The main stroke is the theme stroke in the word, that is, the most prominent and eye-catching stroke.
The main stroke must be a stroke with the potential for extension. For example, short horizontal strokes and long horizontal strokes. The short horizontal stroke can never be the main stroke, because its definition determines that it is short.
The main writer should break the uniformity of the characters.
The structure is small on the left and large on the right, and small on the top and large on the bottom. The center of gravity is to the right and the center of gravity is to the top.
Liu Xizai said in "Yi Gui? Shu Gui": "Those who paint mountains must have a main peak, which is arched by the peaks, and those who write calligraphy must have a main pen, which is arched by the rest of the pen. There are differences in the main pen. , then all other strokes will fail, so those who are good at calligraphy must strive for this stroke. "
When the main stroke of a word is highlighted, the overall character will have priority and beauty, making the center of gravity stable. .
If the characters are different, the writing style will naturally be different. The main strokes of characters are mostly horizontal, vertical, left, N, and hook.
Extended information:
In addition to the main writer, there are also supporting writers.
The accompanying pen refers to the accompanying text. Gao Yang's "Pearl Curtain on the Throne: Tian Yan's Fury": "Among the six pieces of advice...the last one, 'diligence in learning', is a companion pen; as long as the emperor can accept the first five words, he will cultivate virtue, study diligently, and be self-sufficient. It’s inevitable.”
There is also the theory of subject and accompanying body in photography theory.
The subject is what the photographer really wants to express, and often a good photographer will design a 'accompanying body' to set off the subject.
Only the green of the accompanying body can bring out the red of the main body; only the badness of the accompanying body can bring out the goodness of the main body; only the smallness of the accompanying body can bring out the bigness of the main body.
With a main writer, the comparison between the main writer and the deputy writer can highlight their respective characteristics. By the way, the level of the entire character has also become richer.
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