Chinese hard-tipped calligraphy is mainly written with a fountain pen.
Today's hard pens mainly refer to pens, ballpoint pens, pencils, etc., which are writing instruments with ink as the carrier and a hard material tip. Compared with soft pens such as brushes, they are easy to carry, smooth and fast to write. Nowadays, hard pens are basically used as daily writing tools.
Hard-tipped pens were introduced to China from the West in the 19th century. Since then, the brushes that have been used in China for more than 2,000 years have been gradually replaced. It is also known as the revolution in the history of Chinese calligraphy, resulting in the emergence of modern hard-tipped calligraphy. Modern hard-pen calligraphy is mostly based on learning from ancient calligraphy, that is, hard-pen calligraphy is based on calligraphy.
The difference between hard pen calligraphy and soft pen calligraphy is:
1. The material of the hard pen tip is relatively hard, and the line changes of hard pen calligraphy are not as big as those of soft pen calligraphy.
2. Hard pens are generally based on pens, so the lines are much thinner and the fonts are much smaller than those of a brush.
3. The materials of pens are different. Hard pens are easier to control than brush pens.
4. Hard-pen calligraphy is more widely used than soft-pen calligraphy because hard-pen calligraphy is faster to write and easier to carry.
5. Hard-pen calligraphy mainly relies on wrist strength, while soft-pen calligraphy mainly relies on arm and wrist strength.
Extended information: The writing tools of hard-pen calligraphy include pens, ballpoint pens, dip pens, pencils, plastic pens, bamboo pens, wooden pens, stylus pens, etc., with ink as the main carrier to express Chinese character writing skills. It has the characteristics of easy carrying, fast writing, and wide use value. The difference between it and the brush is that the thick stipples of the soft brush are transformed into fine stipples, and the flesh and sinews are removed to preserve the bones.