The family's style of writing: the first point and the hook are in the middle, both on the central axis, aligned up and down; the hook should be written in an arc and bulge to the right, like a bow, so that it has strength; The two horizontal paintings are tilted to the right and parallel so that the strokes will not be chaotic.
From the perspective of characteristics, the appearance and body shape are completely new, the laws are strict, and the momentum is unprecedented. From an aesthetic point of view, dignified beauty, masculine beauty, and artificial beauty all go hand in hand in the face and body, and You set the standard for future generations. From the perspective of the era, the early Tang Dynasty inherited the remnants of the Jin and Song Dynasties and failed to stand on its own. As soon as the Yan style emerged, the new style cast by the Tang Dou Tan became one of the distinctive features of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The palace in Yan Ti's regular script is broad, tight around, square and dense, with light horizontal strokes and heavy vertical strokes, strong and round strokes, and solemn and vigorous momentum. Show people with a symmetrical frontal image, like a plump man sitting upright. Therefore, Yan style is very suitable for writing large characters in list books.
Yan Zhenqing’s cursive writing is characterized by conciseness and depth, as well as ups and downs. His writing style is vigorous, skillful and natural, and has the flavor of seal script, but his cursive writing still maintains the standards of Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Yan Zhenqing first learned calligraphy from Chu Suiliang, and later learned calligraphy from Zhang Xu, and also discussed calligraphy with Huai Su. He conducted in-depth research on the calligraphy of Er Wang, Chu Suiliang and others, absorbed their strengths, completely got rid of the style of the early Tang Dynasty, and created a new calligraphy style of the era. Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy style is called "Yan style", and together with Liu Gongquan, it is called "Yan Liu", and has the reputation of "Yan Jin Liu Gu".