Why is Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy not suitable for beginners? It is not easy to practice facial expressions because if you use ink heavily, you will turn into an ink pig if you are not careful.
It is not only Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy that loves to use thick and thick calligraphy, Su Dongpo’s calligraphy is also this thorough, so Yan style is not suitable for beginners to learn, but if you want to make progress in calligraphy, you must learn Yan style and practice Yan style. Why is this?
This involves mastering the elasticity of the brush in calligraphy. If you want to make progress in calligraphy, you must grasp the elasticity of the brush and be good at using the elasticity of the brush to quickly restore the brush. , Prepare for the next slippery point, otherwise you have to lick each stroke and go to the inkstone to straighten the tip of the brush.
In order to avoid the impact of strokes and licks on the coherence and execution of the written test during writing, behavioral elements need to be learned well and use the best flexibility. If the pen tip can maintain good elasticity, then the pen tip can be smoothly straightened by the reaction force between the pen tip and the paper.
In order to maintain good flexibility, calligraphy generally emphasizes writing small characters in large strokes and not large characters in small strokes. At the same time, it is important to use three-point pens, and one should not exceed three-pointers, because if it exceeds three-pointers, use a pen If Beaver or even Beacon is used, the score will not rebound easily.
This is why Yan Ti is not suitable for beginners to practice, because Yan Ti uses thicker pens. Well, there are many calligraphers in the history of calligraphy who like to write thicker characters, such as Yan Zhenqing and Su Dongpo. And Liu Yong, who likes to support the prime minister. He is the famous prime minister Liu Luoguo in film and television dramas.
However, if you want to improve your calligraphy, you cannot be satisfied with using only three-point pens. If you want to master the skills of using the pen tip more skillfully and improve your pen control ability, you must gradually improve and learn better skills. To master the flexibility of the pen tip, it is necessary to break through and challenge the difficulty and depth. To this end, when writing with a three-point pen, you must master it first, simple first point, second point. You can break through like a three-point pen. If you break through to a certain extent, you can use the three-point pen smoothly, and even use the belly and the base of the pen to write. Then when you go back and write with a one-point and two-point pen, you will be able to write with a three-point pen. It's easier. This is an important step in improving calligraphy.
This is also a key to the center's style. Because the core of the stroke center is not only the center of the stroke, but also the line of dot painting. Its purpose is to achieve such a content, that is to say, to better reflect the strength of the stroke. This is why people emphasize Give away all your strength, and the one with more strength and muscles will win.
The pen edge can always maintain elasticity, and the pen tip can be smoothly straightened to facilitate the next step of writing. Firstly, the strokes are consistent, secondly, the writing speed is improved, and thirdly, the calligraphy lines can become colorful and better. Use side strokes, otherwise blindly center strokes will make the pen and ink lack of swaying beauty. This is something that must be paid attention to when practicing calligraphy. Therefore, face and body are a very critical place and must be learned well.
Su Dongpo said that his calligraphy is like cotton wrapped with iron. This is obviously the result of his good use of face and body and the elasticity of the strokes. Therefore, although Su Dongpo has been criticized many times, saying that his pen has a problem with the tip of the pen, he is still able to write the third-best running script in the world. This is because Su Dongpo is good at using the pen to rebound and masters the tips of this kind of center writing. , has a great relationship.
Zhao Mengfu once praised Su Dongpo's calligraphy achievements as Mian Guoshi. This was the result of seeing whether Su Dongpo's calligraphy could achieve deep skills in this aspect. Dong Qichang said repeatedly that achieving great calligraphy skills is actually the result of being good at enhancing control and making use of the flexibility of the pen. How to return the pen tip from side forward to center forward requires many methods and skills. Some people say it is wrist movement, some people say it is twisting the tube, and others say it is twisting the edge, wrapping the peak, etc., which all require calligraphy practice. Those who learn and improve gradually through practice.
If you don’t learn the skills of a winger and convert it into a center, and you can’t use a winger with your pen, and you just stick to the center, then you won’t be able to achieve free breakthroughs in calligraphy, and you won’t be able to gain a deep understanding of Kong Ao. This is also a dialectical method in calligraphy. As Lao Tzu once said, superior and inferior are in harmony with each other, and long and short are in harmony with each other.