1, choose Four Treasures of the Study.
1) pen (brush)
There are many kinds of brushes, including hard brushes, soft brushes and double brushes. The most representative treasure in the brush is Hu Bi (Shanlian Town, Xing Wu County, Zhejiang Province, formerly Huzhou Prefecture, hence its name). There are also three brand brushes in Zhouhucheng, Shanghai and Jingxian, Anhui, which are better now. We don't necessarily pay attention to the brand when choosing a brush. Generally speaking, we need to be round, neat, sharp and healthy.
2) Ink
Common can be divided into three categories: one is Song Yanmo, the other is oily smoke ink, and the third is loose ink. Usually, you don't have to be too particular about using ink, you can use ordinary ink. Now there are ready-made inks on the market, such as Yidege, Cao Sugong and China inks, which can be used for creation.
3) Paper (rice paper)
Xuan paper can be divided into raw, cooked and half cooked. Named after Xuan paper produced in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, the best Xuan paper is Red Star. Xuan paper is characterized by soft and tough texture, beautiful texture, white and delicate, clear ink layer after writing, deep handwriting and easy long-term preservation. It is called the king of paper. Beginners don't have to pay too much attention to using paper when practicing calligraphy. Generally, tassel paper will do.
4) inkstone (inkstone, inkstone pool, flour field or ink sea)
Ink stone is an indispensable tool for grinding ink. There are many kinds of inkstones, such as Duan Xi inkstone produced in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, Shexian inkstone produced in Shexian, Anhui, and Luyan inkstone produced in Shandong. Their characteristics are: Shi Jian, moist and delicate, but greasy but not slippery, firm but not dry, water does not dry up, cold but not frozen. You can practice calligraphy with cups and plates at ordinary times, so don't pay attention to it.
In addition, learning calligraphy must be equipped with other auxiliary tools, such as felt, pen container, pen container, pen curtain, layering, inkpad, seal and so on.
Step 2 lay a solid foundation
Learn calligraphy in a planned way and know what stage you are in. As long as the position is correct, we can make targeted learning plans and steps to prevent embarrassment in learning. You can't go beyond your own level and pursue what you should do in the advanced stage. For example, beginners should not pursue danger, style, strength, charm, artistic conception and so on. Cross-stage pursuit is to pull out the seedlings and encourage them. You can't be eager to achieve success in learning calligraphy, otherwise it will affect the learning efficiency. Many people always stand still for a long time and always cycle in the low position. The reason is related to this. Old people can learn calligraphy from regular script.
In addition to the above, I will continue to introduce to you how the elderly learn Chinese calligraphy.
3. Persevere in learning calligraphy.
The edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. This is a famous sentence through the ages, and we should take it as the motto of learning calligraphy. When learning calligraphy, you should concentrate on it, study hard, practice hard, never change your original intention, have the determination to never give up until you reach your goal, persist for a long time, advance despite difficulties, and practice frequently until you master the basic rules of a famous post and achieve satisfactory results, and then leave the post.
4. Learn more calligraphy.
To learn the essence, the world is full of wonders and the universe is vast. In the field of calligraphy, any famous calligrapher has his own style. He should be good at observing and understanding the strengths of each school, watch more calligraphy CDs, absorb other people's nutrition, make up for his own shortcomings, and make his calligraphy level grow continuously. The so-called threesome, there must be my teacher. This is a fact. Old people can communicate with others, discuss with each other and learn from each other when learning calligraphy.
5, learning calligraphy can not be swallowed.
In ancient copybooks, everyone has his own different writing habits, that is, the words written by the same person in different periods will also have changes in writing habits. You can't learn calligraphy well without entering the profession first. The memory loss of middle-aged and elderly people is precisely because it is difficult to remember the appearance of words, and it is even more necessary to firmly grasp a fine word. Only by carefully selecting posts can we remember what they look like and write them down by hand. If you learn too much and seek knowledge too early, especially if you combine truth, grass, official script and seal script at the same time, the result is that none of the posts can leave a deep impression on your mind, and that one will not reach a decent level.
