What does Copybook for calligraphy mean by imitating, depicting red and writing temporarily?

Copybook for calligraphy is a sample of writing and copying. There are two kinds of stickers, one is stone rubbings and the other is ink. The former is also called stele study, and the latter is also called paste study. Due to historical reasons, the south is mainly based on paste learning, while the north is mainly based on stele learning, which is said that the south is attached to the north.

Imitation: covering the original with thin paper (silk) and writing or painting as it is. Painting in red is one of the methods. This method is very helpful for practitioners to learn the brushwork and frame structure of fonts.

Tracing red refers to copying on paper printed with red characters or hollow scarlet letters, which is one of the best training methods for beginners to write. Tracing red is a traditional calligraphy method in China. In the past, when practicing calligraphy, it was red. Every other page was a red standard regular script with a thin layer of transparent paper on it. The scarlet letter written by calligraphers is called Hong Miao, which is rare now. Because tracing red is intuitive, popular and effective, it is especially suitable for the calligraphy enlightenment of teenagers and beginners. The words exemplified in the copybook are written according to the standard of Chinese characters, which embodies the consistency of calligraphy teaching and literacy teaching.

Method of tracing red: When tracing red, you need to read the post before writing.

Pro-writing: divided into pro-affinity and pro-affinity. Face to face means writing on another piece of paper as accurately as possible against the original. Back to face is to write it again according to the original image left in your mind after writing it many times.