Do beginners have to start with regular script?

Calligraphy is the essence of Chinese traditional culture. Nowadays, many people think that practicing calligraphy can cultivate a person's temperament, but it can't be done overnight. No matter what font, you should practice from the beginning. Regular script is an indispensable process in calligraphy practice. Only when you know how to hide the front with a pen in regular script can you write other fonts well in the future.

Some people think it is difficult to write regular script in calligraphy, but I don't like it myself. I just want to write running script or regular script, so I want to practice running script and cursive script directly, but in fact, when you haven't come into contact with calligraphy, the running script you wrote is no different from that of primary school students, and it is completely ghost-drawn, which is basically unacceptable.

Regular script is the basis of calligraphy, and both running script and cursive script have evolved from regular script. Regular script pays attention to returning to the front and hiding the front, and writing directly in any direction is very effective. Practicing regular script begins with Yong's eight-character method. After Yong's writing meeting, he can write most words, and structural problems accumulate by himself.

I like running script myself, and every stroke of regular script tests me too much. I have practiced regular script for nearly a year, although it is not very good, but it has also laid some foundation. Later, I switched to running script directly, and when I was unhappy or happy, I could write on it to vent my bitterness.

Calligraphy is a gradual process. Although there are many kinds of calligraphy, except the pre-Qin characters, they all evolved from regular script. Xiao Zhuan, Da Zhuan, Jin Wen and Li Shu lived in a long time, and when they wrote, they mostly imitated the universe, so their pens were more rounded. Later, the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xiu and Liu Zongquan all evolved from regular script.

If you want to learn writing brush well, you must start with regular script to lay a good foundation for a better future.