The correct steps of calligraphy copying are: selecting posts, reading posts, being practical and being intentional.
1. Selecting copybooks
In calligraphy learning, copybooks are an important object of copying. Therefore, the choice of copybook has a very critical impact on the copying effect. The best choice is to copy the original work directly, but if the financial resources are limited, you should also choose the version with the printing effect as close as possible to the original. The styles and strokes of each copybook vary greatly.
Therefore, if there is an opportunity, you'd better go to museums and other places to see the original works, or check the works in private collectors' homes, which will help to better improve the copying skills. Before copying works, you also need to choose fonts, which should be gradually advanced from seal script, official script and regular script to cursive script. This is a gradual and reasonable choice.
2. Reading and posting
Before posting, five elements are analyzed. Read all kinds of changes in copybooks, and find out the rules by changing them. Don't read the post silently, buy a copybook and mark your ideas into words.
3. Actually
The process of writing what you see by hand after reading the post with your head. From experience, when you get any copybook, don't ask what it is, because the meaning of the word is the most influential to copying. Don't get caught up in text copying, but pay attention to image observation. Advocate inverted copying, for example, unknown words are images.
4. Meaning is near
When copying achieves both spirit and form, the understanding of the original will become deeper. At this time, you can turn to reading the original, no longer stick to imitating every stroke, but develop your own style while retaining the physical and mental characteristics. The boundary between copying and creation will disappear, and it will be integrated with learning calligraphy, and there will be fresh feelings and creativity.
At this stage, you can learn more about calligraphy theory, combine theory with practice, and learn more knowledge. When you write from a high-level perspective, every word will have its own unique style.
Benefits of calligraphy copying
1. Improving the level of calligraphy
Through copying, we can learn the calligraphy skills and structural rules of calligraphers of past dynasties, thus mastering more writing skills and methods and improving people's calligraphy level.
2. Cultivate patience and perseverance
Copying takes a long time of practice and persistence, which can cultivate patience and perseverance and help people better face the challenges in life.
3. Enhance your aesthetic ability
By copying, you can appreciate the works of calligraphers of past dynasties and feel the beauty in them, thus enhancing your aesthetic ability.
4. Inheriting culture
Calligraphy is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. By copying, we can inherit and carry forward Chinese culture, and at the same time we can better understand the essence of Chinese culture.
5. Adjusting mood
Calligraphy copying can help people relax, relieve stress and adjust their mood. In the process of copying, people can immerse themselves in writing, feel the charm and beauty of calligraphy, and thus enjoy their body and mind.