Cursive script is a font of Chinese characters, which is characterized by simple structure and continuous strokes. Formed in the Han dynasty, it evolved on the basis of official script for simplicity, which has a kind of beauty in madness. There are Cao Zhang, Cao Jin and Crazy Grass.
Pay attention to cursive writing,
Cursive script belongs to a symbol,
First of all, this symbol should be drawn correctly, that is, the cursive writing can't be wrong. Generally, the cursive symbols corresponding to each word can be found in several introductory copybooks of cursive script, such as Song of Cursive Script and Thousand Characters of Cursive Script. We should also pay attention to the usual accumulation, observe more classic copybooks and copy them.
Then pay attention to the cursive strokes,
Cursive pens and strokes have the following characteristics:
First,? Expose: cursive scripts are generally exposed, but remember that they are empty and slippery. Exposure and closure can connect strokes, and strokes should echo and be close.
Second,? There is a song in the middle: cursive script should pay attention to the curve change and fluctuate at will, so that there is a song in the middle, but it should not be wrapped in oil blindly, and the strokes should be strong.
Third,? Light and heavy changes: cursive strokes should be slightly changed, but blind concentration will lead to stagnation and listlessness. Blind concentration will lead to vanity and lightness, but the light and heavy must be measured, otherwise it will only increase evil.
Fourth,? Pay equal attention to Fiona Fang: Fang Xianfang, round and smart; Too many squares will be rigid, and too round will appear oily.
Verb (short for verb)? Appropriate conversion and folding: cursive script should be converted and not folded, but it should be converted and clumsy, and there is a compromise.
Sixth,? Stroke replacement: cursive script is a symbolic calligraphy (that is, freehand brushwork in painting). A symbol can be used to replace a word or radical (even several words) to achieve a concise effect and receive an abstract artistic effect.
Seven,? Substitute less for more: cursive script should be as concise as possible, and can substitute less for more.
Eight,? Ink is divided into five colors: cursive script should pay attention to the change of ink concentration in the writing process, and beginners need to read the original works of famous artists to understand the mystery of using ink. In the process of ink color matching, there is a whole process of ink mixing-strength-light-drying.
Nine,? Matchmaking: The previous stroke is slightly raised between strokes after the rain, but it keeps opening, connecting back and forth to form a matchmaker, which can be connected within words and between words, and the strokes will form a certain contrast between reality and reality to enhance the artistic vitality of the work.
Ten,? Use the middle edge: generally use the side edge when starting the pen, and occasionally use the side edge when closing the pen. In calligraphy, centering is often used to ensure the structure of words, thus enhancing the effect of works.
Finally, the composition of cursive script:
The composition of cursive script should pay attention to three principles:
(A) momentum through
Cai Yong said: "The trend of coming to Shenshi is unstoppable." To make static words come alive, we must talk about "potential" Trends are developing, flowing and changing, so Cai Yong thinks that writing trends should come and go naturally and irresistibly. This "potential" is "blood vein" and "muscle vein", which is the root of the formation of the momentum of composition and one of the reasons for the formation of cursive script. Zhang Huaiguan in the Tang Dynasty made it very clear in the "Narration": "The style of words is to use a pen, occasionally disconnected, but the blood keeps flowing." This sentence is most suitable for grass. Although sometimes stippling doesn't do linking, it still needs to be linked. Every word. The same is true of a line. You should be able to take it up and down, look around, get together, and have no distractions. The continuity between words mainly depends on the oblique change between upper and lower words, which shows dynamic beauty on static paper. Liang Qing Shu Tong said: "Qi must come from familiarity. If there is qi, it will have its own potential. If the size is right, it will follow the pen and naturally become a piece. " Therefore, the motivation still comes from the skill of using a pen. If the pen is stagnant, stiff and stiff, it is impossible to talk about it, let alone smooth. Therefore, the art of calligraphy can only be effective if it is in power, and it can only be effective if it is effective and fascinating. The cursive writing is the writing spirit and temperament between ecstasy and handy. The brushwork is changeable, such as "floating like a cloud, dexterous like a dragon", "hitting waves and thundering" and "flying with a hundred swords". These common adjectives in calligraphy all use things to express feelings in unpredictable dynamics. Because the cursive script is not fixed, you can freely imagine and think about the sky.
Complicated changes
The complexity of cursive changes is indescribable. Simplification refers to the simplification of character size, density, pen thickness and accuracy. Huai Su's autobiographical notes and Zhang Xu's Four Ancient Poems have done their best, and their composition is often referred to as "sleet". Such as fallen leaves, dazzling, but the leaves are extremely regular, irregular in the rules, and visually moving. Careful scrutiny, every word is lying quietly on the paper, untouched, which is the artistic effect caused by its intricate changes. The overall effect of forming cursive script is: full of paper hovering, flying, full of inner gas, very affectionate, very romantic and irresistible passion. Ding pointed out brilliantly in "On the Essence of Calligraphy": "On the one hand, the solid structure is dense and the big grass structure is sparse, and the solid structure is sparse and the big grass structure is dense in the whole picture." As far as people are concerned, cursive script is the most distinctive, which can best meet people's psychological needs of seeking differences and attract people's attention.
(3) Actual situation and actual situation.
Cursive script should be "virtual and real". "Reality" refers to stippling on paper, that is, black places painted with ink; "Virtual" refers to the blank space other than stippling on paper, that is, the blank space without ink. Laozi's Day: "Knowing white and keeping black" refers to the truth and falsehood in philosophy, and it is a way to understand and reconcile the contradictions of all things in the world. When used in calligraphy, it is necessary to adjust the relationship between black and white. If it is too dark, it will be a mass of ink, which is suffocating; If it is too white, it will be empty, and the gas will be slack. There should also be "the beauty of light transmission" in cursive script, and the elegance of its works is often reflected in the wonderful use of "white", that is, the charm and elegance of calligraphy art are reflected in the "virtual" place. Deng said: "Painting and calligraphy can be done in a sparse place, but not in a secret place. It's always black and white, and fun comes out. " To treat cursive script, we should be "virtual and real", "virtual and real", virtual and real, complement each other, so that words and lines are integrated and meticulous. Therefore, Liu Xizai said: "The ancients cursive script, with few blanks and far spirit, and many blanks and dense spirit." More blank space reveals its density, which lies in the alternation of line thickness, the change of stroke opening and closing, and the disorder of font size, which constitutes the composition effect of virtual and real. The characters are interspersed with each other, the lines compete with each other, and the places where they are interspersed are crowded and embraced, so that the places that are avoided echo from a distance. They are aboveboard and magnificent, which embodies the artistic style of cursive script, wild, magnificent and freehand. The cursive scripts of Huai Su and Xu Wei are the most typical. Virtual and real are contradictory bodies, and any party out of control will make the contradiction stand out. Space is sparse and boring. But virtual reality is relative. Without virtual reality, there is no reality, and vice versa. Contradictory parties must depend on each other to exist and change. So in the end, there must be reconciliation, so that both sides of the contradiction violate and do not commit crimes. Harmony is different, change is not chaotic, and works will have a harmonious beauty. If we can command contradictions in the process of conflict and harmony in cursive script, we can have a well-thought-out plan, so that the works can be dangerous but not strange, natural and unrestrained, detached from the carving, transformed into nature, novel and still obey the law, which is called a master.