The technique of temporary writing in Epitaph of Zhang Xuan can be roughly grasped from four aspects: the use of pen, the structure, the use of pen for special words and the composition.
1) pen. First of all, Zhang Xuan's epitaph pays attention to the use of center and winger, especially the change between winger and center. Mainly reflected in the pen: horizontal, vertical, short, its pen method is: starting from the side, and then transferred to the center, it is difficult to grasp. Secondly, we should pay attention to the changes of Tibetan front and exposed front, reflecting the implicit but not exposed brushwork. Pay attention to the rigidity and softness of lines when writing. This sticker belongs to the United States, with soft and firm lines. We should not only grasp the straightness of lines, but also keep them smooth. Thirdly, the running script of Epitaph of Zhang Xuan also adds some vitality to this post. More agile. Such as the quarter of the word "ran" and the writing of the word "nothing".
2) structure. The most intuitive structure of Epitaph of Zhang Xuan is horizontal and the word structure is broad. It has the meaning of official script. Especially in the words with left and right strokes, we should pay attention to the extension of the left and right strokes, showing the meaning of generosity. Moreover, the structure is rigorous and sparse, which is quite interesting in the calligraphy style of the Tang Dynasty. On the whole, the body is dignified and quiet, generous and calm, elegant in strangeness, dense in sparseness and beautiful in grace.
3) Use a pen for special characters. In Zhang Xuan's epitaph, in addition to its square shape, there are also its writing methods of "grid hook" and "horizontal hook" (vertical hook), and its drawing method is also very distinctive. First, introduce the word "Gegou", such as the word "city". The strokes are as follows: start from the side, turn to the center, follow the trend, and pay attention to several radians of the hook, just like the graceful curve of willow branches. Followed by "cross hook", such as the cross hook with the word "light". Turn the pen from the side to the center, follow the trend, pay attention to the vertical radian, and then gently lift the pen tip to the right center to show lightness and complete the hook. The third is painting, which can be divided into oblique painting, flat painting, walking painting and reverse painting. The presser foot of this epitaph is the most distinctive, implicitly exposed, with the presser foot end straight and inclined to the upper right. The fourth is "Zou", which is different from other regular script modes. The method of using the pen is as follows: Feng Lu starts the pen, after completing the "point" with strokes, the horizontal pen is lightly inserted into the pen, and after turning to the center, it is slightly stroked to the lower right to complete the short vertical pen; Then, the winger turned to the middle, wrote to the right, and gradually pressed the pen to the foot and went out to the right. Pay attention to change, not sameness.
4) composition. Composition is the overall situation of a work. Zhang Xuan's epitaph has a neat layout, slightly larger word spacing and smaller line spacing. But in the last few lines, there are scattered patterns, which seem to be running scripts, adding a bit of brilliance and agility to the whole article. Pay attention to the layout between words and the relationship between lines when learning. It is worth mentioning in the composition of this post that there are deletion symbols in regular script. For example, the three dots to the right of the word "long" are deletion symbols. This practice usually appears in cursive composition, which is extremely rare in regular script.