In the evaluation of calligraphy, one thing people often say is "has skill" or "has profound skill". Where does the skill of calligraphy come from?
Gong comes from copying
The process of copying is also about cultivating one’s emotions and cultivating one’s temperament through “writing takes root and having no regrets”; cultivating one’s sentiments through “writing correctly and correctly”; Accumulate writing power in "One day of practice, one day without practice"; cultivate patience in "perseverance, metal and stone can be carved"; exercise perseverance in "three feet of ice, not a day's cold"; A person with high eyes and a low hand, a high hand with a low eye. Improve the level of appreciation; practice kung fu by turning a pen into a tomb and an inkstone into a mortar; strengthen your confidence when the melon is ripe and the water is flowing.
Kung Fu follows the glyph Zhonglai
The form of calligraphy is specifically stippling. A word can be either fair or dangerous, and a line or a whole article can be either fair or dangerous. This is how to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, whether it is grasped well or not. From the process of being straight, dangerous, and straight again, we can observe the level of the glyph of the work. Therefore, a person's handwriting should at least be correct in shape, appropriate and decent. The horizontal direction cannot be flat, the vertical direction cannot be straight, and the shape is not correct. From the perspective of glyph alone, it is defective.
Gong comes from hard work
Calligraphy is writing! Where does the skill of writing come from? Come from hard study and practice! Zeng Gong wrote in "Mo Chi Ji": "Xizhi admired Zhang Zhi and went to the pond to study calligraphy. The water in the pond was completely black." The ancients said, "The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." This is also true. Some people always think that there is a shortcut to learning calligraphy, so they keep looking for shortcuts, but never practice it, and then they give up.
People who practice calligraphy usually sit while writing calligraphy with their elbows resting on the table. However, if they write calligraphy works, they usually stand with their elbows hanging. Hanging elbows requires long-term practice, and your skill will naturally improve. Just like when soldiers practice guns, some of them hang bricks or other things on their guns to practice their arm strength. Good kung fu takes time to hone!
Gong comes from proficiency
There is a saying that "Practice makes perfect", which means that after you become proficient, you will find the way, and you can even use it more skillfully. The same is true for calligraphy practice. Proficiency is not just about writing, but also involves observation. As the number of practices increases, you will have more detailed observation skills. This is a process of in-depth understanding of words and writing, and it also reflects practice. The overall improvement of the level of students.
Gong comes from theory
To only focus on copying inscriptions and ignore the understanding of calligraphy theory is equivalent to only focusing on pulling the cart without looking up at the road, which will lead to difficulty in moving forward. It is difficult to make progress if you have no skills in writing. The mind and hands cannot be united, there is no clear goal, pursuit will be lost, and action will be directionless. Therefore, calligraphy theory is a required course in the process of writing a post. Only by mastering the corresponding book theory, combining theory and practice, and proceeding step by step can we achieve effective progress. When the hands and eyes work together and the mind and hands are united, the skills developed will be more solid.
Skill comes from literary cultivation
The skill of calligraphy is not limited to skilled techniques and solid basic skills. At this level, as long as you do simple things repeatedly and repeat things seriously, you can reach a certain height.
If calligraphy wants to rise to the level of art, it must also pay attention to spiritual cultivation. If you want to further improve artistic attainments, you must work hard and work hard on literature. Calligraphers do not have deep literary accomplishments and no Extensive cultural literacy and the state of calligraphy cannot be improved.
Gong comes from hobbies and life
Hobbies are the best teachers and the prerequisite for doing everything well. I wonder which calligrapher was forced to come out? On the contrary, basically those who become great have a certain hobby in calligraphy. Whether it is due to the needs of life or the use of the times, they all have a strong hobby, which generates huge motivation to continue to study and practice hard.
Life is full of flowers and in various shapes, and calligraphy is even more interesting. A small dot condenses countless tastes, mixed with ups and downs, and is closely related to life. When the practice of calligraphy is integrated with the meaning of life, your skill will naturally improve.