Tang Bohu was a famous painter and writer in Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he showed superhuman talent in painting. Master Tang Bohu studied under the great painter Shen Zhou, and naturally studied harder and harder.
He quickly mastered the painting skills and was praised by Shen Zhou. Unexpectedly, due to Shen Zhou's praise. This time, Tang Bohu, who has always been modest, gradually became complacent, and Shen Zhou saw it in his eyes.
Keep it in mind. At dinner, Shen Zhou asked Tang Bohu to open the window. Tang Bohu found that his window was actually a painting by his teacher Shen Zhou. Tang Bohu felt very ashamed and devoted himself to painting.
2. Lu Yu abandoned Buddhism and followed the literature.
Lu Yu, a famous scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was an orphan since he was a child and was raised by a Zen master. Although Lu Yu is in a temple, he doesn't want to read Buddhist scriptures all day, but he likes reading poetry books. Lu Yu insisted on going down the mountain to study, which was opposed by the Zen master.
In order to give Lu Yu a difficult problem, the Zen master better educated him and made him learn to make tea. In the process of learning tea art, Lu Yu met a kind old woman. She not only learned complicated tea-making skills, but also learned a lot about reading and being a man.
When Lu Yu finally brought the Zen master a steaming cup of Kuding tea, the Zen master finally agreed to his request and went down the mountain to study. Later, Lu Yu wrote the widely circulated Tea Classic, which promoted the tea culture of the motherland!
3. Leonardo painted eggs
Leonardo da Vinci was an outstanding Italian painter during the European Renaissance. He was very talented in painting since he was a child, so when Da Vinci grew up to 14 years old, his father sent him to Florence, a famous Italian city, to learn from the famous painter Weaver Rocchio.
Rocchio knows not only painting, but also sculpture. Learn painting from F. Rocchio, and the first lesson is to draw eggs. The teacher brought an egg, put it on the table, told him to follow the picture, and then went to do his own thing.
At first, Leonardo da Vinci was quite obedient and drew eggs carefully, but before long, he became impatient. He said to the teacher, "Teacher, why do I always draw eggs?" When will it be finished? "
The teacher said to him seriously: you should learn to draw eggs first, because this is the basic skill of skilled techniques and brushwork. When you draw an egg, you must observe it carefully and learn to draw it from different angles. "
After listening to the teacher, Da Vinci bowed his head. He knew that he was wrong. Since then, he has never been in a hurry to draw anything else. Day after day, he was absorbed in observing the ordinary eggs on the table.
Observe from different directions such as front, back, left and right. As time went on, Leonardo da Vinci's picture books were covered with circles of different shapes and sizes. The teacher was satisfied with his hard-working spirit and praised him.
The toilet paper used by Leonardo da Vinci to draw eggs has been piled up. With a solid foundation, Leonardo da Vinci's painting level is even more powerful. Once, the teacher asked Leonardo da Vinci to draw an angel in his work "Christ loves to wash".
Da Vinci picked up a pen and drew only three strokes and two strokes. A lovely little angel jumped out of the paper. Looking at such a good student, Rocchio smiled. From then on, Rocchio resolutely abandoned the pen, no longer painting, only carving.
After a long and arduous artistic practice, Leonardo da Vinci finally created many famous paintings, such as The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, and became a great master.
4. Wang Xizhi is diligent in practicing calligraphy.
Wang Xizhi was born in a bureaucratic family. Father Wang Kuang is the satrap of Huainan, uncle Wang Dao is Stuart, uncle Wang Dun is the secretariat of Yangzhou, and uncle Wang Cheng is the secretariat of Jingzhou. His father's generation were all famous calligraphers at that time, and their learning conditions were very good.
Wang Xizhi seldom spoke when he was a child, and no one could see the difference between him. But he loves learning, likes studying, is resourceful, and is good at calculating. He started studying in Linchi at the age of seven. By the time he reached 10, his handwriting was very good, and his uncles liked him very much.
