Praise a person for writing (or drawing), which is powerful and penetrates the back of the paper. In modern times, it is an aura.
Grinding and combing one's hair
Some types of ink blocks need to be ground slowly after aromatherapy, and some need to be wetted with ink heads first, and then ground quickly.
The ink is ground a little thicker than usual, and it will break after a few drops of water. At this time, wait a few minutes before drinking tea, and it will be easy to use when the ink melts naturally. In the past, when people wrote, they studied the ink all day early in the morning, so it would be more and more useful to write repeatedly.
When grinding ink, the ink body should be vertical, press it again and turn it gently, first slowly and then quickly, and don't worry. The ink is thick and uneven. If you hear rustling when grinding ink, it means that the ink is of poor quality and contains impurities or sand. Remove it in time, otherwise it will damage the ink and ink stone.
Never use boiling water or tea. Heating with boiling water will make the stone swell, which will easily damage the inkstone and affect the ink. Using tea leaves will change the color of ink and affect the effect of painting and calligraphy.
After the inkstone is used up, the remaining ink must be washed off and not condensed on the inkstone. Otherwise, the residual ink will dry up and form a slag block, which will hinder grinding and damage the brush strokes and ink surface.
When writing, you should still prepare a glass of water and put it on the table. When writing, the pen tip is slightly dipped in water and then dipped in ink to make the written words dry and moist. Generally, the ink on the pen should be dried and dipped in water, otherwise the water will soon become Mo Chi and need to be changed.
If mixed with new ink, there is no advantage of inking or inking. When washing, you can use things like silk pulp to help wash, but you can't rub it hard with hard things to avoid hurting the smooth surface of the inkstone. If you need to take it out, it's best to dry it in the shade, and don't wipe it with paper, so as not to leave debris mixed with ink.