The specific explanation is as follows:
1, pen introduction
A pen is a writing tool, which consists of a nib and a penholder. The nib is usually made of stainless steel or alloy copper, and the pen holder can be made of wood, metal or plastic.
Pen is a writing tool with metal as the main body. It contains ink (mostly black or blue) through a hollow pen tube, and then writes through a duckbill pen through gravity and capillary action. It can be said that it is a writing tool of western calligraphy. Most pens can be replenished with ink. Generally speaking, vials or straws such as eye drops are used to supplement the kit.
2. Different types of calligraphy use different pens.
In China's calligraphy art, hard pen calligraphy is very different from other kinds of calligraphy. Brush is the most widely used writing tool in China traditional calligraphy art, but it is not commonly used in the field of hard pen calligraphy.
3. The characteristics of hard pen calligraphy
Compared with brush calligraphy, hard pen calligraphy has a straighter and more rigid line style, which needs to be controlled when lifting and putting pen to paper, and the lines show an obvious turning point up and down; At the same time, because the hard pen calligraphy is blunt, the strength and angle of using the pen are more strict.
4. The value of pen to hard pen calligraphy
Popularizing the application of pen as a writing tool of hard pen calligraphy has the following advantages: First, it is diverse and can present different line textures according to the thickness of the pen tip and the writing angle. Second, the lines are clear, and the writing process will not cause trouble and pollution, which makes the hard pen calligraphy present a clearer and more natural writing style.
5. The application of pen in modern calligraphy
At present, pens have been widely used in the creation and teaching of modern calligraphy. As a convenient and simple writing tool, pen has gradually become the favorite artistic tool of many new generation calligraphy lovers, and some calligraphy masters use pen to write in their works.