1. Get rid of the rules of regular script and practice regular script. What I will tell you is to start the stroke and hide the edge, there should be changes in lifting and pressing at the turning point, the strokes of the hook should be drawn out first, etc., these The key point when writing running script is to try to get rid of and forget. For example, if regular script is compared to martial arts routines, then running script is like Sanda. You cannot start from scratch for every move. What is important is smoothness.
2. Copy carefully, learn running script well, and undergo a special training to master its brushwork and the rules of word knotting. When copying, you need to find a good copybook for yourself. Zhao Mengfu’s Danba Stele is a very good copybook. You can practice calligraphy with brush calligraphy, and you can also reduce and copy it to practice hard-pen calligraphy. Hard-pen calligraphers Lu Zhongnan, Ding Yongkang, and Wu Yusheng You can also write on other people's copybooks.
3. The ways to read and practice calligraphy are no more than two methods: copying and reading. However, when practicing running script, reading is particularly important. Tian Huijun, the person who wrote the plaque for our starting point calligraphy and painting class, is a good friend of mine and has similar hobbies to me. The way he practices calligraphy is to read the posts and rarely copy them. When he writes, he writes smoothly and in one go. I originally wrote official script, but my running script is also very good.
4. Practice diligently and practice running script. There is an adaptation stage at the beginning. If you don’t write well, you will feel embarrassed. It doesn’t matter. You can practice in a notebook or while writing a diary. , practice writing in cursive to yourself. Practice makes perfect, from one word to a paragraph, from a few words, a line to an article, gradually master the rules of running script, and slowly form your own running script style.