It is a good artistic activity for the elderly to learn calligraphy to cultivate self-cultivation and keep fit.
First of all, master the correct writing method.
In ancient times, there were two ways of writing: sitting and writing with five fingers and writing with three fingers. However, in the 1970s, when Shen promoted calligraphy in China, he only promoted the five-finger calligraphy style, and the three-finger calligraphy style was on the verge of extinction. Fortunately, due to the successful practice of Lin Sanzhi and other masters, at present, 70% of calligraphers in China only use five fingers to write, including some famous old calligraphers.
Learning to write with three fingers is decisive for the center to use a pen. At present, the biggest problem in China's calligraphy inheritance is writing. The majority of calligraphy lovers should master two writing methods in time.
Beginners of calligraphy should first choose a good teacher.
The criterion for choosing a teacher is not his qualifications, but whether he is a real expert, mainly depending on his innovative ability, extracurricular efforts, comprehensive quality, influence and personality. Finding the right teacher can get twice the result with half the effort.
Choose copybook, pen, ink and stone.
Now the publishing industry is very developed, and all the ancient inscriptions have many different versions for everyone to choose from. A street in Beijing Liulichang is full of Four Treasures of the Study, a study room specializing in calligraphy and painting, with everything, and some are equipped with demo CDs.
Brushes can be divided into three categories: wool brushes, wolf brushes and double-stranded brushes. Sheep hair is soft, wolf hair is hard, and the hardness of double brushes is moderate. Beginners should choose the double brush, and the famous Huzhou Shanlian Lake Pen Series, Xuanzhou Xu Anbi Series and Jiangxi-made brushes can be selected.
You can choose the font according to the style of the book:
There are Oracle Bone Inscriptions,,, Pan,, and so on. The official script can be selected from Zhang Qianbei, Yiying Monument, Shi Chenbei, Ode to Shimen and Monument to the Good King.
Regular script can be selected from Zhang Menglong Monument, Zhang Hei Nv Monument, Jiucheng Palace Monument, Yan Monument and Chu Suiliang Regular Script.
The running script can be selected from the Preface to the Holy Teaching, the running script of Mi Fei and the running script of Wang Duo.
The cursive script can be selected from Seventeen Sticks, Shu Pu, Zhi Yong Qian Zi, Ping Fu Tie, Huai Su and Zhang Zhi Cao Shu.
For beginners, you can practice in the following three steps:
Practice your lines first. Draw 20 horizontal lines, 20 vertical lines and 20 round lines with a diameter of about one foot on old newspapers or wool paper with three fingers every day. Write slowly and hide the front of the pen. The lines are as thick and powerful as they are. It is better to penetrate the back of the paper. Just stick to 15 days. The habit of running in the center is basically developed.
Practice points, practice 20 points with different trends for 5 minutes every day, 15 days.
To practice calligraphy, first choose 1-2 words you like from the font or calligraphy dictionary, look at the proportion, practice repeatedly, and then practice until it is exactly the same as the copybook, and then go through it from beginning to end.
If you can't write well, ask the teacher to demonstrate it face to face, and carefully look at the method of writing every dot detail.
Take part in some calligraphy and painting pen meetings and take a closer look at the brushwork of famous artists on the spot. As long as you are interested in making up your mind, adopting the right methods and working hard, you will generally achieve small achievements after three to five years of continuous efforts.