According to the activity schedule of Ginkgo Studio and in view of everyone’s display of chalk calligraphy, today we will discuss the rules of writing ancient poems. Calligraphy composition, that is, the method of chapter layout, is a method of overall arrangement of the entire work. The ancients called it "operating position", also known as "cloth white". If the writer does not know how to organize the writing, no matter how well the individual strokes or characters are written, the work will still be scattered and disorganized, lacking the beauty of the composition. Let’s take a look at a few works first (show a few works on display) No. 25: The strokes of this work are powerful and the structure is well-proportioned and generous. The individual strokes and individual words are well written, but the overall position is to the right of the small blackboard, and the number 25 is written It's so big that it feels like it's taking over the guest room. No. 10: Although this work only contains four lines from an ancient poem, there is a sky above, a foot below, and gaps on the left and right. Each sentence has equal spacing between words and lines, making it look well-proportioned and clear. Since each sentence is written in the center, the first words cannot be aligned, which does not meet the formatting requirements of poetry. No. 8: The title of this work is slightly to the left. The line spacing is tighter than the previous line, and the word spacing is not equal. The stroke of "人" and the short vertical stroke of " Trace " are close together. The third and fourth lines are written more and more. Sloping further to the right. How to avoid these problems? You can make a grid first to limit the position of each word. No. 19: The title of this work is slightly to the left, the letter spacing is equal, and the letter spacing is greater than the line spacing. There is no spacing up and down, and it looks too full vertically. No. 15: This work was drawn with horizontal straight lines before writing, and the bottom of each word was written along the lines, so it looked neat. The composition is pretty good, but some of the stippling is incorrect and irregular. For example, the last vertical line of "mountain" should be written as hanging dew vertical line; the second point of "Zi" is from light to heavy and cannot be written as a left point; the last horizontal line of "笠" is too long. No. 21: The brushstrokes of this work are smooth and the structure is stable with changes. Each character is of the same size. Although there are no straight lines or grids, the layout is generally reasonable. One shortcoming is that the first words of each sentence are not aligned. No. 25 after changing the line spacing and size: Does this work look familiar to you? This is the effect of the work No. 25 just shown after changing the line spacing and size and rearranging it on the same small blackboard. The effects are completely different. The former is crowded and airy, while the latter is sparse and well-proportioned. This illustrates the importance of composition when writing. Strictly speaking, a complete calligraphy work should include three parts: text, signature, and seal. But the ancient poems we write on the small blackboard only require the main text, no signature, and no seal. Therefore, below I will only talk about the requirements for writing ancient poems on the small blackboard from the text of the work. (Show demonstration works): 1. Make overall arrangements on the small blackboard according to the word count, content, and font of the ancient poem. After the entire ancient poem is completed, there should be a sky above, a foot below, and equal spaces on the left and right. It should not be too full, as that would cause shortness of breath and nervousness, and it should not be too sparse, as too sparse would result in lack of energy and concentration. 2. Write horizontally, from left to right, arranged line by line. 3. Write in regular script; the title of the poem is in the center; the font of the poet is slightly smaller and can be centered or to the right; write in spaces before the verses, and arrange the spaces appropriately according to the width of the small blackboard and the number of words in the verses. The first word of each sentence is aligned and the words are evenly spaced. , the words are flush and the rows are neat. 4. The line spacing is slightly larger than the character spacing. This is in line with the reading habits of current viewers. 5. It is recommended to draw a square grid or horizontal straight lines to facilitate the overall control. Each word should be written in the center of the square, with the centers of the words facing each other.