The practice of writing horizontally and vertically is as follows:
When I was a student, I usually practiced calligraphy in block letters, which is what is now called regular script. So for regular script, this sentence We cannot one-sidedly understand it as: horizontal writing should be written horizontally, and vertical writing should be vertical. This kind of "horizontal, horizontal and vertical" concept is not good for practicing calligraphy.
The true "horizontal, horizontal and vertical" means that the horizontal strokes should be written smoothly and the vertical strokes should be written smoothly, because in regular script, the horizontal strokes are basically tilted to the upper right. It's not level. The vertical strokes in some characters are not vertical, but tilted to the left or right. This change makes the regular script characters more vivid, beautiful and lively.
Although the horizontal and vertical directions make the whole look fresh, neat and neat, it lacks momentum, lifelessness and looks very dull.
On the contrary, appropriately tilting the horizontal pen to the upper right (shoulder shoulder), and appropriately tilting the vertical pen inward or outward, will make the whole word look more lively and energetic. Not only is it powerful, it’s also beautiful.
While learning calligraphy, you must compare it with the handwriting you have written in the past. If your handwriting is ugly, you must find out the reason and correct it. Isn’t this how the great calligrapher Qi Gong practiced calligraphy? In the final analysis, the stage is as big as the determination. No matter how good the method is, it is secondary. The method is slowly found after you have the determination.