Calligraphy art in Qing dynasty

Negative calligraphy terms. A technique of writing brush. When you put pen to paper, the tip of the pen goes backwards first, and then turns back to the pen. Also known as "oblique front" and "lateral front". If you write horizontally, you should turn right first, that is, when you write, you should push the pen tip to the left and then write to the right. Such strokes are square and easy to contain bones and muscles. In order to hide the front and spread it out, the method of "down first, then right, first left" is adopted, and the words written in the opposite direction are often full of vigor and vitality. Liu Xizai in the Qing Dynasty said, "If you want to write with a sharp pen, you must use an inverse formula. Le Zefeng leads the right tube to the left tube, and Nuze leads the lower tube, which is also the case. However, it is just a secret machine, and it is wrong. "

Dew front refers to the method of starting a pen with the nib exposed outside the stippling. That is, writing is not retrograde, generally referring to writing. Lu Feng's pen is usually based on the lateral front, which is smart and elegant. You can write in block letters and cursive script. Most cursive scripts begin with "Lu Feng". In addition, when the pen is closed, the pen tip is exposed, which is called "out of the front". It also belongs to exposed front, such as hanging needle and dovetail.

The center stroke means that the pen tip always stays in the middle of the stroke trajectory and runs vertically downward. The lines written in the center are full and powerful, with a three-dimensional sense. The ancients said: "Make the pen heart always move in stippling", that is, the center refers to the pen. The center pen can't be too dry, and it can't be finished at once. You should lick the pen at any time as needed and keep it "conical". In addition, the effect of center stroke is also related to writing speed and familiarity with writing skills. Therefore, there are two calligraphy effects for the center: one day: "folding hairpin"; The next day: "Leak marks". The lines of the two special effects give people a sense of beauty, but the charm is completely different, one is "charming" and the other is "vigorous". The former writes fast and the latter writes slowly. Of course, deliberately fast or slow in writing can't achieve the goal. This is also related to the skill of calligraphers.