When writing running script, couplets and leveling, you can choose wool pen and wool quilt, which are soft and tender and have a wide range of uses. Zihao and Langhao pens are hard and elastic, and the regular script is short and the painting is long. On the other hand, the double-stranded brush is both soft and hard, which can be used for writing and painting. The three numbers of the brush are divided according to the length and thickness of the brush head, and users should choose the model according to the size of calligraphy and painting.
The key to choosing a brush is to pick the tip of your hair. A good pen should be sharp, neat, round and healthy. The so-called sharp or sharp, refers to the pen tip and not bald; Qi means that the top hair is neat and even after the pen is flat; Circle means that the pen is round and straight, conical, not flat or thin; Health means that the brush is elastic when writing, and the bristles are easy to fold after being unfolded, and it is easy to restore the original straightness after being bent. This is actually the "four virtues" often mentioned in Tiger Skin. Among them, roundness and health are the most rare. Draw a circle on your finger with a pen, and you won't feel tough and dull; After drawing the circle, the pen naturally converges into a pointed cone, and the more you use it, the more handy it is.
When choosing a pen container, it depends on whether the pen container is round and smooth, not flat, not cracked, not bent or inclined, and the length is moderate. If there is seal cutting on the pen, it depends on whether it is clear; If there is a mosaic, it depends on whether it is elegant and simple.
Finally, it depends on whether the pen and the pen are stuck together, and whether the pen is moldy or moth-eaten. Gently shake the pen with your hand to see if it is loose; Check whether the brush tip is moldy. You can smell it.
It is normal to have a layer of floating hair after writing, but it has not been removed after repairing the pen.
Characteristics of hair:
(1) Wool Wool: Made of goat hair, it is a popular product. Among them, wool has been stored for many years, the fat has dried up, and it is easy to ink; Chen is a bit rigid; Smart sheep are thin and transparent tips; A clean sheep has no impurities and its wool is soft.
(2) Purple hair: It is made of black hair on the back of the mountain rabbit. The hair is relatively rigid, and it is suitable for writing running script and cursive script.
(3) Wolf hair: made of weasel tail hair, slightly less rigid than rabbit hair.
(4) Moustache pen: made of moustache, the strokes are pure, smooth and sharp, and the written fonts are both hard and soft.
(5) Chicken brush: made of chicken chest hair, which is quite soft and difficult for beginners to master, so it is not suitable for use.
(6) bristle pen: processed and steamed with bristles, used for writing large plaques.
(7) Double brush: Different animal hairs are mixed in different proportions. Writing can be both rigid and flexible. For example, purple hair is combined with wool, in which the more purple hair, the harder it is, and vice versa.