It is not easy to write a good hand. We can practice writing every day from now on. After a period of time, I will certainly gain a lot, which can cultivate my sentiment and relax my mood. Let's take a look at the basics of hard pen calligraphy first.
Introduction to Hard Pen Calligraphy 1 Introduction to Hard Pen Calligraphy: Cultivating Strong Interest
Without interest, you can't practice calligraphy well. The easiest way is to browse the works and copybooks of some famous calligraphers in ancient and modern times. Only when you see beautiful things can you hope to have them, and your interest will naturally arise. For beginners, I suggest reading more regular script than Tang Kai, because Tang Kai is the most mature period in the history of calligraphy. The calligraphy of Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Liu Gongquan and other famous artists is satisfactory in both brushwork and structure and full of aesthetic feeling. Running script should read more Preface to Saint Education by Wang Xizhi, Preface to Lanting by Wang Xun, and Yang Ningshi's Yuan Bo Post. Read more official texts about Cao Quanbei and Shi Chenbei.
Introduction to pen calligraphy: choosing copybooks
Beginners begin to practice calligraphy, and there are often 100 thousand reasons: should I practice regular script or running script first? Can I practice running script directly without practicing regular script? Whose handwriting is the best in the copybook? How to practice calligraphy quickly and effectively? Wait a minute.
What I do is, don't ask so many questions, do it first, then do it, and practice first. So, the first step is to buy copybooks first. So whose copybook should I buy? You go to the bookstore and spend an afternoon looking through all kinds of copybooks. You can learn from whoever you like, and you are not so particular.
I recommend three popular teachers in the market now:, and Jing. Go and see, choose one to practice first. Even if you don't like it after writing for a while, change it. No big deal. Of course, if I have some basic knowledge, I also strongly recommend learning calligraphy directly with writing brush in lower case, such as Classic, Tao Te Ching by Zhao Meng, On Music and Yi by Wang Xizhi, Hundred Books Poems by contemporary great calligraphers and so on.
Introduction to Pen Calligraphy: Using Paper and Pen
Hard pen calligraphy paper is different from brush calligraphy paper, and brush calligraphy paper should have a certain ink absorption effect. Hard pen calligraphy is not like this. Hard-pen calligraphy uses the most advanced non-absorbent paper, which can be slightly astringent. Also, beginners of hard-pen calligraphy should try to learn from regular script, so we should also choose some paper with Mi Zige, which is convenient for us to master the structural characteristics of Chinese characters.
Pen is suitable for learning hard pen calligraphy because it has a good function of expressing the ups and downs of calligraphy. But at present, the use of gel pens has surpassed pens and become the mainstream of writing tools, but many gel pens are not suitable for beginners. If we use a gel pen to learn hard pen calligraphy, we suggest that you use a thicker pen tip and choose between 0.7- 1. 1.
Introduction to Pen Calligraphy: General Steps
On the basis of practicing bold font, mastering the structure of characters and practicing basic skills, you can choose your favorite font to practice. The process of choosing fonts is called post selection. On the basis of selecting posts, it goes through five steps: reading posts, describing posts, copying posts, carrying posts and creating posts.
The first step is to read the post. We all know the pronunciation of the posted Chinese characters, so we don't need to read them any more. Read what? Read fonts, read structures, read strokes, and analyze the relationship between stroke characteristics and strokes of Chinese characters. For example, when we read the word "Zhong" in bold, we should read that a vertical line of the word "Zhong" passes through the middle of the word "Kou", and the horizontal length of the word "Kou" is slightly flat. The long vertical line in the middle is divided into two sections with the same length by the lower horizontal line of the word "Kou", and the upper horizontal line of the word "Kou" is divided into two sections with the same length. This is an interpretation of glyphs and structures.
Different fonts and strokes have different characteristics. The changes of strokes in hard pen calligraphy are not obvious, and it is not easy for middle school students to master them, so I won't say much here.
The second step is tracking. "Tracing" refers to tracing red, that is, beginners use a blue pen to trace the printed red copybook along the handwriting. "Imitation" refers to copying the post, that is, covering the model words with transparent paper and writing them one by one along the shadow of the words on the paper, which is also called writing imitation.
