Brush calligraphy - refers to calligraphy written according to traditional methods, rather than random writing with a calligraphy pen. It is the first stage of learning calligraphy. How to write calligraphy well is a very complex and specific issue that cannot be explained thoroughly in a thousand-word article.
Basic essentials
If you want to write calligraphy well, you must master the brushwork and calligraphy.
Hold the pen - Su Dongpo said: "There is no fixed method for holding the pen, it must be empty and wide." The five-finger holding method: use the pads of the thumb and index finger to hold the penholder (appropriate height) to ensure that the penholder does not fall off ; The middle finger rests under the index finger on the outside of the pen, which not only strengthens the index finger's power to pinch the pen, but also plays the role of hooking the pen in; the nail flesh of the ring finger rests on the inside of the pen barrel, playing the role of pushing the pen outward; the little finger Attached to the lower part of the ring finger, it helps the ring finger push the pen outward. When holding the pen, you should do as the ancients said: "Make the palm as empty as holding an egg", which makes it easier to move the pen. When learning to write, you should often practice holding the pen, hooking it back, pushing out and rotating the pen barrel (plus the function of the wrist) to practice drawing straight lines and arcs. The height of the writing and whether it should be held over the wrist or elbow is determined by the size of the characters being written. Small characters should be held low, resting on the wrist; large characters should be held high, hanging over the wrist; larger characters need to be held over the elbow.
Calligraphy is the art of line modeling. The so-called brushwork mainly refers to the method of using the brush to create ideal lines (stippling).
Press the pen down to write, the stroke will be thicker, and lift it up to make the stroke thinner. Just like the two feet of a person walking, one is down and the other is lifted, constantly alternating, the pen is constantly lifting and pressing during the writing process. Only in this way can lines of completely different thicknesses be produced.
Every time you write a stroke, there are three processes: starting the stroke, extending the stroke, and finishing the stroke. There is the "exposed edge" method of entering the brush strokes, which makes the beginning of the strokes pointed or square; there is the "hidden edge method" of entering the brush strokes against the front edge. When drawing horizontally, you want to draw right first, and when drawing vertically, you want to go down first, so that the edge of the brush is Hidden within the strokes, the beginnings of the strokes are basically circular. When writing, you must learn to "use the pen in the center" so that the tip of the pen always runs between dots and dashes. In order to make the strokes powerful, you must also learn to use the brush with a tight stroke, stay in the middle of the line, stay in the middle of the line, and avoid being flashy. There are "Lu Feng" (the pen tip is gradually lifted out of the paper, and the painting is pointed, such as a hanging needle, a pin, a stroke, a hook), and "Zang Feng" (the pen tip is withdrawn into the painting, such as hanging vertically, and the strokes are tailed). rounded end).
The word "knot" - also called "knot" or "frame structure". Mr. Qi Gong once pointed out that when writing calligraphy, one must grasp the frame structure, and second, practice the characteristics of the strokes. The frame structure is more important than the stipple characteristics. If the characters are well spaced, the characteristics of the strokes are not outstanding and they are pleasing to the eye; the opposite is not true. Therefore, it is very important to carefully study and grasp the structure rules of characters. The so-called "beginner's distribution, but seek to be fair".
To learn to write, you should start with regular script or official script. After mastering various calligraphy styles, you will have the foundation to learn other calligraphy styles. Lin Tie is a necessary means to practice calligraphy well. If you don't post a post and just write it based on your own ideas, you won't get anywhere. Learning to write calligraphy requires perseverance and perseverance, and guarding against arrogance and impetuosity. It is often said: "As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle."