Many people have the desire to learn calligraphy well and write beautiful Chinese characters, and many people have studied calligraphy but failed to learn it well. If you ask, "Why didn't you learn it well?" The answer is the same: "I didn't stick to it." It can be seen how important "persistence" is. Persistence means persisting in studying every day, even if you only study for 1 minutes every day. If you are caught in the cold for three days, fishing for two days and drying the net, no matter what you study, you will definitely not learn well, especially at the beginning of your study.
For beginners to write Chinese characters, learning calligraphy is a process of cultivating writing habits through continuous training (visual and writing training); For people with a certain writing history, learning is a process of correcting the original writing habits and cultivating new writing habits. Habits cannot be formed overnight, so we must persist in learning every day. Some people may say that there is no time, but there is always time, depending on whether you pay attention to it or not. If you pay attention to it, it will be effective to write a few pens carefully every day.
2. Less but better
What is less but better? The so-called "less" has two meanings. First, the content of practice in each period should not be much; Second, the number of exercises should not be too much.
the so-called "essence" means to write well. The process of learning calligraphy is actually a process of visual training and writing ability training. The structural principle of Chinese characters is not complicated, for example, the stroke distribution is required to be uniform. The principle of uniformity is easy to understand, that is, the spacing between strokes should be basically the same, but it is not easy to achieve uniformity. First of all, the eyes should be able to see the uniform position, and at the same time, the hands should be able to write the lines accurately in that position. This is not only the training of vision, but also the training of writing ability. When studying, it is much better to concentrate on writing a word "two" or "three" than to practice "three, four, five, six ……" at the same time. Write the words "two" and "three" well, and then write the words "work", "earth", "dry", "king", "Lord" and "five" to have a foundation. If you write a lot every time, but there are problems, it is to cultivate and consolidate bad writing habits, which is harmful and not beneficial.
Of course, it is not difficult to do less. To be precise, you must be serious-write carefully and check carefully. Because it is impossible to be "refined" at once, after writing a word, find out the faults and try to correct them, so that we can make continuous progress and gradually become "refined". If you are so-so, it is impossible to practice well.
3. Step by step
Step by step has two meanings. (1) the method should be carried out in the order of copying, facing and facing. (2) Content should start from the foundation and learn step by step.
Calligraphy is a profound art, but it is composed of various simple factors. The process of learning calligraphy is like going up stairs, one step at a time. We should learn step by step according to the learning objectives and learning requirements of each stage. Only one aspect of the content is studied in each stage, and after the basic mastery, the next stage of content learning is carried out. When learning basic strokes, although there are also words in practice, attention should first be paid to the writing of basic strokes. You can also practice only basic strokes. Eat the rice bite by bite, and practice the words one by one. Practice one stroke, and then practice another. Master the basic strokes, and then enter the study of structural principles. In this way, you will see your own footprints.
4. apply what you have learned
to apply what you have learned is to combine learning with use. Once you have written a word, you should apply it to your daily writing, so as to consolidate the results of your study. If learning and application are out of touch, it is easy to make slow progress or stagnate.
The above four calligraphy learning rules can be summarized into four words, namely "constancy", "precision", "preface" and "use". Of course, there are other problems in learning calligraphy itself, but most of them are specific methods that need to be mastered through learning. Although these methods are also very important, even the best methods can't be learned without "constancy", "precision", "order" and "use". Among constancy, precision, order and utility, constancy is the most important, and it is the expression of human perseverance. Therefore, the process of learning calligraphy is the process of self-cultivation. Only those who combine learning calligraphy with one's own cultivation can learn calligraphy well.