What are the methods of hard pen calligraphy?

Compared with brush calligraphy, the pen used in hard pen calligraphy is simpler, and there is no concept of using the pen in the middle and side. The main thing is to grasp the factors such as picking up the pen, collecting the pen, weight, speed, writing direction, gesture and so on.

First, start and close the pen.

Every stroke has a beginning and an end. Beginners must know how to start and end every movement. Hard-pen calligraphy has few kinds of pens and simple methods. As long as learners pay a little attention to it and classify it, they can grasp that the free body is unconscious about the pen starting and closing, even if there is some overlap. The words written by real calligraphers seem plain and natural, but in essence they are a kind of regression from lawfulness to powerlessness. Careful analysis of good works, all aspects of the grasp are in place.

Second, weight.

In the process of writing, it is very important to grasp the strength, which reflects a kind of strength rhythm and gives people a different sense of rhythm. It can be from light to heavy, from heavy to light, or from light to heavy, and the transition between light and heavy should be coordinated. In appearance, it shows the change of line thickness and brightness, and in action, it shows the movement of hand in three-dimensional space. It takes a skilled process to control the light and heavy changes in order to follow one's inclinations.

Third, speed.

The speed of writing reflects the rhythm of speed, which is a combination of light and heavy rhythm, just like dancing. Generally, the head and tail of the pen are slower at the turning point and faster at the straight line. Slow writing lines appear dull, soft and quiet, while fast writing lines appear strong and elastic.

Fourth, the writing direction.

Stroke direction mainly examines the direction that the line points to and the running path of the line, whether the line is a straight line or a curve, and how the curve is bent. When copying, our existing action habits may be quite different from the direction of lines on the copybook. To solve this problem, you need to practice again and again.

Fifth, the pen gesture

The gesture mainly refers to the dynamic trend caused by the inclination, tension and echo of lines, and the inclination of lines will produce the trend of height difference; The tension of the line produces a strong crossbow; The echo of the line may penetrate. Potential contains potential, which can be transformed into force. Powerful lines are not necessarily powerful, but powerful lines must have powerful strokes, which can organically combine strokes into a whole. The correct gesture is based on an accurate and reasonable structure, which can be a pen connection or an Italian connection. Pen connection is a threaded connection between strokes. The echo between strokes in regular script depends on the meaning of strokes, that is, strokes are not connected, but strokes are connected with strokes through skilled movements and harmonious lines, and cursive strokes can be connected with intentional strokes.