The first problem is the writing brush. There are many kinds of brushes, which vary according to the length of the pen holder, the size and thickness of the bristles and so on. Beginners are advised to choose a medium-sized brush from wolves, sheep and double-headed brushes.
The second is to choose rice paper. Beginners are advised to practice Xuan paper. I can master the organic cooperation of brush, ink and rice paper from the beginning. Learn the skills of writing on rice paper after dipping the pen in ink. Xuan paper is divided into raw Xuan and cooked Xuan. Shengxuan is made by adding alum in the production process. This kind of paper is soft and can soften ink. If the cooking Xuan is not made of alum and the paper is hard, it is recommended to cook Xuan paper.
The third is to choose ink. There are many kinds of inks and their prices are different. I suggest you choose a German pavilion!
The fourth is to choose posts. It is best to choose ancient posts. The suggestion of regular script characters is to choose the ancient posts of tern Liu Zhao. The suggestion of running script Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting and so on.
The fourth is to learn the skills of raising a pen on rice paper after dipping a brush in ink. You can learn from the eight-character method. It is recommended to press the following figure: