Wang Xizhi's "Mrs. Wei's Post-writing Picture": "If a husband wants to write, he should first study ink, concentrate on predicting font size, suppress vibration, dredge tendons and pulse, intend to write before writing, and then write words." "Make an idea before writing" is an important concept in literary and artistic creation such as painting and calligraphy. It emphasizes that you should have ideas and ideas in your mind before creating, which is generally considered as a creative routine.
Because only with a clear plan and layout in mind in advance can there be rules to follow in the process of creation, so as to avoid confusion in the middle and lead to the failure of the whole creation. When painting, it is the same as having a blueprint before building construction.
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year) was born in Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). Minister and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, son of Yin in Danyang, son-in-law of Jane, known as "Book Sage".
With the help of the shadow in the door, he became an official, serving as a doctor, a secretariat of Jiangzhou, a satrap of Huiji, and a general of the right army, known as "Wang Youjun" in history. In the ninth year of Yonghe (353), he organized the Lanting Elegant Collection. His Preface to Lanting Collection became the best running script in the world. In the 11th year of Yonghe (355), he claimed to be ill, abandoned his official position and moved to Shaoxing Jinting. He died in the fifth year of Shengping (36 1) and was buried in Jinting Waterfall Mountain.