Don't use the starlight spleen in a glass bottle, it seeps badly and stinks. It is best to have an inkstone, because the ink bought is thick and dry, so you should mix the ink in the inkstone with water and then grind it with ink blocks. Ink blocks can be made in Hu Kaiwen with better quality. This inkstone is not very good, just so-so. You can also take a plate or something and hold the ink without grinding it. Dilute the ink with a little water. Don't pour too much ink at a time, it's too wasteful to finish, just add some water. If you add too much, it will seep out.
Paper is made of tassel paper, which is economical. It is best to use untested draft paper. Rough paper is more delicate and cheaper. When practicing, fold the paper in half, and when writing, you can align the words with reference to the crease.
Beginners should not use rice paper. One is that rice paper is expensive, and the other is that rice paper permeates quickly, which beginners can't master.
You can start with Tang steles (regular script), and don't use single-character copybooks (single-character copybooks are the kind used by primary school students, with nine squares drawn). In addition, you can also start with Lishu (Han Li), which is easier to get started. That's why you don't choose plaid fringed paper. Inscriptions are written vertically, and the vertical folding of fringed paper is exactly the writing style of regular script and running script. Starting from the inscription, in addition to practicing strokes and words, you can also learn the composition structure (how to put a coherent word between words).
This paper introduces several inscriptions: Mysterious Pagoda Monument by Liu Gongquan, Monument to Shence Army, Monument to Duota by Yan Zhenqing, Monument to Diligence, Monument to Liquan in Jiucheng Palace by Ou Yangxun, Monument to Yiying by Han Li, Zhang Qianbei, Cao Quanbei and Ode to Shimen. There is also Preface to Tang Sanzang, which was written by monk Huairen after collecting Wang Xizhi's words. The most important thing to choose a copywriting template is to look at your own preferences and favorite fonts, so that you will be interested in copywriting.
This pen is made of Hu pen. Personally, I think it's best to use the pen of Hubi No.2 Factory. The brand is Lei Ying. The skill of choosing a brush can be found on the Internet. A good pen should be sharp, round, neat and healthy. Beginners practice regular script, choose Yang Hao Center or Zhong Changfeng, write it on the label of the stationery store and engrave it on the pen. Different kinds of pens have different uses. If you choose the right pen, it will be very useful.
The pen is the most important. The maintenance of the pen is also very important: don't write with the newly bought pen immediately. Soak the nib in water all night and melt the glue, or a good pen will be destroyed immediately. Remember to clean it after each writing and shake it gently in the water. You can put your hand in the water and gently rub the bristles on your hand. If you use tap water, the pen tip should face down. When writing, don't touch the whole pen with ink, only touch the ink of the nib, about one-third of the ink. If the bristles are dry and used for writing, first soak the pen in water for a period of time, so that the bristles can drink enough water, writing is smooth, and it is not easy to destroy the good state of the brush.
In addition, you can also buy a felt (available in stationery stores) and put it under the paper when writing. You can also use a newspaper pad or cloth.
Hehe, try to relax. When you are a beginner, you don't need to buy too good tools or everything. Just order casually (if you don't want to practice writing one day, you won't waste it). I wish you a happy study. *^_^*