The order of practice should start with strokes, first strokes, then radicals. The practice of strokes is mainly to train brushwork, how to start, underline, turn and close the pen. Appreciate the "three degrees" change. The practice of radical is mainly about how to transition and echo between strokes. Only on the basis of strokes and radicals can we practice individual whole words. The whole word should consider the position relationship and proportion of the shelf structure of the word, and the word processing methods of different structures are also different. For example, for words with left and right structures, the spatial width ratio of the left and right parts is generally 2: 1 or 1:2. There are fewer words written as wide as 1: 1 (the shape of a square is generally the ugliest, although our Chinese characters are called square characters, generally triangles, diamonds and circles look better), and the left and right parts often have skills in dealing with the relationship of "welcoming guests", such as the word "bin", and the last word of the forest on the left is written as "point", leaving room. For example, figures with upper and lower structures often have the skills of "overwhelming" or "opening and closing". The upper and lower parts tend to be bigger and smaller. For example, the word "Song" can be slightly wider on the upper cover, and the word "Wood" below can also be covered. For the word "plate", the word "boat" above can be narrower, and the last horizontal line of the word "dish" below can be longer, and the word "boat" above can be "propped up" like a dish. Another example is the word "He". The word "Ren" above can be elongated (wider), and the word "Kou" below should be compact (narrower and flatter). Some strokes of a word should be written "Shang", and some strokes should be stretched and converged ... These structural processing skills need to be practiced and experienced slowly. In short, the more grass-roots places, the more patience you need. 1 day without practicing strokes, and then jump directly to "whole word". After practicing vocabulary for 2 days, I began to copy big poems. Perseverance is the biggest obstacle to practicing calligraphy. When you feel desperate and want to give up, just stick to it for a while, which means breaking through a bottleneck and entering a new realm.
It is best to practice the whole word well under the condition that the basic skills are similar. Not everyone can persist in the rough stage ahead, but it is not uncommon if we just spend a few minutes practicing our hands every day as a hobby. As long as you keep practicing, you will eventually be able to write good words. When the whole word problem is solved, you can practice copying poems in the future. At this time, more consideration will be given to the distribution (layout) of the spatial position of the whole word, the echo between words and the popularity.
It is suggested to start with regular script and lay a good foundation before practicing running script. The ultimate goal is basically achieved by practicing a good-looking running script. Because of the characteristics of hard pen, it is impossible to express changeable lines, so cursive scripts and the like do not need to be practiced.
In addition, to practice calligraphy, we must first know how to appreciate calligraphy, which involves some aesthetic problems of calligraphy, and what kind of calligraphy is good. Opinions vary and there is no conclusion. Calligraphy is a traditional art in China and a unique art of Chinese characters. The mainstream calligraphy aesthetics is deeply influenced by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. The words "golden mean", "inaction" and "selflessness" generally mean "pursuing nature without affectation, keeping a low profile and pursuing individuality" when translated into modern Chinese. To paraphrase a popular word in recent years, it is "balance". Haha, the unity of contradictions and opposites is a bit difficult, so it is destined to be a popular art. In modern times, some calligraphers like to engage in performance art, exaggerating or sighing. In the final analysis, their personal knowledge and cultivation are relatively shallow, trying to completely abandon tradition, only flaunting innovation, euphemism, integration with the West, and taking the road of "non-mainstream". The United States, the number one capitalist power in the west, has a history of only 300 years. What culture do Americans have? These people treat our ancestors as poor as if we were inferior to others everywhere. Of course, these are not surprising. Generally speaking, the development of calligraphy is not as good as one generation. There are many examples of adhering to tradition, but they lack innovation and reform. Of course, calligraphy has been a toy played by cultural people since ancient times. Minority culture is divorced from ordinary people and ungrounded, and it can't be as high as the development of handicrafts. The ultimate fate of gadgets in minority circles is from decline to death.
The order of practicing Chinese characters and appreciating Chinese characters is reversed. To appreciate Chinese characters, we must first look at the layout of the composition (spatial position management, popular spirit, inscriptions, etc.). ) From a distance, take a closer look at stippling (if the radicals are separated, the brushwork and structure should be beautiful, the center of gravity of the whole word should be stable, and the main pen should be prominent, because the main pen determines the height and thickness of the overall structure of a word, and stippling and the overall treatment of the structure pursue three levels: flat, dangerous and absolute. The strokes and structures of the same word in different positions in a work should not be exactly the same as possible), and at the same time, it depends on the style (this one is empty, the other two are empty, the real one is empty, and the empty one is real, but this empty one and the real one constitute the appearance of calligraphy, that is, the artistic conception is beautiful, and the artistic conception is the imagination space. For example, when you read "There is such a bright ray of light at the foot of my bed", there is a big beauty lying in front of the window in your mind. The ancients said that "the beauty of books is the most important, followed by form and quality." The quality of a work, the pursuit of spirit (artistic conception) is higher than form and quality (brushwork and structure), but the spirit needs to be expressed through these tangible elements, which is also the unity of contradiction and opposition. Practicing calligraphy is just the opposite order, starting with strokes, then to composition and style, from real to virtual. I'm a little excited after drinking a little wine today. It's rare to meet someone who is eager to learn and pursue like you. I hope you're not bored. Finally, I wish you a good hand as soon as possible.
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