The only way to learn calligraphy is to copy. In fact, Pro and Copy are two different learning methods. Pro means writing on the copybook, and copying means tracing or covering the copybook with a piece of transparent white paper, crossing off the strokes and glyphs of the copybook with a pencil or brush, and then filling in the strokes and glyphs with ink, as the saying goes. What we are talking about is the different roles played by "pro" and "imitation" in the process of calligraphy learning. Now ordinary people learn calligraphy and combine "pro" with "imitation", which is collectively called "imitation".
As for "pro" and "imitation", my personal opinion is that "pro" means that "pro" has greater significance and function, so "pro" is more important for learning calligraphy, mainly because "pro" should give full play to the subjective initiative of calligraphy learners and requires them to think more about the issues of using pens, using words and composing. Calligraphy learners need to exert their abilities of observation, analysis, selection and comparison, understanding and appreciation, as well as their own subjective factors such as learning, temperament, character and temperament. The most basic requirement of a copybook is "likeness" first, and then "likeness", which is not only the basis of "likeness", but also the basic requirement for mastering certain calligraphy of rubbings. A copybook can only be said to be "occupied" if it can be "like" or "like", and "occupied" is just learning calligraphy. Of course, this is a process that takes more than ten years, or twenty or thirty years, or longer. In this long process, the individual's subjective initiative runs through it all the time, not only in the post, but also in the formation of the post and personal calligraphy style.
Pro-posts can be divided into "true pro" and "intentional pro" according to the similarity with the original post, and can be divided into "opposite pro" and "back pro" according to whether the post is facing or not. Of course, whether it is facing, backing, reality and meaning, it is just a way to adhere to calligraphy. Relatively speaking, face and meaning are suitable for beginners, and face and meaning belong to the "paste" way of learning calligraphy in the advanced stage, especially "paste meaning", which is a transition from excessive paste meaning to calligraphy creation. Meaning is the highest stage of posting, and meaning has greater subjective initiative.
Face-to-face teaching is to write according to rubbings; Face-to-face is the pursuit of rubbings more like originals; Face to face is to look at the words on the rubbings; Face-to-face teaching is to strengthen the memory of rubbings, which is the best test to master rubbings.
If you want to be similar, you must first read the posts carefully. Sun said, "Those who observe are fine, but those who draw are expensive." . Only by reading the post carefully can the temporary post be similar to the original post. Reading posts is also a process of analyzing and trying to figure out the writing and composition characteristics of copybooks, and it is also a process of thinking. Sticking it is not a simple process of "painting a tiger according to a cat", but a process of giving full play to subjective initiative. Of course, after posting, you should compare it with the original post, find out the shortcomings of the post, and then constantly revise it to sum up your experience and gains and losses. This is also the performance of subjective initiative, that is, whether the post can be improved and whether it can step into the means and ways of creation.
In short, we should give full play to people's subjective initiative. It is not only necessary, but also subjective initiative should run through the whole process of learning calligraphy. Only in this way can we gradually enter calligraphy creation from copying.