It is better to start practicing calligraphy with regular script, because the regular script has a square shape and simple and straight strokes, making it suitable for beginners to practice. Beginners can learn the basic strokes and glyphs of regular script, and gradually master the brushstrokes and the structure of the overall glyphs.
Chinese calligraphy is divided into brush calligraphy and fountain pen calligraphy. Copybooks are templates for people who learn calligraphy to copy. They are mostly stone rubbings, woodcuts or photocopies of famous calligraphy ink. First of all, you must make it clear which font you want to practice. When practicing calligraphy, you must pay attention to the method. Only by being efficient can you have confidence. Whether it is calligraphy with a brush or hard pen, it is better to practice regular script first. If you can, go to a bookstore to read them. There are many. Buy according to your needs.
When practicing calligraphy, you must pay attention to methods. Only by being efficient can you have confidence. For beginners, it is recommended to use Zhao Rufei's "Ladder Grid Calligraphy Method". After getting started, you can choose ancient famous calligraphy such as Ouyang Xun, Zhao Mengfu, and Wang Xizhi. Or you can choose hard pen: "Essential Fountain Pen Copybook for High School Students", which will be helpful for future study and improve self-cultivation. Copybooks are divided by fonts and can be divided into five fonts: regular script, cursive script, running script, official script, and seal script.
For regular script, it is better to choose "Qinxue Li Stele" or "Duobao Pagoda Stele" by Yan Zhenqing. For this, you can slowly ponder the strokes, or "Yin Fu Jing" by Chu Suiliang is better, and it has wide practicality; If you pursue beauty, then use running script or cursive script. To learn running script, buy Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface"; to learn cursive script, buy Sun Guoting's "Guan Ban Shu Pu". Regular script means walking slowly, running script means walking fast, running cursive means trotting, and cursive script means running.