1. What do Zhen, Xing, Zhuan, Li and Cao refer to in the art of calligraphy?
Blockcase or regular script (1) was at the peak of its development in the Tang Dynasty
Zhenshu = Zhengshu =
Wei Stele (2) Wei Stele: refers to the stone carvings of the Northern Wei Dynasty , belonging to regular script, Wei Stele is the evolution process of Chinese characters from official script to regular script, showing a bold innovative spirit and outstanding creative talent in art. Features: A wide range of categories and different styles.
Xingshu: A font that originated in the late Han Dynasty. It is a type of font between real script and cursive script. It has the advantages of easy-to-recognize regular script glyphs and fast writing of cursive script. Therefore, it has become a commonly used font like regular script. According to legend, it was created by Liu Fasheng, and Wang Xizhi was revered as the "Sage of Calligraphy". Its characteristics: fast writing, brisk rhythm, flowing stipples, and lively brushwork.
Seal script: Qin seal script: Dazhuan script is a kind of writing after the ancient writings were compiled during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. It was written by historical records. Therefore, it is also called "Ji Wen", the text used by the ministers when Qin Shihuang annexed the six countries and unified the world.
Dazhuan: It is the collective name for Zhongdingwen, Shiguwen, Guwen and Qinzhuan. The font is bold and powerful, thick and simple, and the style has become linear and standardized.
Xiaozhuan: Qin unified China and ordered Li Si and others to implement "writing with the same character". Based on Qin's seal, a simplified standard script emerged. The fonts are round and neat, tight at the top and loose at the bottom. The cloth is white and symmetrical, with beautiful decorative patterns.
Clerical script: According to legend, during the time of the First Emperor of Qin, a minor official named Cheng Miao was imprisoned for a crime. The official script evolved from the simplified seal script. In order to simplify sketching, the round strokes of the seal script were changed into ten thousand zigzags. The strokes flourished in the Han Dynasty, and later generations studied official script with the Han stele as a model. The strokes were square and round, dignified and elegant, stretched left and right, and balanced.
Cursive script: Cursive script developed into a distinctive font, which began in the Han Dynasty. It was at its peak from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, forming Zhangcao, Jincao, Kuangcao and Xingcao. It not only has its own rules, but also can express one's own feelings. Jincao is the main body of cursive writing. Their brush strokes are continuous and convoluted, the drawings are connected to each other, and the postures are flying and completed in one go. Features: strong rhythm, strong flowing clouds and flowing water, comfortable.
Calligraphy Works Wei Bei Wei Bei 2. What fonts in the computer should we know?
Song font: Song font is the most widely used font in the printing industry. According to the different shapes of the characters, it is divided into writing the Song Dynasty and reporting the Song Dynasty. Songti is a printing font that originated from the woodblock printing in the Song Dynasty. Song font has a square shape, horizontal and vertical strokes, thin horizontal and thick vertical strokes, sharp edges and corners, rigorous structure, neat and even, and strong regularity of strokes, which makes people feel comfortable and eye-catching when reading. In modern printing, it is mainly used for the text part of books or newspapers.
Kaixi: Kaishi, also known as living script, is a font that imitates handwriting habits. It has straight and even strokes and regular fonts. It is widely used in student textbooks, popular books, annotations, etc.
Helvetica: Heilongji, also known as cube or isoline, is a thick and square font with dignified fonts, horizontal and vertical strokes, all the handwriting is of the same thickness, and the structure is eye-catching and tight. Boldface is suitable for titles or eye-catching notes or comments that require attention. Because the font is too thick, it is not suitable for typesetting the main text.
Fake Song Ti: Faux Song Ti is a relatively elegant and straight font that adopts the Song style structure and regular script strokes. The strokes are evenly thick horizontally and vertically. It is often used for printing subtitles, short poems, annotations, quotations, etc., in some It is also used to type the text in readers.
Art fonts: Art fonts refer to some unusual and special printing fonts, which are generally used to beautify the layout. The strokes and structure of the art style are generally somewhat visualized, and are often used in book covers or title sections on pages. Appropriate application can effectively enhance the artistic taste of printed matter. There are a wide range of such fonts, such as the fonts in Han Ding, Wending and other font libraries.