Pen and pencil are recommended for beginners to practice calligraphy, but ballpoint pens and gel pens are not recommended.
Pen is the mainstream in hard-pen calligraphy practice, while the pen tip of ballpoint pen is too slippery and the pen tip of gel pen is too stiff. Although these writing tools are cheap and convenient, their inherent disadvantages are not conducive to the feeling of strokes and pen-carrying skills when practicing Chinese characters.
From the perspective of practicing calligraphy, at the beginning stage, you should not deliberately pursue the change of tools. If you use a pen that can cover up your real problems, you will think that your level has improved and you can only increase your vanity. Hard pen calligraphy, it is best to use a metal pen, because the hardness of the pen is large, which can increase the strength of holding the pen and lay a good foundation; Followed by a pencil, you can grasp the weight of strokes. The fountain pen is soft, so you can write and play at ordinary times, but the effect of practicing calligraphy is not very good.
Precautions for beginners to practice calligraphy:
1. All strokes are written in one stroke and cannot be redrawn. Horizontal, vertical, and left strokes are heavier, while points and strokes are lighter. At the turning point, make a slight stroke, a little heavier and a little slower. Pick up the hook and start with a pen, a little heavier, gradually turn into a light one, and then close the pen and get out of the tip.
2. Writing is a step-by-step process, so you need to be calm and keep practicing. It takes some time to turn the level of temporary posts into ordinary writing. Practice hard every day, be diligent in reflection, and practice calligraphy for half an hour every day, which can also achieve good results.
3. Collect your own words, compare them every other week, find out your own shortcomings, be good at summing up and make rapid progress.