6. Learn calligraphy with your brain.
The structure of words needs to be taken seriously. Use your head and grasp the structural characteristics of the words on the post. Some old comrades can't grasp the characteristics of posting words. They just feel the beauty, but they don't know where it is. Even after reading the review article, they still don't know what it is. In particular, I don't know why the handwriting on the post is beautiful. I don't know what's wrong with my handwriting, and I don't know what's wrong. It is brainless to write like this. You can't change your old habits unless you take the initiative to find fault.
7. Learning calligraphy should be measured.
The degree of calligraphy. In the learning stage, we should regard calligraphy statutes as laws and regulations and strictly abide by them. As far as calligraphy creation is concerned, calligraphy statutes have changed their nature and become a creative method. People at different stages should treat laws differently. Write according to law when posting, but change the law when posting; Before entering the post, there should be no roots and no sources, and when creating, there should be no roots and no demands like the ancients; Another example is to respect the ancient law in the post and establish that I am the law in creation; Don't forget me in the post, praise me in the creation. These are determined by the laws of inheritance and innovation.
Benefits of learning brush calligraphy
First, the enjoyment of beauty
First of all, China's calligraphy is to cultivate and enjoy beauty. China's calligraphy inscriptions and modern calligraphy works are deeply loved by people for their unique structure, brush and ink, diction, brushwork and mounting style. Our ancestors created Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Zhong Dingwen, Da Zhuan Xiao Zhuan, Jin Dynasty's running script, Han Li, Wei Bei, Tang Tang Kai's Wild Grass, Song Dynasty's This Grass, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties' Wei Bei Xiao Zhuan. From ancient emperors to modern leaders, from ancient champions to today's gifted scholars, from old men with white heads to naive children, people's appreciation and love for calligraphy has cultivated and tempered the aesthetic taste of China people. We have read the beautiful artistic conception of "Hui Feng" and "Long Sky and Clear Atmosphere" by the book sage Wang Xizhi, and we have learned the lofty sentiments of loyalty, courage and grandeur from Yan Zhenqing's regular script! Calligraphy gives us a kind of aesthetic feeling that shocks the soul with abstract pen and ink lines. When people appreciate the works of Weeds by Huai Su and Zhang Xu, they are shocked and excited by the line rhythm that makes the gods cry. When we appreciate the dignified inscriptions of Zhong Ding or Cliff Stone Carvings, we are also in awe of the majestic atmosphere of our ancestors.
Second, calligraphy can cultivate self-cultivation.
Learning calligraphy can make people "quiet", cultivate people's excellent qualities such as concentration, carefulness, patience and perseverance, and thus improve people's comprehensive quality, which is irreplaceable by other disciplines. As the saying goes: quiet and far-reaching, quiet and wise. When a person's mind is at peace, his thinking quality and efficiency are the highest; On the contrary, it is impetuous, confused or incoherent. Nowadays, the pace of social life is getting faster and faster, but people are generally impetuous, careless and lack patience and perseverance. Through calligraphy, this situation can be gradually changed.
Third, calligraphy can cultivate sentiment.
The inherent law of calligraphy determines the seriousness of learning books. This requires learners to have a good psychological state and treat them with a high degree of learning enthusiasm and sincere attitude; Must be diligent and unremitting; We should strengthen our self-cultivation and broaden our artistic conception; We must enrich our knowledge and learn from the past, otherwise we will accomplish nothing.
Fourth, calligraphy is good for health.
Calligraphy art can not only give people beautiful enjoyment, but also be an effective health care method. The research conclusion of medical experts shows that calligraphy ranks first among 20 occupations that can make people live longer. Writing can get rid of illness and strengthen the body. As the ancients said, "A gentleman is sickly if he keeps his heart by writing." Writing is an elegant artistic hobby, which can make people have fun in writing. When writing, people "don't think about emotions, gains and losses, honor and disgrace, and have no worries and fatigue", which relaxes the body and spirit, regulates and repairs the body, and can delay or delay the aging of the brain. "Writing a book can nourish the spirit and help the spirit." When practicing calligraphy, don't be suspicious, start your whole body, exert your strength to the end, write it down on paper, express your chest and relax. This has a certain adjustment and exercise effect on people's psychological and physical aspects. Over time, it can make people feel refreshed and live a disease-free life. Even if you are unfortunate enough to get sick, you can practice calligraphy. The more you nourish your heart, the more you get sick and the longer you live. Throughout the ages, calligraphy can make people live a long and healthy life, rather than just wasting their time.