In the process of writing, the movement of brush strokes is obvious in various forms of stippling. This movement of brush strokes often leaves traces of each other between stippling and between words, which is delicate and delicate.
Running script is the quick writing of regular script, and it is the stream of regular script. Through the analysis of several groups of characters in regular script and running script, it is found that when writing in regular script and running script, the writing method of stippling and the principles to be followed when using the pen are consistent, such as centering, laying the pen, pushing the main body and hiding the front, while running script is relatively stretched and smooth.
Running script pen has the following characteristics:
[1] stippling is mostly written by exposing the front to paper;
[2] Replace flatness with side surface;
[3] Replace complex stippling with simple strokes;
[4] Strengthen the echo of stippling by hooking, picking and tying;
[5] replace the square fold with a round turn;
Structural characteristics of running scripts:
Big and small. That is, each word presents a different size, and there is a pen-to-pen connection of a word. The connection between words is both true and intentional, and there are breaks and connections. I look forward to echoing.
The combination of recovery and release. Generally short-term collection, long-term release; Back and front, side and front; Most of them are left hand, right hand, upper right hand and lower left hand, but they can also be converted to each other. Left-handed and right-handed, top-handed and bottom-handed are not excluded.
Dense and decent. Generally, it is dense on the top and sparse on the bottom, dense on the left and sparse on the right, and dense on the inside and sparse on the outside. The middle palace is compact, the white space in the box is as small as possible, and the white space of the circled strokes is as small as possible. On the layout, the word spacing is tight, the line spacing is wide, vigorous and powerful, and the colors are bright.
Light and shade blend together. Running script writing should be easy, lively and fast, and master the combination of illness and stagnation, movement and static. The ink color arrangement should be strong at the beginning and dry at the end. The lines are long and thin, short and thick, moderate in thickness and alternating in depth. It's similar to cursive, but it's not so grassy.
Requirements for creating a running script:
First of all, we must understand the requirements of appreciation or creation. A good calligraphy work has three criteria, namely, mastering principles and methods, vigorous brushwork and graceful posture. The ancients said, "Innovation lies in tradition, and the beauty lies in statutes." "Charm is the best, followed by form and quality." A good calligraphy work strives to achieve the beauty of lines, structure, composition, pen and ink and charm.
Secondly, we should copy carefully, learn to use the pen correctly and dare to break through. Copying should choose the wonderful traces of celebrities, and experience the ancient people's mind, rhythm and charm from reading the inscriptions. Get it from your heart and give it to your hand. The main post should be read and presented repeatedly, mainly to solve the problems of brushwork, pen use and structure. Inheritance is the important foundation of innovation, and innovation is the necessary development of inheritance. From "going in" to "coming out", from modeling to spirit, a distinctive personal style is formed. The so-called "picking flowers to make honey".
Thirdly, it should be fully brewed before creation. On the one hand, reference is more important to have a clear understanding of the theme, genre and expression. We should seriously consider the structure of each word and try not to have similar words or strokes; Careful arrangement of the composition can make a sample draft in advance, but you can't be bound by it when writing; Pay attention to rhythm and strength in writing. What predecessors said, "vigorous in graceful and restrained, vigorous in graceful and restrained" is the concrete embodiment of writing method.
(1) scattered size: due to "indulgence", the height, width and area of running script characters are different, even very different. Therefore, the running script adopts the composition of "vertical lines and horizontal columns". Because the number of words in a line is not fixed, it is allowed to write very long; Because there is a certain extension space in the horizontal direction, writing is allowed to be very wide. In this way, the running script has a relatively free creative space in the font structure.
(2) Adjust the weight: "Balance" is an important factor in the beauty of plastic arts, and to achieve balance, we must learn to adjust the weight.
(3) Swing from side to side: Chinese characters swing from side to side, which not only shows the spirit of the characters, but also can be easily inserted between words, effectively adjusting the weight. So "swinging from side to side" has become a common way to run scripts.
(4) Top-down infiltration: In the layout of running script, the infiltration of qi is the most important skill.
(5) Strive for harmony: The above four points are the specific methods of running script layout, and "harmony" is the all-day requirement of layout. No matter the size of the space or the number of words, it is a unity. Harmony mainly includes the following points: brushwork harmony, blank space harmony, style harmony and font harmony.
General steps of practicing calligraphy
On the basis of selecting posts, we should go through five steps: reading posts, describing posts, copying posts, backing posts and posting posts.
The first step is to read the post
We all know the pronunciation of the posted Chinese characters, so we don't need to read them any more. Read what? Read fonts, read structures, read strokes, and analyze the relationship between stroke characteristics and strokes of Chinese characters. For example, when we read the Chinese character "zhong", we should read that a vertical line of "zhong" passes through the middle of "kou", and the word "kou" is slightly flat. The long vertical line in the middle is divided into two sections with equal length by the lower horizontal line of the mouth, and the upper horizontal line of the mouth is divided into two sections with equal length. This is an interpretation of glyphs and structures. Different fonts and strokes have different characteristics.
The second step is tracking. "Tracing red" refers to tracing red, that is, beginners draw printed red copybooks along the handwriting with a brush. "Imitation" refers to copying the post, that is, covering the model words with transparent paper and writing them one by one along the shadow of the words on the paper, which is also called writing imitation.
The third step is to post. It refers to putting the copybook aside and watching the copybook write word by word. This method is helpful to master the brushwork and meaning of Chinese characters, but it is not easy to master the structure of Chinese characters.
The fourth step is to recite the post. Refers to the method of removing the copybook on the basis of copying, recalling the font on the copybook according to your own memory and writing it on paper. This is a key step in practicing calligraphy. Only by carefully examining the words you read and write, can you write accurately. When writing, if you can see the exact font of the Chinese characters to be written on white paper, so that "the words are on the paper and the words are on the chest", it is not a problem to write a good hand.
The fifth step is to create jobs. On the basis of mastering the writing method of the words on the copybook, I learned the writing method of the words not on the copybook by analogy. According to the needs of self-expression, writing a paragraph with center, content and self-contained system is creation.
If you can write a word close to copybook in your daily study and life, your purpose of practicing calligraphy will be achieved.
Practice posture:
When practicing calligraphy, we should pay attention to the posture and method of writing, so as to achieve "head straight, body straight, arms open and feet safe" There are writing postures and methods in general copybooks.
Any kind of learning has a process, and people with smart minds are faster, and vice versa, but as long as they calm down and study hard, they will be fast. Generally, you use a pen when you start learning. After a period of practice, you can practice with other hard pens and master the characteristics of other hard pens.
It is enough to practice 1 hour every night. There is too much to write and too long to write. Mainly talk about how to do five steps: reading posts, looking for people, copying posts, reciting posts and posting posts.