Handwriting refers to the way the pen is used when writing.
Includes two aspects, basic brushwork and comprehensive brushwork. Specifically, there are center forward, side forward, hidden front, exposed front, spreading front, wrapping front, twisting front and other forward adjustment methods. These methods are to adjust the pen tip to meet the requirements of pen movement and line quality. There are also brushing techniques such as lifting, pressing, pausing, etc., which are methods of mobilizing different parts of the brush to achieve certain brush effects. These basic brushwork, or single brushstrokes, are the general principles for using brushes.
Brushwork also refers to the technique of brushstrokes, which is the comprehensive application of various single brushstrokes. It is a method in which the tip of the pen is constantly adjusted as the pen moves to achieve a certain ideal artistic effect during the process of starting, moving and closing the pen. The brushwork technique or the comprehensive brushwork technique is the basic rule of using the brush.
Characteristics of strokes
Characteristics of strokes generally include center, side, round, square, virtual, solid, straight, reverse, etc. Different people have different specific characteristics of the same type of calligraphy.
The works of the same person always have some changes from their early years to their later years, and some people even become more powerful; but the works of the same person always have a common thread. For example, in someone's early works, there are more delicate brushstrokes such as thin gold calligraphy, but in his later years, there are extensive works such as splashing ink in traditional Chinese paintings. If you carefully look at his different styles of works in his early and later years, you can still see that although his brushwork is It has the form of jumping and restlessness, but when compared as a whole, it is not difficult to see the clues. Therefore, it is most reliable to identify the authenticity of calligraphy based on the characteristics of the brushwork.