For beginners, it is better to use rice paper.
For beginners and want to practice calligraphy skills, it is recommended that you use rice paper. Because of its fine texture, softness and breathability, rice paper absorbs, stores and holds ink, making it the best paper for calligraphy. Moreover, the rice paper fiber is flexible, elastic, and has rich ink-absorbing properties, which can make the pen tip change more smoothly.
The thickness of rice paper is moderate, not easy to be damaged, and it can ensure the penetration and storage of ink, making it very suitable for beginners to practice. If you want a different style or paper with different characteristics than rice paper, you can also try rice paper, calligraphy practice paper, printing paper, etc.
Choose good-quality writing brush practice paper. It is recommended to buy it from a professional Four Treasures of the Study store. The quality is guaranteed. Before using the brush practice paper, you should first moisten the paper surface. You can use a clean brush or a clean brush dipped in water to lightly brush the paper surface to soften the paper surface so that it can better absorb ink. When practicing, dip the brush into an appropriate amount of ink and gently place it on the brush practice paper. Be careful not to use too much force, otherwise it will easily leave wrinkles or residual marks on the paper.
Tips that beginners of calligraphy need to pay attention to.
The first thing to master in calligraphy practice is how to hold the pen. It is required to hold the pen neither too tight nor too loose, so as to give full play to the flexibility of the pen tip. When practicing calligraphy, you should pay attention to your posture and sit upright and stable to maintain the stability of your arms and shoulders and avoid shaking.
Calligraphy beginners should try to slow down their writing speed and grasp every detail of the strokes, so that they can better grasp the changes in strokes and achieve better accuracy. To learn calligraphy, you need to first master some quasi-fonts, such as regular script, running script or cursive script. This will help you better learn the structure and rules of strokes and increase the difficulty of your own practice.
Calligraphy beginners need to practice more commonly used Chinese characters to form practice habits, improve their basic skills, and cultivate their artistic accomplishment. Learning and imitating the calligraphy works of famous artists can enable beginners to learn the calligraphy techniques, brushwork and styles of famous artists. And through imitation, you can better hone your practice skills and improve your calligraphy level.