Reading posts is an important way to learn calligraphy. What do you mean by reading a post? The meaning of reading is different from reading. Reading is to understand the sound and meaning through the font, and reading posts is not to read the sound and meaning of words, but to read. Copying is to cover the copybook with transparent paper to describe it. The copybook used to describe it is often printed in red, so it is also called tracing red.
There was no photographic printing in ancient times, and copying copybooks depended on tracing. After you have a certain foundation and are very skilled in copying, you can write temporarily. Pro-writing can be divided into pro-writing and pro-writing. Copying is to put the copybook in front of your eyes and watch it write. Reading copybooks and copying should be closely combined, copying in the middle, copying after coming, repeating and deepening step by step, just as Bao in the Qing Dynasty said in "Art Boat Double": "If you plan to advance a little, you will advance a little. You can observe first and then plan, and you can benefit from it. "
Matters needing attention in learning calligraphy:
First of all, a good writing tool
If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first. Good calligraphy tools are very important. There was a good pen-making industry in ancient times, such as Zhuge pen, moustache pen and lake pen. And the price is from top to bottom, but the author mainly emphasizes that learning calligraphy must first be invested, not too cheap pens, what pens to use for writing, and never travel all over the world with one pen.
Second, take the law as an example.
Take the law and only get it. To learn calligraphy, we must first learn from the ancients, and we must learn from them. We shouldn't just take a copy book to write. It's best to find a teacher who knows calligraphy for reference.