Please explain in common language what are Fang Bi and round pen in calligraphy?

Fang Bi refers to the square strokes in calligraphy. When I started writing, I shifted my writing style to the center, forming Fang Bi, which is characterized by being handsome, upright and resolute. For example, Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is dominated by Fang Bi.

The round pen is the beginning of the stroke and the circle in the stroke. Such as seal script and Han Li's Ode to Shimen. Delicate edges can give people a sense of perfection. Its method: the Tibetan front reverses and retracts, turns round, and the pen wraps around the front, slightly slowing down.

Extended data:

Most of Tang Jie's square folding pens are folded abruptly. For example, to write a horizontal fold, first write a horizontal pen at the junction of the horizontal and vertical directions, lift the nib to the right, and then adjust the nib downward. In other words, write vertically from where you want to fold the pen.

In Weibei, in addition to folding, there is also a kind of inverted pen folding. Write horizontally first. When you get to the junction, pour the pen down to the right, then stop writing, turn to the front and go down.

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