The word "蓑" is beautiful when written in lines. The stroke order is horizontal, vertical, vertical, dot, horizontal, vertical, horizontal fold, horizontal, horizontal, left, vertical lift, left, and hold.
1. Structural characteristics
Both size and size. That is, each character appears in different sizes, and the pens of a character are connected to each other. The connections between characters are both real and intentional, broken and connected, and they echo each other.
Retractable and retractable combination. Generally, those with short lines are closed, and those with long lines are released; returning to the front is closed, and flanking is released; most of them are left closing and right opening, upper closing and lowering, but they can also be converted into each other, and it is not ruled out that left opening is closed, right closing, and upper and lowering receive.
Depending density. Generally, it is dense at the top and sparse at the bottom, dense on the left and sparse on the right, dense on the inside and sparse on the outside. The middle palace is tightly knotted. The smaller the blank space for the frame, the better. The smaller the blank space for the circled strokes, the better. In the layout, the word spacing is tight, the line spacing is wide, and the writing is vigorous and colorful.
Blending shades and lightness. Running script writing should be easy, lively and quick, and master the combination of speed and delay, movement and stillness. In the design of ink color, the first character should be thick and the last character should be dry. The lines are long, thin, short and thick, with appropriate weight and alternate shades. It's similar to cursive writing, but not as cursive.
2. Characteristics of using pens
1. Stippling is mostly done with an exposed edge on the paper;
2. Using side edges instead of flat;
3. Replace complicated dot paintings with simple strokes;
4. Use hooks, picks, and strings to strengthen the echo between dots and paintings;
5. Use circles Turn into square fold.
3. Learning Points
1. Get rid of the rules of regular script
When practicing regular script, what I tell you is to start the pen and hide the edge, and there must be hints at the turning points. Changes in strokes, the strokes of hooks should be drawn out first and then drawn out, etc. These essentials should be avoided and forgotten as much as possible when writing running script. For example, if regular script is compared to martial arts routines, then running script is like Sanda. You cannot start from scratch for every move. What is important is smoothness.
Hard-pen running script advocates smooth writing and the fonts are generally in compliance with the standards. This is good running script.
2. Copy carefully
To learn running script well, you also need to go through a period of special copying training to master its brushwork and word knotting rules. When copying, you need to find a good copybook for yourself. Zhao Mengfu’s Danba Stele is a very good copybook. You can practice calligraphy with brush calligraphy, and you can also reduce and copy it to practice hard-pen calligraphy. Hard-pen calligraphers Lu Zhongnan, Ding Yongkang, and Wu Yusheng You can also write on other people's copybooks.
Practicing brush calligraphy and hard-stroke calligraphy at the same time has great benefits for learning calligraphy and can complement each other. The brush calligraphy is carefully carved, while the hard-brush calligraphy requires repeated consideration, from large to small, and then from small to large, which is very beneficial to enhancing the understanding of calligraphy learning.
3. Reading calligraphy
The ways to practice calligraphy are nothing more than writing calligraphy and reading calligraphy. When practicing running script, reading calligraphy is particularly important. Tian Huijun, the person who wrote the plaque for our starting point calligraphy and painting class, is a good friend of mine and has similar hobbies to me. The way he practices calligraphy is to read the posts and rarely copy them. When he writes, he writes smoothly and in one go. I originally wrote official script, but my running script is also very good.
Some people learn calligraphy from regular script, and some start from official script. A common problem for people who write official script is that they often cannot write running script well. However, Mr. Tian’s running script is very powerful, and he is one of the masters of the school. style. According to him, his method is to read posts.
4. Practice diligently
There is an adaptation stage in the beginning when you practice running script. If you don’t write well, you feel embarrassed. It doesn’t matter. You can practice on a notebook, or You can practice using cursive writing for yourself when writing in your diary. Practice makes perfect, from one word to a paragraph, from a few words, a line to an article, gradually master the rules of running script, and slowly form your own running script style.
Be good at absorbing nutrients from many aspects, including celebrity inscriptions, business plaques, school teachers and even classmates. As long as you observe carefully, you can find good calligraphy written by others. If you learn it, it will become yours. word.