His calligraphy not only has the charm of the previous calligraphy style, but also is not bound by the ancient law, breaking through the rut of the early Tang Dynasty and forming his own style, which is called "Yan Ti". Song Ouyang Xiu commented: "Thinking about life is loyal, so calligraphy and painting are strong and independent, and they don't attack the past. They are quite magical, a bit like people.
Problems needing attention in copying Yan-style regular script
Emperor Yan's characters are horizontal and vertical, square and square, with dense spacing, which has a clumsy taste and gives people a positive image. However, this does not mean that Yan Di's characters have no body and vivid side. By revealing the serious experience of the founder, we can see its lovely side. Therefore, when we study the characters of Emperor Yan, we should not only pay attention to the founder, but also pay attention to the posture of each character, and appreciate the coherent momentum and flying brushwork of Emperor Yan.
The characters in Yan style are tight outside and loose inside, and the characters are sparse. Some radicals are independent and correct, giving people a thin feeling. But "broad-minded" does not mean "sloppy" and "independent" does not mean not taking care of each other. Beginners often emphasize broadness, and when writing, they will deliberately widen the distance between the parts and make the text loose, which is a problem that we should pay special attention to.