropriate for children to practice calligraphy from the age of five or six. Our time, whether spiritual or social factors, will not be worse than ancient times.
By the middle school stage, it has become a habit to hold and lift a pen, and all kinds of homework are overwhelming. To practice pen control again, we must first correct bad habits, which is more difficult than practicing pen control in kindergartens and primary schools, and it takes more time and energy. Of course, if you are willing to work hard, you will get good results.
Many parents are afraid that holding the pen too early will cause hand development problems. It needs to be clear that the correct pen holding posture will not only cause hand development problems, but also enhance children's coordination ability. Practice pen control, sit correctly, hold the pen more accurately, write more easily, know the weight of the pen, sit still and think faster. For China people, holding a pen, just like holding chopsticks, is a basic skill that people should have all their lives. From the beginning, we should pay attention to the correct posture.
Is it useful for adults to practice pen control?
Pen control is not only suitable for children to lay the foundation of writing, but also suitable for adults to improve the overall font.
Many people always say that when they are in their twenties and thirties, most of them are stereotyped and it is useless to practice. After a year's accumulation, our Basic Theory of Pen Control has been supported by nearly 10,000 students in China, including Taiwan Province Province. About 25% of the members are adult students, and they have sent feedback one after another. Through their own practice, they fully affirmed the basic role of pen control in writing.
There is no shortcut to practicing calligraphy. Don't try to take a shortcut. This requires you to spend a lot of time and a simple method, that is, to practice pen control elements and keep practicing with your heart. This is especially true when practicing standard Chinese characters. Although there is still controversy about standardizing Chinese characters in the calligraphy circle, it is the most authoritative, convenient and suitable way to study and test according to GB23 12- 1980.
The ability of pen control runs through the whole process of learning and calligraphy creation, and pen control can not be separated from calligraphy practice for a moment. In fact, we began to exercise our pen control ability when we picked up the pen and started writing. If you want to develop in the field of calligraphy and truly copy and practice calligraphy consciously, you will have a clearer sense of pen control and consciousness. Because from holding a pen to writing, from the implementation of techniques to the practice of writing, we all rely on the ability to control the pen to achieve technical ability. Without the ability to control the pen, all technologies can't be realized.
Some people think that pen control is simple, just a few symbols. Now please take out your pen and draw a horizontal line on the paper to see if you can draw it straight. This seemingly simple action will change your point of view.
These 15 pen control elements will make your writing advance by leaps and bounds.
1, horizontal line practice
The pen control ability of this element will be applied to horizontal and horizontal strokes. The horizontal lines are wider than the normal characters, preferably about 2 cm, and they are also horizontal lines with different thicknesses, so that you can directly practice the power control ability of the wrist pen.
2 1 Common strokes practice this skill with horizontal lines.
If there is a wrist hook problem in the process of writing, it can be solved perfectly by changing this horizontal line into Z-line wrist swing exercise.
Let the children keep swinging their wrists, regardless of details, just looking for feelings. If they keep swinging their wrists for a week, there will be obvious improvement. If they persist for 2-3 weeks, the hook will change completely. (In other articles, the author also made a detailed analysis of the content of correcting the wrong pen holding posture. )
2, vertical line practice
This vertical line is also longer than the normal word, preferably about 2 cm, and it is also a vertical line with different thicknesses, so that you can directly practice the coordination ability of the thumb, index finger and middle finger.
14 common strokes practice this technique with vertical lines.
3. Curve practice
Pay attention to the conversion of pen power when drawing an arc to ensure the quality of lines. The wavy line focuses on the change of line reality, the priority of pen use and the change of rhythm.
Nine commonly used strokes are all skills practiced with this curve.
4, longitudinal curve practice
This element mainly practices longitudinal curves, and pays attention to pen conversion when drawing circular arcs to ensure the quality of lines. The wavy line focuses on the change of line reality, the priority of pen use and the change of rhythm.
10 Common strokes practice this technique with vertical curves.
5. Waist twisting exercises
This element is mainly used to practice twisting and folding pens. The diagonal lines are thin and the horizontal lines are thick, and the corners are slightly abrupt.
Stranding is a difficult part in standardizing Chinese character practice. Here we restore line segments to points and practice pen control skills according to the tips of points. The process needs to be completed in one stroke, and the pen is broken halfway.
The commonly used three tricks all use this twisting technique.
6. Folding pen practice in the upper right corner
This element mainly practices the right upper horizontal and vertical pen collection, focusing on the strength of pen collection.
Horizontal thin vertical thick is the writing law of most Chinese characters. Please practice according to the tips of the dots, pay attention to the place where the pen is broken, increase the intensity after the pen is broken, and the vertical line becomes thicker and writes down.
12 common strokes are all practiced with this right-hand folding technique.
7. Folding pen practice in the lower left corner
This element mainly practices the action of folding the pen at the lower left, focusing on the strength of folding the pen.
Horizontal thin vertical thick is the writing law of most Chinese characters. Please practice according to the tips of the dots, pay attention to the place where the pen is broken, increase the intensity after the pen is broken, and the vertical line becomes thicker and writes down.
Four commonly used strokes all use this skill of left-handed folding exercise.
Step 8 lick your feet
This element mainly practices the action of drawing, focusing on the strength of the pen at the corner. Drawing is a very difficult stroke in the actual writing process, especially the twists and turns. This element mainly practices some skills of oblique pressure in the process of thickness change, please experience it carefully.
9. Spiral exercises
This element mainly exercises the coordination of wrists and fingers.
When drawing an arc, pay attention to ensure the quality of the line, understand the rhythm of the line and run through the line. Arc focuses on the change of pen force when the line rotates.
10,8 word line practice
This element mainly exercises the coordination of wrists and fingers. When drawing an arc, pay attention to ensure the quality of the lines and experience the rhythm of the lines.
1 1, pen lifting and pen pressing exercises.
It will be a difficult leap to practice the elements in the first part, and some students who are pursuing higher can practice these elements well.
12, combination diagram of pen control training
This combination diagram is a comprehensive pen control element. Practicing this combination element plays an inestimable role in writing hard pen words. Please practice carefully.
Decomposition and interpretation:
(1) In order to write down the vertical and vertical elements that must be practiced; ② It is the core writing skill of lifting, pointing left and picking; (3) the practice essentials of right direct pass; ④ It is the exercise element of the upper left point; ⑤ It is an essential element of hanging needle vertical training; ⑥ is the core skill element of left and right points; ⑦ Practice the left tip technique; ⑧ The writing emphasis of each stroke is starting, point, grip and length.
13, stroke outline memory
This process is equivalent to pasting. Pen control course strictly follows the font of national standard (GB23 12- 1980), enlarges the outlines of 52 common strokes respectively, and then explains the details of each key part in detail, so that beginners can clearly form graphic concepts in their minds.
14, stroke grid practice
This is a concrete practice of strokes after contour memory. "Pen Control Course" restores 52 commonly used strokes to points, and the size of points is the strength of the pen, which is more intuitive from the perspective of pen control. The course not only has the standard of national font, but also has the characteristics of flexible handwriting, which is suitable for beginners to practice strokes.
15, golden ratio training
0.6 18 is a wonderful number, and Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, became the proportion of beauty. People's research has proved that everything in the universe is always the most beautiful, in line with the golden ratio. Many daily necessities in our life are always designed to meet the golden ratio, such as paper, books, banknotes, computer screens, TV screens, mobile phone screens and so on. You need to learn some aesthetic knowledge if you want to write beautifully.