How to choose a writing brush for calligraphy introduction

There are many kinds of brushes in China, and they are well-made, among which Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other real estates have the best quality.

According to the purpose, it is generally divided into purple hair, double brush, fountain pen, wolf hair, wool, large pen and writing brush.

Boutique features: the pen body is straight and round, the hairline is clean, honest and unbiased, and it does not lose hair when used.

Open *, both rigid and flexible, and the pen tip is firmly combined with the rod.

Pay attention to the characteristics of hair when buying, generally depending on the author's requirements.

(1) Wool Wool: Made of goat hair, it is a popular product. Among them, wool has been stored for many years, fat has dried up, and it is easy to ink; Chen is a bit rigid; Smart sheep are thin and transparent tips; A clean sheep has no impurities and its wool is soft.

(2) Purple hair: It is made of black hair on the back of the mountain rabbit. The hair is relatively rigid, and it is suitable for writing running script and cursive script.

(3) Wolf hair: made of weasel tail hair, slightly less rigid than rabbit hair.

(4) Moustache pen: made of moustache, the strokes are pure, smooth and sharp, and the written fonts are both hard and soft.

(5) Chicken brush: made of chicken chest hair, which is quite soft and difficult for beginners to master, so it is not suitable for use.

(6) bristle pen: processed and steamed with bristles, used for writing large plaques.

(7) Double brush: Different animal hairs are mixed in different proportions. Writing can be both rigid and flexible. For example, purple hair is combined with wool, in which the more purple hair, the harder it is, and vice versa.