1 1 year-old Wang Xizhi really wants to learn some theoretical works on calligraphy to guide himself. One day, he found a book called Bi Tan under his father Wang Kuang's pillow, all about writing methods.
He was so happy that he was ecstatic when he learned that. Just when he was interested, his father found him and asked him, "Why did you steal the secret book under my pillow?" Wang Xizhi just looked at his father and giggled.
Mother chimed in: "I'm afraid he's thinking about using a pen!" " "The father said," you are too young now. When you grow up, I will naturally teach you to read. "
Wang Xizhi couldn't wait and said unhappily, "If I don't pay attention to brushwork when I grow up, wouldn't it be a sunset study and my youth would be wasted?" Wang Kuang was very surprised by his son's remarks and thought that his son had no ambition.
We should cultivate it well from an early age, so we carefully explained the content of Bitan to Wang Xizhi. With solid copying skills and theoretical guidance of written talks, Xi Zhi's calligraphy has risen to a new height in several months' efforts.
Later, I worshipped Mrs. Wei, a female calligrapher at that time. Under the careful guidance of teacher Wei, he has made greater progress in practicing calligraphy. Wang Xizhi studied with Mrs. Wei for a period of time, and calligraphy has become very mellow and mature.
Even Mrs. Wei had to marvel: "shine on you is better than blue, and this child will definitely surpass me in the future!" Wang Xizhi's achievements in calligraphy are inseparable from his numerous teachers and efforts.
5. Yan Zhenqing studied calligraphy.
In order to learn calligraphy, Yan Zhenqing first learned from Chu Suiliang, and then worshipped Zhang Xu as his teacher. Zhang Xu was a famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. He could write all kinds of fonts, especially cursive script.
Yan Zhenqing hopes that under the guidance of this famous teacher, he will soon learn the tricks of writing and become famous at one fell swoop. However, Zhang Xu did not reveal any secrets of calligraphy after learning from a teacher. He just introduced some famous copybooks to Yan Zhenqing.
Briefly point out the characteristics of copybooks and let Yan Zhenqing copy them. Sometimes, he takes Yan Zhenqing to climb mountains, go swimming, go to the market and go to the theatre. Let Yan Zhenqing practice calligraphy when he gets home, or watch him write calligraphy.
A few months passed in an instant, and Yan Zhenqing was so anxious that he couldn't come up with the secret of the teacher's calligraphy that he decided to ask the teacher directly. One day, Yan Zhenqing stood up and said with a red face, "The students have something to ask. Please ask the teacher to teach them the secret of calligraphy."
Zhang Xu replied: "To learn calligraphy, one must' learn engineering', that is, study hard and practice hard; Second, we should "comprehend", that is, accept the inspiration of all natural phenomena. Didn't I tell you many times? "
Hearing this, Yan Zhenqing thought that the teacher was unwilling to teach the secret and stepped forward. On him, he pleaded: "I know everything the teacher said, such as' engineering' and' understanding'." What I need most now is the secret recipe of the teacher's stunt, so please teach me. "
Zhang Xu still patiently enlightened Yan Zhenqing: "I saw the princess arguing with the porter and examining the brushwork. When I saw Gong Sundaniang dancing sword, I got the charm of writing. Apart from hard training, I have observed nature and nothing else. "
Then, he told Yan Zhenqing the story of Wang Xianzhi, the son of Wang Xizhi, a book sage in Jin Dynasty, practicing calligraphy. Finally, he said seriously, "If there is any secret to learning calligraphy, it is to study hard and practice hard. Remember, people who don't work hard won't achieve anything. "
Yan Zhenqing was greatly inspired by the teacher's teaching, and he really understood the learning methods. From then on, he studied hard, studied hard, learned the charm of calligraphy from life, made rapid progress, and finally became a great calligrapher, ranking first among the four calligraphers.