Running script characteristics

The characteristics of running scripts are as follows

1. Smooth verve: Running script fonts flow freely, with continuous lines and criss-crossing strokes, showing a unique sense of rhythm and rhythm.

2. Fast speed: Running script pursues fast and smart writing, and there is often no pause between strokes, which has a feeling of galloping. Therefore, running script is often used to write long articles or couplets and other occasions that need faster speed.

3. Simple structure: the running script pays attention to the simplicity and neatness of the glyph structure, abandons the complicated decoration, and pursues the simple and lively effect. Font decoration is moderate, paying attention to the rhythmic beauty of lines.

4. Grass is strong: calligraphy-shaped strokes are thick and powerful, and the ink is rich. Running script ink is usually thick and has strong visual impact.

5. Freedom of writing: Running script requires less stroke writing order, and can flexibly use various basic strokes such as horizontal, vertical, left and right strokes, making the writing process more free.

6. Horizontal and vertical: the running script pays attention to horizontal and vertical fonts, especially horizontal and vertical strokes, and strives to achieve an overall balanced and stable effect.

7. Distinctive personality: The running script is unique and creative. Calligraphers can express their personal characteristics and styles in writing and form a unique artistic taste.

Generally speaking, running script shows its unique artistic charm because of its fluent charm, fast speed, simple structure and strong grass, and occupies an important position in China's calligraphy.

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Running script is a kind of calligraphy, which is divided into running script and running script. It is developed and originated on the basis of regular script, and it is a font between regular script and cursive script, which is produced to make up for the slow writing speed of regular script and the illegibility of cursive script. "Go" means "go", so it is not as scribbled as cursive script, nor as straight as regular script.

Whether it is cursive or cursive in essence. Those with more patterns than grass patterns are called "running patterns", and those with more grass patterns are called "running grass". Running script is both practical and artistic, and regular script is a literal symbol, which is practical and skillful; Comparatively speaking, cursive script is highly artistic, but its practicality is relatively insufficient.