1. The lines formed by different writing tools have different textures. Brushes are mainly made of wool from sheep, rabbits, chickens, weasels and other animals. In addition, the lines formed by the amount of ink used by the pen have different ink colors, and their lines are soft and rich in texture, and the strokes are floating or healthy. There is rigidity and softness, and there is flesh and blood. Hard pen is made of gold, copper, iron, iridium and other hard materials, so the writing is solid, slender and powerful.
2. Due to the flexibility of the brush, the strokes are wide and narrow, with different sizes, and the lines and surfaces are used together, which is rich in expressive force; However, the hard pen has smaller opening and closing ability, uniform stroke thickness and bright and concise lines.
3. Brush calligraphy is generally large in font, large in space and easy to appreciate. But now it is mostly used as artistic creation, with less application. In addition, it is expensive to write on special paper such as Xuan paper and wool paper. Hard pen calligraphy is small and exquisite, easy to write and change, and basically not limited by paper, so it is widely used in all walks of life.
The connection between the two:
Hard pen calligraphy is called calligraphy because it is closely related to brush calligraphy.
1. are all based on Chinese characters, that is, Chinese characters are the object of expression.
Although their brushwork is different, their structural rules and composition are basically the same.
3. The line expression of hard pen can learn from the brushwork of brush. For example, in hard pen calligraphy, the method of integrity and priority of pen fluctuation is used for reference to make the strokes more colorful.
Extended data:
Hard pen calligraphy and brush calligraphy are two different and related arts.
Differences make them relatively independent art forms, and connections make them closely related. We can learn more from the experience of Chinese calligraphy in hard pen, but we don't have to learn Chinese calligraphy first to write hard pen.
China brush calligraphy has developed into a wonderful art, because it has a history of two thousand years as a practical writing of the Chinese nation. Nowadays, hard-pen calligraphy has taken over the original "practicality" of Chinese calligraphy, and has become a medium for national cultural exchange and dissemination. Practical advantages will also make hard pen calligraphy develop into a superb art like brush calligraphy.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-hard pen calligraphy
Baidu encyclopedia-writing brush calligraphy