First of all, beginners
For beginners, it is best to use fringed paper, meta-book paper and other practice papers to learn calligraphy. You don't need to use particularly good paper to practice calligraphy at first, which is more expensive and wastes paper.
Of course, in addition to this reason, there is another reason: it is not easy for beginners to master calligraphy skills if they write on Xuan paper as soon as they get started.
Writing Xuan paper requires you to be skilled and write quickly, that is to say, you must reach a certain level of technical proficiency before you can use it freely.
It is best to use hand-woven edge paper when using edge paper. But one problem with hand-woven edge paper is that it is more expensive.
This kind of paper is mainly identified by observation. If both sides of the paper are rough, it means it is made by hand. If one side is smooth and the other side is rough, then it is made by machine.
The cost of these two kinds of selvage paper is very different. Generally speaking, if you have economic resources, you can use manual compilation. If not, you can choose the plane.
It's best to use rough writing on the paper beside the machine. This has the advantage of exercising your writing ability, increasing friction and cultivating your paper sense and writing ability. However, one disadvantage is that it will wear the brush.
Second, write works.
Being able to write certain calligraphy works shows that your calligraphy has actually reached a certain level. Then you should also have a certain understanding and use of Xuan paper. Calligraphy is generally written on rice paper.
It should be noted that when using rice paper, we should pay attention to its characteristics and the quality of rice paper itself. There are also some exercises in Xuan paper, and these options can also be used, which can lay a good foundation for our future writing.