Appreciate Shu's calligraphy style;
Calligraphy writing method Shu 1
Calligraphy writing method of Woods official script II
Calligraphy writing method of Woods official script 3
Calligraphy writing method of Woods official script 4
Calligraphy writing method book 5
Structural features of official script;
Official script is developed from seal script. Official script is to simplify seal script, turn circle into square and arc into straight.
The shape is flat, spreading left and right.
The official script changed from the normal vertical position of seal script to the horizontal position, forming a flat shape, and the strokes contracted the vertical position and strengthened the horizontal exhibition.
Start with silkworms and end with goose's tail.
This is a typical feature of the pen used in official script, especially in official script, which almost always uses horizontal painting. So-called? Start writing silkworm heads? That is, in the process of hiding the front with a pen, at the same time, the stroke shape formed in the process of starting the pen is written into a shape similar to that of a silkworm head. ? Collecting goose tails? , that is, after pressing the pen at the pen collection place, pick the pen obliquely to the upper right and go out.
Turn a circle into a square and an arc into a straight one.
These are two basic methods to simplify seal script in official script. But if you don't know the circle of seal script, it is not easy to master the side of official script. Because the straight painting or square folding in official script contains the arc potential of seal script, the straight of official script often has obvious ups and downs and is full of vitality. In fact, the brushwork of official script is based on the way of stroke movement.
Change a painting into a point and a connection into a break.
We know that there is no point in seal script, that is, the point used is just a dot. However, the points in the official script are independent, no longer attached to the painting, and the point methods are increasingly rich, including flat points, vertical points, left and right points, three points (by water) and four points (by fire). In addition, Lishu also broke many strokes written in seal script, which opened the door to writing. Later, regular script played like this, allowing traces of cohesion between pens, and even breaking the meaning of pens.
Strengthen the thickness change of lifting
In seal script, there is no trace of the vertical lifting of the pen, while the official script deliberately emphasizes the lifting, which forms a significant change in the thickness and inheritance of the stroke trajectory, and the three processes of starting, walking and collecting the pen are clearly reflected. This is very similar to later regular script.