As far as fonts are concerned, you usually learn regular script first (some start with official script), and then learn fonts such as running script. Regular script stippling is clear, stable in structure, complete in brushwork and easy to learn. Therefore, it is in line with the learning law to learn regular script first. Of course, learning regular script first does not mean that learning regular script well can help you learn to walk. Generally speaking, after mastering the basic brushwork and structural method of regular script, you can learn running script and cursive script. Regular script, running script and cursive script can learn alternately, promote each other and improve learning efficiency.
As far as a font is concerned, learn strokes first, and then learn stroke order, radicals, and structure. Taking regular script as an example, strokes are the basic part of regular script, just like "parts" on "machines", which need "parts" to assemble "machines"; After mastering or basically mastering the strokes of regular script, you can combine radicals according to the order of strokes, and even complete Chinese characters with unique structure or combination. Of course, learning strokes first does not mean learning strokes well before learning to write. Generally speaking, starting with strokes is more in line with the learning law; In the process of learning radicals and structures, we can further master the writing of strokes.
As far as the size of words is concerned, learn to write big characters first, and then learn to write small ones. Learning to write in block letters first has three advantages:
1, block letters are thick and long. When writing, the steps of starting, writing and receiving are obvious, easy to understand and suitable for practice. If there is a sick pen, it is clear at a glance and easy to correct.
2, learn to write big characters first, which is conducive to exercising wrist strength and arm strength.
3. First learn to write the structure in block letters, and after mastering the basic rules of the structure, it is not difficult to narrow down the scope. If you write in lower case first, it is easy to form the habit of formality, and if you enlarge it, you can't write well.
As far as the relationship between specialization and learning is concerned, specialization and learning should be integrated first, and then learning more people. First of all, we should start with mastery, concentrate on mastering writing skills and structural characteristics, grasp the spirit, and master mastery, so that we can draw inferences from others, and then it is not difficult to learn other styles or fonts of the same font. If you want to "blog" when you are just getting started, you must have more than you can chew; Change your mind, learn "Liu" today, and learn "Yan" tomorrow, and you will surely be more haste, less speed. There are many learned people, so it is necessary to combine learning with specialization and master solid basic skills as the premise. All accomplished calligraphers in ancient and modern times have formed their own unique style on the basis of special research and the integration of the strengths of various schools.
Second, we must persevere.
Calligraphy, as an art, cannot be learned in a short time. The basic skills of calligraphy include hands-on ability, appreciation ability, comprehensive analysis ability and so on. In the process of learning, whether you can persist in studying hard and practicing hard for a long time is the key to determine whether each learner can succeed. "Bao Jianfeng comes from sharpening, and plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold." Without hard training, there will never be any "skillful hands" and "skillful pens". Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty, who was honored as a "book saint", and even a famous scholar of the Tang and Song Dynasties, did not succeed after decades of unremitting hard training? Touching stories such as "Mo Chi" and "zhǒng" that have been handed down to this day show that the secret of their success lies in diligence and perseverance. In contemporary times, many people study hard and practice hard like the ancients, and have achieved great success. Wei Tianchi, the first calligraphy professor in China and vice chairman of China Calligraphy Association, is one of them. At the age of six, he began to learn calligraphy under the guidance of a tutor. When he was studying in a normal school in the early 1950s, he consciously practiced hard. Later, I went to Nanjing Normal University to study. After graduation, I studied calligraphy under the famous calligrapher Mr. Shen Zishan and the calligraphy master Mr. Lin Sanzhi. So far, I have been studying seal script, official script, cursive script and calligraphy, especially good at calligraphy and cursive script. The spirit of diligent study and perseverance of predecessors and present people is worth learning. When we study calligraphy, we must use their spirit to motivate ourselves. As long as the method is correct and you practice hard day after day and year after year, you will succeed.
Third, we should work hard outside the words.
Calligraphy is a comprehensive art. If you want to learn calligraphy well, you should not only study hard step by step, but also strengthen your self-cultivation, that is to say, you should work hard outside the words.
Su Shi, a great writer and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, famously said, "Only when you read thousands of books can you realize God." Explain the importance of reading to calligraphy learning. Calligraphy expresses Chinese characters, and calligraphy creation is closely combined with literature. Therefore, to learn calligraphy, we should read more literary books, such as classical poems, famous prose and literary works, so as to improve our literary, aesthetic and artistic accomplishment. Reading some calligraphy theory's works, understanding the principles of calligraphy and mastering the inherent laws of calligraphy art are more directly conducive to improving the level of calligraphy.
To learn calligraphy, we should strengthen various cultural and artistic accomplishments. Calligraphy pays attention to pen and ink interest, rhythm charm, overall layout and so on. There are similarities or similarities with painting, music, dance and other cultures and arts. Zhang Xu, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, is said to have written Weeds inspired by Gong Sundaniang's sword dance. Calligraphy and painting are more intrinsically related. Some people say: "Calligraphy and painting are of the same origin, and each art is the same." This is very reasonable. Calligraphy works must have the beauty of lines, Mo Yun, space and artistic conception. Clever calligraphers are also good at capturing and refining beautiful phenomena in social life or nature, and integrating them into the creation of calligraphy art. It is said that Wang Xizhi carefully observed the posture of geese floating in the pool in order to study writing and pen-lifting, from which he realized the truth of writing. Huai Su, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, watched the clouds like peaks in the sky in summer and listened to the waves of Jialing River at night, which inspired his calligraphy creation. Today, when we study calligraphy, we should pay attention to observing life while strengthening various cultural and artistic accomplishments, and be good at skillfully introducing the beauty in life into calligraphy art.
To learn calligraphy, we should also strengthen the cultivation of moral sentiments. As the saying goes, "a book is a picture of the heart" and "a book is like a person". Calligraphy, as a plastic art based on characters, is bound to permeate the calligrapher's feelings, temperament, personality, aesthetic taste and views on objective things. Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, famously said, "The heart is right and the pen is right." Explain the importance of strengthening moral cultivation for learning calligraphy.