Familiar with basic strokes:
The stroke structure of seal script is complex, with many combinations such as straight, left, pressure and dot. Mastering the basic stroke characteristics and writing order is the basis of writing a good seal script.
Overcome stiff strokes:
Seal script pursues fullness, but it should not be blunt. The change of attention during practice makes the strokes appear smooth and rhythmic.
Pay attention to rhythm and moderation:
The characters of seal script pursue density, and there should be appropriate distance and interval between each word to avoid being too crowded or scattered.
Cultivate personal characteristics:
On the basis of mastering the basic skills, we can try to add personal creativity and change, pay attention to the change and agility of lines, and make the works more personalized and attractive.
Watch and learn more:
Appreciating and learning the works of other calligraphers, visiting calligraphy exhibitions and observing excellent works will help to improve one's aesthetic and writing level.
The significance of the historical origin of seal script;
Seal script: seal script is divided into big seal script and small seal script. The script of the big seal script also includes: 1. Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the earliest writing in China, is 3000 years ago; 2. Zhong Dingwen, an inscription cast on Shang and Zhou bronzes in the Bronze Age, is also called inscriptions on bronze. Three, stone carving, is the Warring States period, Qin carved stone, stone drum * * * ten pieces. Shaped like a drum, it is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Xiao Zhuan, after Qin Shihuang unified China, ordered Li Si to write a unified script, from which Xiao Zhuan came. The structure of Xiao Zhuan is vertical, the cloth is white and symmetrical, the pen center turns round, and the line thickness does not change much. There is a round beauty, called Yuzhu seal character, like jade chopsticks.
Lishu is divided into Qin Lishu and Han Li. Lishu originated in the Qin Dynasty and reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Calligraphy is called Han Li and Tang Kai. The official script is basically painted by seal script, and the main stroke of seal script is changed to square folding, which makes the writing speed faster. When writing on wooden slips with pigments, it is difficult to draw round strokes. The appearance of official script is a great change in ancient writing and calligraphy.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lishu produced many styles and left a large number of stone carvings. Zhang Qian Monument and Cao Quan Monument are the representative works of this period. The evolution of official script is called official change. Li Reform is a reform linking the past with the future, which plays an important role in the formation of cursive script and regular script. Under the unified thought of ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone, the official script of the Han Dynasty gradually developed into the dominant script, and at the same time, various scripts such as calligraphy, cursive script, regular script and running script were derived, which laid the foundation for art.