What should I learn about the basics of calligraphy?

One is to know the essentials of writing. There are many theories in this field. Mr. Shen wrote a book about five-character writing. In order to facilitate everyone's understanding, he also vividly said that writing is like holding chopsticks, as long as you can use it freely.

The second is to master the writing style. The ancients talked about brushwork, not only stippling brushwork, but also fingering, technique, eye method and so on. As an introductory stage, it is mainly to master the writing method of stippling. Examples are as follows:

(1) A point is called an edge. Why does regular script point as an edge? Because the seal script points to the round potential, while the real script shows the body, takes the potential from the side, hides the front, closes the pen and returns to the front, combined with Fiona Fang, the form and spirit are all ready.

(2) "Pick", also known as "strategy" or "peck", starts from the point and gradually sharpens. Wang Xizhi said that "young and old are not extravagant", which means not too long, but strong and short.

The third is to adhere to the internship. There are many ways for beginners to post, and the main points are as follows:

(1) Temporary words should not be large, and field words should be used to match the copybook size;

(2) Posting should be gradual, easy first and difficult later, and representative glyphs should be selected for key breakthroughs;