First, the writing of the word "sheep" in official script
1. The word "sheep" in the official script is slightly wide and flat, with a long horizontal picture and a short vertical picture, showing a rectangle, paying attention to "swallow tail of silkworm head" and "twists and turns", and the word "sheep" should be written in three horizontal directions.
2. Lishu originated in Qin Dynasty and was compiled by Cheng Miao. It reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which had a great influence on later calligraphy. Calligraphy is called "Tang Kai of Han Li".
3. In seal script, there is no trace of lifting the pen vertically, while official script deliberately emphasizes the action of lifting the pen, forming a significant change in the thickness and inheritance of the stroke trajectory, and the process of using the pen is clearly reflected.
Second, the structural characteristics:
The left and right sides of the 1. glyph are separated, which is contrary to the normal vertical trend of seal script, and changed to horizontal trend, resulting in the glyph still being flat, the strokes shrinking vertically, and strengthening the horizontal distribution.
2. Swallowtail of silkworm head is a typical feature of official script pen, especially in official script, the main pen is horizontal, and painting is almost always used in this way. The so-called "silkworm head" means that in the process of using a pen, the stroke shape formed in the process of starting a pen is written into a shape similar to that of a silkworm head. "Dovetail", that is, press the pen at the pen-receiving place, and then pick the pen obliquely to the upper right.
3. Turning a circle into a square and an arc into a straight are two basic methods to simplify seal script. But if you don't know the circle of seal script, it is not easy to master the side of official script. Because the straight painting or square folding in official script contains the arc potential of seal script, the straight of official script often has obvious ups and downs and is full of vitality. In fact, the brushwork of official script is based on the way of stroke movement.