The third step is to post. It means to put the copybook aside and watch the copybook written on the homework paper word by word. This method is helpful to master the brushwork and meaning of Chinese characters, but it is not easy to master the structure of Chinese characters.
The fourth step is to recite the post. Refers to the method of removing the copybook on the basis of copying, recalling the font on the copybook according to your own memory and writing it on the homework paper. This is a key step in practicing calligraphy. Only by carefully examining the words you read and write, can you write accurately. When writing, if you can see the exact font of the Chinese characters to be written on white paper, so that "the words are on the paper and the words are on the chest", it is not a problem to write a good hand.
The fifth step is creation. On the basis of mastering the writing method of the words on the copybook, I learned the writing method of the words not on the copybook by analogy. According to the needs of self-expression, writing a paragraph with center, content and self-contained system is creation.
Basic introduction to hard pen calligraphy II. Is there any good way to practice calligraphy?
This question is very important. Sticking is the only way to practice calligraphy, and it is the most effective and correct method. Calligraphy is different from painting. Drawing should be "sketched" and calligraphy should be "written well". This "familiarity" means that the words on the copybook are familiar, and only familiarity can make practice perfect. Although some friends can insist on posting every day, the amount of posting is also very large, but it has no effect, indicating that the method of posting is incorrect.
So be sure to understand the correct posting method. The requirement of posting is "accuracy" and the method is "haggle over every ounce". The ancients even asked that the words written on the post and the words on the copybook could overlap each other. Before you write down every stroke and every word, you should observe the position, angle and length of the strokes in advance, so that you can know fairly well and write comfortably.
After writing one word, don't worry about the next. First compare the written word with the original word, compare the differences, then modify it, then compare it, find the problem, and then ... repeat it many times until you master the word and write it almost like a copybook. Only in this way can we really grasp the calligrapher's things in our hearts, so as to achieve the effect of drawing inferences from others.
Perseverance, writing less, writing well. Write more than a dozen words every day, and write each word several times. Read the copybook first, then copy it. You must stick to it. You only need to practice for an hour or two every day, and after a few months, you will find that your handwriting has improved. Also, write carefully at ordinary times, and remember how to write when practicing calligraphy. If you don't consolidate your writing normally, you will only get twice the result with half the effort.
Will it conflict to practice hard pen calligraphy and brush calligraphy at the same time?
As long as there is enough time, the two practices at the same time do not conflict, on the contrary, they will promote each other. On the one hand, practicing hard brush strokes can improve the structure of brush strokes. There are differences between brush strokes and hard pen strokes, but there is no difference in structure. When writing with a hard pen, we can experience and practice the structural laws summarized by the ancients, and then apply them to the writing of China's calligraphy.
On the other hand, practicing China's brush calligraphy can enrich the expressive force of hard pen. People's aesthetic appreciation of hard brush writing is often influenced by traditional brush writing. Therefore, the strokes of hard pen characters contain rich ups and downs in the beginning, writing, turning and closing, and the whole character will be more attractive and will be well received by people. The better the strokes are, the better the hard pen will be.
Does good writing have anything to do with holding a pen?
There is a certain relationship between pen holding posture and writing quality. It is true that people who hold a pen incorrectly but write beautifully in life have seen it. Some people can write with their left hand. However, most people who can write beautifully have a standard pen holding posture. Correct pen holding posture can fully "explore" the flexibility of fingers, which is conducive to better playing the role of "practice".
Therefore, when primary school students start writing with a pen, they must develop a correct posture of holding a pen, which will promote writing.
Some senior three students said that if you hold the pen correctly, you can't write it. This is normal, because any change needs a process. Practice makes perfect as long as you persist for a period of time. It is much easier to change the posture of holding a pen than to change ugly words. If you can't make up your mind to change your pen grip, will you still make up your mind to change the ugly words?
Does hard pen writing need to start with strokes?
This is necessary, because good words need good strokes, just as good buildings need good stones. You can learn new words after you have a certain foundation of strokes. Due to the small size of hard pen, large amount of daily writing, hard nib and other attributes, the practice emphasis of hard pen and writing brush is different, so hard pen practice should pay more attention to the study of structure.
For a word, as long as the structure is reasonable and beautiful, the whole word will not be too bad even if there is no modification in the beginning, line, turn and stroke. However, if the structure is scattered, even if the strokes are exquisite, it will be difficult to help the beauty of the whole word.
