When the concept of calligraphy was formed, there were three basic elements: brush, writing, and words, all of which are indispensable.
When it comes to practicing calligraphy, you should start from these three aspects. The first is to use the brush well; the second is to understand and master the structure of characters; the third is to express all the comprehensive qualities and training actively and independently based on the feeling of writing after mastering the ability of using the brush and forming characters freely.
With the inheritance and development of calligraphy through the generations, calligraphy has formed a system today. Many existing fonts and styles are even more popular. The reason why these works touch people is that they are like giant trees growing naturally, growing naturally, leaving the nature of branches and leaves, nutrition of water and light, avoidance during growth, and environmental modification to their natural course. The ancients learned calligraphy first by applying it, developing habits in such a natural development, and exerting themselves. Finally, people with sufficient talents, skills, vision, education, and character can push calligraphy to the level of art that people look up to.
The practice of calligraphy will start from stroke to stroke, starting from the basic structural principles of characters. During the Cultural Revolution, everyone wrote big-character posters. There was no need to learn from the experience of the ancients, as long as they were written decently and neatly. This trend influenced a generation of people. They were straightforward and casual but could not withstand playfulness. Next, people realized this, focused on their skills, and placed their hope in the imitating the post. It came from time to time and from time to time. It seemed that writing could not be done without it. From this, the so-called "im-creation" was born, and the whole country believed it, and it was vigorous. But until today, there has not been a calligrapher who can compare with the ancients. In the end, he is still a primary school student of the ancients. The problem is that there are a lot of digestion stages in the process from Lin (word) to Creation (expression). If you learn too much and are too complicated without digestion, you will eat what you eat. Otherwise, it's just a cold dish, mixed together. It tastes good but has no aftertaste. In addition, writing is too conscious and artificial, which is further and further away from the realm of unity between nature and man!