We say that without the guidance of theory, there will be blind practice; On the contrary, theories divorced from practice will become castles in the air. Using the principle of "taking theory as the supplement and practice as the leading factor", focusing on regular script, we should adjust running script, official script and cursive script, pay attention to mastering the basic writing methods of strokes, understand the basic laws of knots and understand different rules and arrangements, so as to lay a solid foundation for them to improve their calligraphy level in the future.
Second, the relationship between imitation and innovation
Any learning first lies in imitation, especially calligraphy. Choose an excellent copybook, often read the copybook, recite the copybook and copy it. The more handwriting, the better. Don't write too fast at first. After writing a word, compare it, find out the differences between your own words and copybooks, and practice it repeatedly until you like it. This is "entering the grid". When copying, you should forget all your original writing habits, eliminate interference, and establish a new writing structure model in your mind. After plagiarism to a certain extent, it is "out of line" to write without copybook for innovation. On the basis of "entering the grid" and taking "out of line" as the goal, the two are carried out alternately, focusing on imitation, laying a good foundation for regular script writing, forming good writing habits, and finally improving writing skills and reaching a higher artistic realm.
Third, the relationship between hard pen and soft pen
Although I studied hard-pen calligraphy, I must have the basis of writing with a brush, because hard-pen calligraphy is a "miniature landscape" of soft-pen calligraphy. Therefore, pen writing training, supplemented by brush training, not only enriched the content, but also effectively adjusted it, realizing the glorious milestone of China calligraphy art with a long history. In the process of training, we copy the brush copybook with a pen. For example, we copied Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower" tablet.
Fourth, the relationship between rigidity and softness, acceptance and release.
Among strokes, structures and rules, the structure of Chinese characters is the most difficult to master, because a little improper arrangement of Chinese characters will affect the beauty of calligraphy. In order to better grasp the structural rules of Chinese characters, it is necessary to write fonts with various structures, such as up-and-down structure, left-right structure and surrounding structure, among which the most important thing is to correctly handle the relationship between rigidity and flexibility. Chinese strokes should be both rigid and flexible, not rigid and not weak, especially when writing "left" and "pressed". It is also very important to start and close the pen. It should be meticulous and not casual. The structure of Chinese characters should be freely put in, with the main pen put in, the auxiliary pen put in and the upper pen put down, forming a whole, changing in order, harmonious in change and giving people a sense of beauty.