1. If you want to write a good running script or cursive script, you can learn regular script first and then official script. Because regular script is evolved from official script, and the writing techniques and styles of running script and cursive script are more from official script.
2. If you want to learn seal script or Oracle Bone Inscriptions, you can learn official script first. Because the strokes of official script are relatively simple, it is easier for beginners to get started.
3. If you want to learn Wei Bei, you can learn regular script first. Because Weibei belongs to the regular script system, but it is not a Tang script, it is more dangerous to write.
4. No matter whether you learn regular script or official script first, you should pay attention to practicing brushwork and word structure. You can choose according to your personal interests and needs. The most important thing is to be patient and keep practicing.
Calligraphy habit has nothing to do with starting with regular script or official script, and habit is not a bad thing. The key is that other people's habits are not their own. Every craft is familiar with habits, but only when you are familiar can you produce new things, and only when you practice can you have habits. However, we can't go hand in hand, we can't learn the advantages of famous calligraphy, and we can only learn the unique habits of famous calligraphy.
The seven strokes of calligraphy are most fully reflected in regular script, with the most obvious characteristics, easy to identify, easy for beginners to find and most suitable for practicing basic skills. As for being too used to it, it is full of craftsmanship and varies from person to person. Just like learning mathematics, some people only copy formulas mechanically, while others learn mathematical logic to draw inferences from others.
The difference between regular script and official script;
1, font structure: Lishu has straight strokes and flat structure; Regular script has square strokes and rectangular structure.
2. Stroke form: Lishu strokes have few twists and turns, but rich stroke forms; Regular script has relatively straight strokes and few strokes.
3. Stroke thickness: the stroke thickness of official script is uniform, and the stroke thickness of regular script changes obviously.
4. stroke position: the stroke position of Lishu fluctuates slightly, but the stroke change is not obvious; The stroke position of regular script fluctuates obviously, and the stroke changes richly.
5. Layout of rules: The layout of official script is flat and regular; Regular script layout is patchy and flexible.