For beginners, what characteristics of Yan calligraphy are the most difficult to grasp?

There are many styles of regular script, mainly the four masters, namely Ou Zhao, and Chu Suiliang, Yu Shinan and Zhi Yong. What is the hardest and the easiest? This question is very strange. Because if you want to learn best, it's not difficult. Relatively speaking, Yan Ti and Zhao Ti are relatively easy to learn, but it is not easy to learn well.

Liu Ou's two families had a difficult start, but they were experienced in writing. Chu Suiliang's calligraphy is elegant, extremely difficult to learn, but extremely beautiful, which is called the word of autumn beauty. Yu Shinan's and Zhiyong's ci have also appeared recently, which seems dull but well written. Plain is the most difficult thing to learn, but Zhiyong's brushwork is authentic in Wang Ti, which can be used as an introduction.

As for attention, it can be mentioned that it is easy to be broad-minded and clear-headed. Don't blindly bloated pen and ink, pay attention to its freshness, that is, the tendons in the so-called "thin tendons are as deep as autumn eagles". This metaphor is very exciting. Deng Sanmu's predecessors said that beginners should start with block letters, so since then, many friends have asked, there are many block letters, such as where do four people start? Our suggestion is: Yan Ti.

There are countless excellent calligraphy inscriptions by predecessors, only Ou He's regular script, which most people have heard of, and these four people have many inscriptions, which are common models for beginners or primary school students to learn regular script. These countless ancient law posts are deep and shallow, difficult to learn, and have been learned successively. Beginners or pupils, when learning books for the first time, should consider the initial perception ability and have a relatively scientific choice. Regular script originated in Han and Wei Dynasties, developed in Jin Dynasty and flourished in Tang Dynasty. Tang Kai is a model of regular script, and it is understandable to choose Tang Kai.

If you are a primary school student, your experience is still shallow, your understanding is still poor, and some physiological functions are not perfect (the muscles of small hands are not yet mature). It is better for pupils to learn strokes from face and body. In addition, the characteristics of Yan body such as "horizontal thin and vertical thick" and "silkworm head dovetail" are obvious and easy to master. Grasping its characteristics, writing from scratch, and the similar style of form, spirit and face often make beginners interested in learning China's calligraphy, thus enjoying it. The author has instructed people who have studied calligraphy and calligraphy, and most of them have quick results and full confidence. Lu You, a great poet proficient in calligraphy in Song Dynasty, once said, "Calligraphy should be a kind of beauty", expressing his experience in learning calligraphy. This is also a guide for later beginners.

However, Yan Zhenqing's copybook is very popular, and his regular script can be divided into three periods: the early representative works include Many Pagodas and Praise of Dong Fangshuo Painting; Mid-term masterpieces include "Ma Gu Xian Tan Ji" and "Guo Bei"; Later masterpieces include "Diligence Monument" and "Book Confession".

Therefore, beginners or pupils of calligraphy can start with fonts and face. From Yan Jie's selection of posts, we can choose the early work "Twin Towers" with strict rules and rich nature as the best policy. After laying a certain foundation, you can continue to learn Confessions from Books to get the charm of Yan characters, and finally learn Exquisite Monument to get the overall style of simplicity, heaviness, bones and muscles, old and vigorous. Of course, learning should also be based on students' age characteristics and differences in understanding ability, and teachers should make appropriate adjustments instead of sticking to the rules.