1, solid and delicate texture.
Fine texture, not too much bone glue, hard texture, dark ink color, no sound when grinding ink, slightly fragrant ink.
2, the color is black and bright
It is best to be black and purple, the second is pure black, and the third is green light.
3. Moderate gums
Too heavy to stick to the pen, too light and not thick.
4, ink block
The ink block with fine texture is moist, free of impurities and bubbles, with moderate smoke and uniform fusion with colloid. There should not be too much bone glue and too much gum in the ink block, which will lead to pen stagnation when writing. Proper amount of chewing gum can not only ensure smooth writing, but also make the ink darker.
5. Ink.
Ink is also commonly used by many painting and calligraphy lovers. When choosing ink, you can open the ink bottle and smell it. Is it fragrant? If conditions permit, you can pour out a few drops to see the thickness of the ink. The thicker the ink, the worse the quality.
Ink using method and ink block preservation;
Ink method:
Ink color is flexible, thick but not stagnant, light but not floating, and it also has its own skills. Mainly pay attention to ink color, moist, natural and vivid. The ink color should be beautiful, fresh and pleasant, so that the words are flesh and blood and colorful. Ink is divided into five parts: coke, thick, heavy, light and clear. Ink color should be moist and subtle. There are five wonderful colors in the combination of lightness, lightness, lightness, quickness and falsehood, which are important factors in the artistic beauty of calligraphy.
The ancients said, "Too light ink will hurt the spirit, and too thick ink will delay the writing." There is also: "If the water is too dirty, the meat will be scattered; if it is too dry, the meat will be withered. If the ink is too thick, the meat will stagnate; if it is too light, the meat will be thin. Thick and more tired, the products are uneven. " Therefore, the ink should be in proper shade and dry and wet. The pen and ink should be perfectly combined, and the pen is full of ink. The pen can absorb ink, and the ink grows with the pen, so the beauty of calligraphy lies in the pen.
Preservation of ink sticks:
Unlike ink, ink blocks should be carefully preserved. Good ink sticks have light glue and are not easy to break in later storage, but some relatively poor ink sticks are easy to break if there is too much bone glue or the technology is immature.
In fact, the essential cause of ink block damage is humidity. Many people who love ink will wrap a layer of rice paper or newspaper after using up the ink block, which can prevent the ink block from breaking due to moisture, and naturally there will be no deterioration in dry air.