Official script evolved from seal script, which made Chinese characters develop from single stroke to changeable strokes, and changed the strokes of seal script to square folding. Therefore, there is a saying that seal script is round and official script is ancient font, and its strokes should be simple and old, giving people a kind of vicissitudes of life. Jin Fang Gu Zhuo tells the general situation of official script. Seal script and regular script mostly adopt vertical posture, and the shape is vertical rectangle, which makes the strokes extend vertically; However, the shape of Lishu is relatively flat, and the strokes develop horizontally. It is undoubtedly the most appropriate to compare the shape of official script with flat animals such as turtles and turtles.
"The silkworm head and goose tail must be 30% off."
Refers to the unique horizontal strokes of Lishu. When writing a horizontal stroke, first write to the left with a reverse stroke, then press the pen to the left, and then slowly lift it to the right, which is a flat stroke; Finally, when writing about picking feet, the pen tip presses down, then slowly lifts it up and picks it up to the right. Shaped like a goose's tail, it is generally a pen with a exposed front. When the wave cross needs to change, you can also pick the goose tail lightly to lengthen the pen tip and produce exquisite beauty, such as the wave cross of Zheng Zhili's official script in Qing Dynasty. When writing, the method of quotation should be adopted to make the gesture stretch naturally; You can't "twist" it out, otherwise it will sway and be frivolous. Li Shu's strokes should pay attention to three steps, that is, putting pen to paper, raising pen and collecting pen, also known as "three fold method", in which the hidden front moves backward, some use "returning front" and some use "stopping".
"Gooses don't fly in pairs, and silkworms don't have two colors."
If a word has two or more horizontal lines, only one of them can be written as a wave and the rest as horizontal lines. This is the so-called "geese flying in pairs". Silkworms don't have two colors, that is to say, the writing of silkworm heads can't be the same. They should be light and heavy, fat and thin. To practice official script, we should do the following: ① The upper and lower horizontal lines should not all be written as wavy lines, forming a "double flying", but one of them should be written as a horizontal line. (2) Some horizontal lines can't all be written as horizontal lines, showing "flying all the way", only one horizontal line can be kept, and the rest can be written as horizontal lines. (3) Up and down two strokes are called "two strokes". One should be changed and the other should be kept. (4) Waves crossing and skimming are shared, which also belongs to "double flying". The wavy cross should be written as a flat cross, and the skimming should be maintained. ⑤ The strokes around the structure should not be provocative and should not be picked out at will.
Point and pitch, choose left and right.
The basic characteristics of Li Shu's brushwork are square folding, contraction in the middle palace, indulgence, bending and square flat shape. Li Shu Fang takes a horizontal position, and the strokes are symmetrically unfolded. The combination of skimming and pressing is like "the geese spread their wings", and the pitching potential is enhanced.
"Heavy turbidity is light and clear, as steady as Mount Tai"
Li Shu derived eight basic strokes and more different strokes. Their strokes are varied, with heavy strokes full and light strokes delicate. When using a pen for official script, the strength is good, the rhythm is natural, and the meaning of the pen is revealed from the tiny movements, but the powerful effect must be written.
Of course, the above formula is only the general characteristics and writing requirements of official script, and it is the commonality of official script, which beginners must master. Different rubbings have different brushwork, structure and personality. For example, Zhang Qianbei is strong and steady, Cao Quanbei is elegant and beautiful, Shi Chenbei is dignified and beautiful, and the British monument is solemn. Calligraphy lovers can't create according to the above formula or inscription, but dare to break away from convention, strive for innovation and write their own personality, so as to achieve something in calligraphy. As Mi Fei's "Famous Words of the Moon" said: "When you are young, you can't get married. People say that my book is a collection of ancient Chinese characters, which has all the advantages and has been shaped. Because I am old, I have become a family and I don't know what my ancestors are. "