The concept of hidden front. Hidden front, first of all, is a natural turn. Without hiding the edge, you cannot write round and full strokes. The idea that every stroke must hide its edge is by no means a dogma of people who have no understanding of brushwork.

The Bifeng operation circuit diagram is wrong. Beginners are often deceived.

It is important to understand the concept of Zangfeng. Only then can we know the rationality and necessity of hiding the front.

What is Zangfeng? That is, when starting and taking out the pen, the tip of the pen should be stored in the middle of the handwriting instead of being exposed at the edge of the stroke. This is one of the very important brushwork techniques in Chinese calligraphy.

Zangfeng, first of all, is a natural reversal, because Chinese characters always start another stroke after one stroke ends. For example, when writing the character "二" with two horizontal strokes, after writing the first horizontal stroke, you must switch from right to left. In this way, there will be a switching movement at the end of the first horizontal stroke and the beginning of the second horizontal stroke. The process of direction naturally forms the so-called "hidden front".

Secondly, without hiding the edge, you cannot write round and full strokes. The distribution of brush bristles is not always neat, especially after the brush has been moved for a certain distance. If you don't use the tip of the pen to outline the outer outline when retracting the pen, and let the tip of the pen retract into the inside of the stroke, there will be flaws on the edge of the stroke, and the stroke will not be perfect enough.

Of course, not every stroke must have a hidden edge, such as flat strokes, hooks, or some stipple and horizontal strokes. The idea that the pen should hide its sharp edges is the dogma of people who have no understanding of the art of brushwork.

In Chinese calligraphy, there are many dogmas about brushwork, which can easily deceive beginners. Most tutorials draw hollow strokes and use running arrows to express Zang Feng's movements. It's so harmful!

How not to be deceived? Two things, one, analyze it yourself, and two, ask me for advice.