1, the characteristics of seal script-the shape of seal script is relatively thin, and it is important that each word is horizontal and vertical. The shape of each word size is relatively average and the size is harmonious. Seen from a distance, the shape looks like a vertical rectangle. Seal script is divided into big seal script and small seal script. Big seal characters include Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Jinwen, Zhangwen and Shi Guwen. Xiao Zhuan is a masterpiece of calligraphy by Li Si, the prime minister of Qin State. It is also the font used by Qin Shihuang to implement the same book.
2. The characteristics of official script-how wide and flat the font is, the horizontal painting is long and the vertical painting is short, emphasizing "swallow-tail of silkworm head" and "twists and turns". According to the unearthed bamboo slips, official script originated in Qin Dynasty, and Cheng Miao was also called official script. Han Li reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, inherited the tradition of seal script, and opened the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which had a great influence on later calligraphy. The calligraphy circle is known as "Tang Kai of Han Li".
3. The characteristics of regular script-its square shape and straight strokes can be used as a model. The font of this Chinese character is correct. Regular script is also called regular script, real script and official script. Li Shu, founded by Cheng Miao, has gradually evolved and become more simplified and level.
4, the characteristics of cursive script-ups and downs, dragons and snakes wandering; It is a major feature of cursive script that the center hangs down the wrist and the ink dances, so that stippling is connected with illustrations, ellipsis and ellipsis.
5, the characteristics of running script-writing is more indulgent and smooth, close to cursive script called running script; The writing is relatively correct and stable, close to regular script. Running script is a kind of calligraphy, which is divided into running script and running script. It is developed and originated on the basis of regular script, and it is a font between regular script and cursive script, which is produced to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the illegibility of cursive script.
The benefits of practicing calligraphy
1. Enhance concentration and meditation: Calligraphy needs to focus on the details of each painting. Through constant practice, you can cultivate deep concentration, make people relax physically and mentally, enter a state of meditation, and help relieve stress and anxiety.
2. Cultivate patience and perseverance: Calligraphy is an art that needs long-term accumulation and continuous practice, so it needs lasting patience and perseverance. Through unremitting practice, cultivate the quality of persistence and self-discipline, and improve learning ability and perseverance.
3. Cultivate aesthetic feeling and ability: Calligraphy is an art form. By practicing calligraphy, you can cultivate your sensitivity and appreciation of beauty. By observing the lines, structure and overall layout of fonts, we can enhance our aesthetic ability and have a deeper understanding and appreciation of works of art.
4. Enhance hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills: Calligraphy requires fine finger movements and eye coordination. Through constant practice and training, hand-eye coordination ability can be enhanced, and the control and accuracy of fine movements can be improved.
5. Cultivate artistic accomplishment and emotional expression ability: Calligraphy is a unique artistic way. By writing fonts, one can express one's feelings and thoughts. Practicing calligraphy can help improve one's artistic accomplishment and expressive ability, and convey one's inner feelings and aesthetic pursuit through the change of strokes and layout design.