His calligraphy is as good as Dong Qichang's and as famous as Liang's. Wenzhi likes to use light ink on weekdays, showing the charm of simplicity and elegance. He is known as "exploring flowers with light ink" and "talking about ink Hanlin". He is good at painting ink plums with outstanding charm. He has a school of Tang and Song poetry and is proficient in temperament.
Wang Wenzhi was famous for his calligraphy all his life. He studied calligraphy under his predecessor Da Zhongguang in his early years, and was deeply influenced by him. His regular script teacher studied from Chu Suiliang, and his cursive script teacher studied from Preface to Lanting and Preface to Saint Education. However, Qian Yong thought he learned it from the works of Zhao Mengfu and Dong Qichang, and converted to Zhang Jizhi after middle age.