How to make beautiful calligraphy

The first step is to copy the classic inscriptions.

Lin Tie is a compulsory course for anyone who wants to learn calligraphy well. Throughout history, there is no calligrapher who has not learned calligraphy through Lin Tie. Lin Tie is the most basic and fastest way to learn calligraphy.

Of course you should choose a book of inscriptions that suits you before writing. Jiaqiang’s suggestion is to start with seal script, because calligraphy is the art of lines. If the lines are not up to standard, the calligraphy will not be good.

Step 2: Expand your horizons step by step.

It is best to start with seal script. After practicing the lines in seal script, you can further study official script. There are many styles and inscriptions in official script. You can refer to my official script column to learn. After learning a section of official script, you can choose between running script, cursive script, and regular script. As long as you like it, you can learn running script, cursive script, or regular script first.

Step 3: Learn to create.

The above mentioned are all about the study of post writing. After you have a certain foundation of post writing, you must learn to create works. The creative work can also be from simple to complex. You can start with the words in the inscription. For example, if there are four words in the inscription, "Houde Zaiwu", then you can find them separately to write down and complete the work. A small independent work. Then you can expand the number of words. If the calligrapher's calligraphy does not have this word, you can refer to other inscriptions. This is what we call calligraphy creation.

The last thing is to learn to write and create by yourself using the font style you have learned. You can no longer read the inscriptions. Many words are not in the inscriptions, but you can still write them in this style, so then After basically completing the study of this post, you will have a solid foundation for calligraphy.