Basic introduction to hard pen calligraphy 3 copy preparation
Calligraphy must be copied. Before copying, you need to make the following preparations:
First, the method of writing. Many people think that writing is very simple, but in fact, writing plays a vital role in the quality of writing. The method is: hold the hard pen with thumb and forefinger, and the middle finger and other fingers are close to the forefinger in turn. The position of holding the pen should not be too high or too low, and it is best to be about one inch away from the pen tip. Don't hold the pen too hard or too small, and hold it so hard that the hard pen won't rotate and relax.
Second, sitting posture. Hard pen calligraphy is because the words are too small, so you have to sit down and write. The chest is about a fist away from the table, the upper body is straight, the eyes are about a foot away from the paper, and the eyes look straight at the copybook and the paper. The advantage of this is that you can see the whole situation, and you won't see word deformation or writing deformation.
Replication method
Copying training is the main method of learning hard pen calligraphy, and copying should be regarded as a regular task. After this stage, you can enter your own writing. The specific method is as follows:
Pointillism training
Dotting is the basis of calligraphy. You can learn a Chinese character separately, which is an important method and means to learn calligraphy.
How to write dots: dots are like water drops, but they are not drawn, but written. After the light pen is put into the paper, gradually increase the power to write down to the right, and finally press down when closing the pen, which will form a "water belly" and the shape of a point will come out. Note that there are three steps when writing, one is to gently enter the paper, the other is to go down to the right, and the third is to close the pen.
The writing method of horizontal painting: at the beginning of horizontal painting, pause the pen to enter the paper, then stroke to the right, and pause when the pen is finally closed to form the pen-closed state. Note that the posture of horizontal painting is not horizontal and straight, but inclined to the upper right to look good.
How to write vertical painting: There are two kinds of vertical painting, one is to hang the needle vertically, and the other is to hang it vertically. The writing method of these two vertical paintings is the same, both of which are to put the pen in the paper and write vertically downward. When closing the pen, the hanging needle should gradually lift the pen vertically, so that the pen tip will walk in the middle of the stroke and eventually form a state like a needle tip. However, when closing the pen, the pen tip can be withdrawn at the pen closing place without lifting the pen vertically and maintaining the same strength.
The writing method of left-handed painting: the writing method of these two strokes is the same, but the posture direction is different. Pen skimming is to put the pen in the paper and stroke it to the left from heavy to light until it forms a sharp shape when it is closed. Squeezing is to gently draw the pen into the paper and gradually increase it. Finally, draw a stroke when you close the pen, and then send the pen to the right from heavy to light.
How to write folded paintings: There are many kinds of folded paintings, but they are all the same. You can draw inferences from one another when learning. Generally speaking, folding painting is composed of horizontal painting and vertical painting, but pay attention to the turning point. After the horizontal painting is written at the turning point, the pen is written to the right and the vertical painting is to be written. If there is a hook, you should write a vertical picture after the pen is finished, and then pick it out in a certain direction.
Word training
When practicing words, we should follow the principle of easy to difficult. First, choose some simple words with fewer strokes to practice, such as "mouth", "wood", "three", "intersection" and "forever", which have both stroke combination and font training basis. It is best to copy accurately when practicing. Many people will use the method of tracing red in the early stage of learning, which is worth popularizing to beginners.
With a certain glyph foundation, you can gradually extend your learning to complex glyphs. Because there are many structures of Chinese character racks, including upper and lower structures, upper, middle and lower structures, left and right structures, and single words, the training principle is from easy to difficult, from simple to complex.
Discipline training
Composition is the arrangement of hard-pen calligraphy works. For example, how to write a hard-pen calligraphy work of Tang poetry involves the arrangement of the number of words, lines and columns. The main principles are: neat arrangement and alignment of rows and columns. Characters and inscriptions should meet the basic requirements of calligraphy. Especially when signing, write the year, month and name. If there is a seal, it is best to seal it. This is a complete calligraphy work.
In composition training, you can learn from or copy other people's works, and then gradually transition to your own creation after you are proficient.
In a word, the most difficult thing to get started with hard-pen calligraphy is to get through copying, which is the stage of laying the foundation. Only by laying a solid foundation can the following writing form a good habit, and it is no longer difficult to enter writing or creation.