Starting a pen, also known as putting pen to paper, putting pen to paper and issuing pen, is the beginning of a painting and the key link of stippling, connecting the preceding with the following. The methods of using the pen mainly include pouring and folding people, and occasionally using the method of following people.
1, reverse input
Those who are against it write from the front, that is, send the pen in the opposite direction (first right, first left, first down). The combination of reverse brushwork and different brushwork often leads to different brushwork. If you cooperate with the pen-turning, you can write a round-headed stroke like a seal script, showing a solid and dignified posture; If you combine stopping and folding, you can write square strokes, which are strong and clear.
In regular script, the basic forms of dot, horizontal, vertical, left and right are often reversed, so why use them when you start writing?
First of all, the strokes written against the front are both muscular, handsome and healthy;
Secondly, there is an internal relationship between Chinese characters' strokes, which is manifested in the opposite direction in writing.
The writing rules of Chinese characters are: first up and then down, first left and then right, first middle and then two sides. The reason for this law itself is that it has a contrarian trend. When you write the first horizontal line, you should move the strokes from right to left, that is, you should write the second horizontal line to the right first, and naturally you should reverse the strokes. Another example is the juxtaposition of several vertical paintings. When you finish writing the first vertical, you must raise your pen from below to form a kind of "thinking first" It can be seen that the opposite trend exists in the gesture exchange formed between strokes.
Third, punch with a pen like a dancing knife. If you want to make the knife and fist powerful, you must first quickly withdraw the knife or fist, and then find a way to rush out. The same is true for the pen in front. Only in this way can stippling be written vigorously, vigorously and with great momentum. However, it must be noted that this contrarian method is very short-lived in time. Moreover, people's pens are also very light, so we must beware of the sick pens that lead to thick heads and long mouths.
In the actual writing process, counter-front usually shows two kinds of "counter-method", one is imaginary counter-method, and the other is real counter-method. The so-called virtual inversion means that the pen tip makes an inversion in the air, and the pen tip does not touch the paper during the inversion, that is, the opposite trend is taken in the air. The so-called true inverse means that the pen tip gently touches the paper, runs a short distance in the opposite direction of stippling, and then adjusts the pen tip to pick up the pen.
Step 2 fold it up
Folding a person is to start writing by folding the front, that is, the pen and the direction of movement form a certain angle, and there is a positive turning point; Writing square strokes, sharp edges and corners, makes the spirit shine and show great power. It can also be called "revealing the front into the pen".
3. Jin Shun
Shun ren means following the direction of strokes, the strokes are neat and smooth, the departure is seamless, and the expression is naturally interesting.
From the point of view of traditional brushwork, calligraphers of all ages are willing to use reverse or fold to start writing in their own writing practice. This combination of starting a pen and writing with folding or turning a pen can form two different strokes, showing different styles of rigidity and softness. However, the pen started from the front, and it was widely used in small letters in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and occasionally used in middle and large letters in Tang Dynasty, which did not constitute a common phenomenon.
Second, the pen collection and its methods
Closing the pen, also called killing the pen, is the action of leaving the pen in front of the paper when the stroke writing is about to be completed. Generally speaking, there are two ways to collect pens, the hidden front collection and the exposed front collection.
1, Tibetan pen collection
Retracting before the pen means that the pen tip is retracted in the opposite direction of the stroke when the pen is retracted, and the pen tip is hidden in the stippling, so it is also called retracting before the pen. For example, when writing a horizontal painting, write it to the right first, then slightly lift it at the end, then draw it to the right, and then recycle the pen to the left, so that the nib is hidden in the line; Another example is to write "hanging". When writing, the nib is slightly left and slightly right, and then it is recycled inward.
2, Lu Feng pen.
Feng Lu closes the pen, that is, when he closes the pen, he gradually lifts the pen away from the paper, so that the nib is exposed and the end of the stroke is tapered. For example, when writing vertical, left, press, hook, pick and other strokes, Feng Lu should be used to close the pen to achieve the effect. When Lu Feng receives the pen, he should avoid floating and sliding, and concentrate his strength on the pen tip until the end of the stroke.