(1) divided by material quantity.
Made of elastic animal and poultry hair, it is called bristle brush; Made of soft animal hair, called soft hair; When hard hair and soft hair are mixed together in a certain proportion, it is called a double-stranded brush.
The raw materials of hard pen mainly include weasel, stone boy, bristles, horsehair, raccoon hair, moustache and rabbit hair. A pen made of hard pen is strong and sharp, and it is easy to write sharply.
The main raw materials of soft hair brushes are wool, chicken feathers and fetal hair. Soft brush is full, varied and interesting. Its ink storage capacity exceeds that of hard pen.
Double-stranded brush is made of two or more kinds of animal hair. Because of the different proportion of ingredients, there are different names, such as five-purple five-sheep, seven-purple three-sheep and so on. This pen is moderate in hardness and ink content, and it is easier to master.
Generally speaking, hard brushing is easy to get bones, and soft brushing is easy to get meat. When creating, you should follow the artistic conception you pursue.
Choose different brushes and choose a wool brush during the learning process.
(b) the length of the pen.
It can be divided into long front, center and short front. Similarly, Yang Haobi and Long Feng Bi will be softer and more varied when writing. Beginners should choose long forward or center.
(3) according to the size of the pen.
Small letters, medium letters, large letters, lifting pens, planting pens, etc. The smallest is a GUI pen, and you can also have a special extra-large pen.
note:
1, when choosing a brush, pay attention to "sharp, round, neat and healthy" (that is, "four virtues in one stroke" as the ancients said);
"Sharp" means that when the pen is closed, the end of the front glume is sharp;
"Round" refers to the fullness and roundness of the whole body when receiving the pen;
"Qi" means that when the pen is spread out, the top is flush as a writing brush;
"Sword" refers to a pen with good elasticity.
2. Before the new pen is used for the first time, it must be soaked in warm water (or cold water), let it open naturally, gently wash off the glue, use a paper towel to absorb excess water, and hold the nib with your hands to use it.
3. After each use, rinse it with clear water, then straighten the pen tip, close the pen tip so that it does not contain too much water, then hang the pen tip and swell it, or insert it into the pen curtain or sweep it dry.