Choose a satisfactory tablet computer, which can't be put on the bookshelf. Use it when studying, and observe, ponder and remember it frequently, repeatedly and seriously. This process of observing, pondering and remembering is called reading posts in calligraphy.
Reading posts is the premise of posting. Reading the post carefully can deepen the understanding of brushwork, composition, gestures and meanings. After a long time, it will inevitably form an impression in your mind and naturally appear in your pen. Feng Wu in the Qing Dynasty wrote in "Calligraphy Authentic Works", "Learners should not only use pens, but also learn ancient calligraphy, and have skills in structural arrangement, line spacing and arrangement. It's all tacit, so you can get married when you write it. " From a practical point of view, whether you can read the post carefully is also an important sign to see whether a learner has settled down and really wants to learn calligraphy.
Ancient monuments and famous outposts often have a strong attraction to those who savor them carefully. In the Song Dynasty, Zhu said in "Continued Broken Books" that "it is especially risky to learn from less teachers. Try to look at the inscription written by Suo Jing and observe it. I walked a few miles and came back, tired. Sit down and stay away. It's great to get the law three days later. "From the above passage, it serves to show that Ou Yangxun read the inscription carefully.
After seeing the stone tablet written by Suo Jing, he liked it very much, but he couldn't bear to walk out of the mile after reading it and return to watch it. When you are tired of standing and watching, just open the bedroll and sit down and watch. At night, I camped on the spot and watched it for two or three days before I reluctantly left. Whether this record is true or not, no matter which inscription you read, there is no evidence to test, but his spirit of studying is directly related to his later success.
The link of reading posts seems to be simpler than posting, which requires effective reading and gains something.
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Sun in the Tang Dynasty wrote in his "Spectrum": "The viewer is still refined", that is to say, the viewer must be refined. Generally speaking, beginners should synchronize two links: "reading" and "facing". Read what you face. According to the order of writing, we can start with the basic "cells" that make up words and "read" the words to be learned one by one. First look at the shape, direction, texture and weight of stippling, and then look at the start, transportation and collection process of each stippling. In his book On Calligraphy, Mr. Shen said, "Play with the seven photos of Mi Lao that you carry with you. If you have any understanding of the sentence "I'm sorry there is no original Suo Jing, but look at where he wrote it" in the post. In other words, he didn't say that he used a pen, but that he wrote it. This word "Xia" is very measured. According to his instructions, I read all the words in his seven posts and noticed every place I wrote. I suddenly understood that this is the way to use a pen. Otherwise, the pen will not hit; Otherwise, it is not easy to be right, and it is not appropriate to communicate with each other. After understanding this truth, I started to look up the books of famous calligraphers of past dynasties at will, carefully looked for their similarities and found the similarities, which were exactly the same as when I wrote. This is the center. I have to agree with the other side's point of view. It is better to put aside our differences. " Shen Lao's experience of reading posts is very interesting to ponder carefully.
When reading the post, you can also compare and draw. For example, in a word, how to deal with the same stippling, how different stippling and thickness are in reality, should be compared and analyzed. The difference between a certain point of a word and the thickness of a painting is often several times or even ten times. If you don't look carefully, you will ignore the stippling with great contrast between thickness, which will inevitably lead to confusion when writing, and you won't be able to learn "like". When observing the structure, we must first distinguish which painting is the main pen of the word, what kind of relationship between the stippling, how to connect and echo, and find out the regular things from it.
When reading lines and cursive scripts, you can't just look at stippling and fonts, but also look at the whole line or even the whole article. The specific stippling of cursive script completely obeys the overall situation of composition, and the position and function of a word and a stippling in a word are different, and the treatment methods are also different. The formula of TCM is "monarch, minister, assistant and envoy", and China's painting method is "initiation, inheritance, transformation and combination". Calligraphy and these sister arts are exactly the same in principle. Words in important positions are often used in stippling, exaggeration, enlargement and occupation of places. And in the connecting position, it will converge, shrink and be deformed. In short, some words are important, some words are thin and some words are skewed for a reason. Many people don't understand the crooked words in ancient posts and think it's very bad. I'm not saying that ancient calligraphers didn't have the ability to write every word correctly, nor that they couldn't grasp the pen in their hands, but it wouldn't be called art without grasping it. Just like a dancer performing on the stage. Tell him not to cross his legs, don't bend over, and always stand straight like an arhat in a temple. Is anyone watching? Therefore, when reading posts, you can also think with reverse thinking. For example, why is a stippling or a word so thick and thin? Why do some people have to be so wide? Why not write narrower? Why are some so crooked? Why can't they be crooked? Can you tilt more or less? If you don't tilt in this direction, can you tilt in other directions? Ask a few more why, and the post will be read in some depth.
Step 2 remember
On the basis of careful observation, remember the shapes and rules of some words and keep the results of reading posts in mind.
Zong wrote a calligraphy on the hook and said, "Take an ancient book and read it carefully, and close your eyes to find it. If you have a sentence in your heart, then start to chase it. If you compare, you will get two or three books, then you will get four or five books, and then you will get many books, so it is not far from leaving the ancients. " The more things you accumulate in your heart, the more convenient it is to use. Huang Qi, a modern calligrapher, also wrote a passage in his "Five Essentials of Books": "You should recite and read rubbings when reading. Compared with reading, we need to combine reading with memory, and we can't forget it right away. Song Gaozong studied the "wedge bow tie". He said, "Many people must think carefully about painting and even recite it. "Reading a post to the point where you never forget anything can be said to be turning it into a memory. Chanting is the result of reading. Read aloud and recite orally; Read the post and recite it. The so-called' writing' is to express the' content' of chanting with your own writing-this is the purpose of viewing. "Everyone has their own way of remembering. It should be emphasized that this kind of memory is not rote memorization, but a conscious storage and digestion based on understanding.
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Association is an important link in reading posts. By reading the post, you can influence other problems directly related to writing. For example, it can be related to the tools used by the author, whether the pen is hard or soft, whether the paper is raw or cooked, whether it is written in small print or small pen, and so on. , has a direct impact on the post. Secondly, we can think of the author's external conditions and mood in the writing process. For example, Preface to the Lanting Pavilion, the best running script in the world, was written by Wang Xizhi and other nobles who took their children to invite friends and had drinks during spring outing. Wang Xizhi expressed his inner feelings when he was intoxicated. Judging from the works of the Tang Dynasty, literature and calligraphy set each other off and became interesting, full of artistic conception of detachment, chic and freehand brushwork. Yan Zhenqing's "Sacrificing a Nephew", known as "the second running script in the world", aims at counterinsurgency. After his brother and his nephew were injured by the rebels and could not be praised by the court, he wrote a eulogy to his late nephew Yan Jiming. Looking at his calligraphy works, I seem to hear the author's sadness and affection, thus reflecting the majestic sadness in his works. Furthermore, you can relate the author's writing process with pen and ink by reading posts. In the Song Dynasty, Jiang Kui said in "Continued Books": "I have tasted all the famous ancient books, and all the paintings shook as if I saw them dancing." Especially when reading inscriptions, readers can restore the image of ink in their minds, and then think about how I would write, how to absorb ink, how to change the front and how to press it. Through this kind of association, I will feel much more at ease after posting.