1. Little common sense about calligraphy for children

Little common sense about calligraphy for children 1. What do children learn about calligraphy?

Many parents have the awareness of cultivating their children’s interests and hobbies from an early age. , calligraphy is also one of them.

Children's calligraphy has also caused a lot of controversy in recent years. Copying: Examine the ability of modeling.

“The two important aspects of traditional Chinese calligraphy are structure and brushwork. For beginners, brushwork is relatively subtle and difficult to penetrate, while structure is macroscopic to them. You can see it clearly." Yang Tao said that we often say "like or not", which is only for the structure.

Brushwork and structure are closely related to the spirit of traditional Chinese culture. Illiterate: The content of calligraphy and the relationship between calligraphy.

Aesthetics includes three aspects: the first aspect comes from the content of the line quality itself, which is "unable"; the second aspect comes from the structure and use of brushes in the legal stage, which is "lawful"; the last stage , integrate the content of "law", present oneself in the pen, and reach the state of "law cannot help". Since 2013, the Ministry of Education has issued relevant outlines, but due to the short time, there are still many problems.

Teaching material problem: There is no complete and systematic unified teaching material. Although no self-study introductory book on a subject is as "rich and diverse" as calligraphy textbooks, there are so many that it is impossible to choose, and duplication and disconnection have become the primary problems.

Insufficient attention to calligraphy education: some schools calligraphy classes start abnormally, and although some have this course on the curriculum, they often change it to other courses; schools pay attention to the enrollment rate , and the higher-level admissions department did not list calligraphy as a reference condition for further studies, and external factors such as funding were not guaranteed. Lack of individuality and copying: Most of the current calligraphy works are copied too much and there are too few personal creations.

Although copying is an indispensable part of calligraphy practice, teachers will ask students to copy fonts according to their own preferences instead of copying the fonts of ancient calligraphers. This will lead to students writing very awkward characters. Not standardized. Mr. Tian Yunzhang, a postgraduate tutor of calligraphy in the Department of Oriental Art of Nankai University, who has decades of experience in teaching calligraphy, said, "The meaning, goal, and task of children learning calligraphy are actually six words, namely accuracy, speed, and beautiful form."

In recent years, calligraphy learning has received more and more attention from the country and society. In fact, in addition to calligraphy, art and music, attention was also paid.

Starting from this year, art has been added to the high school entrance examination and will be included in the final total score. In other words, it is an accurate general direction for parents to consciously cultivate their children from an early age, especially for art. Many students only realize that they are lacking too much when they are "at the end of the road".

Parents may also wish to choose interest classes based on their children’s interests and hobbies from an early age. And now Internet education is very developed, especially art. There are a series of courses customized according to children's own characteristics, such as online art 1-on-1 led by Meihuabao 1-on-1, online small class classes, and Xiaoxiong Art's AI class. Good choice.

As for children's calligraphy, it is also a good way to relax in taking time out of the busy study life to let the children calm down and relax.

2. Little knowledge about calligraphy

Regular script is transformed from the "eight-point" style of official script. Except for the silkworm head, swallowtail and twists and turns in the "eight-point" style, it is absolutely focused on In "straight and square". You should be meticulous when writing, without any omissions or sloppiness. This type of font is called regular script. Regular script is also known as "zhengkai" and "real script". In terms of strokes, regular script is not as colorful as official script, but it is elegant, powerful, concise and correct. It is even better than official script in terms of peace and expressiveness. Through the efforts of great calligraphers of the past dynasties, many different styles of regular script have been passed down to later generations.

Running script is somewhere between block letters and cursive script. It is written casually without regular script or cursive script. It is neither as formal as regular script nor as unrestrained as cursive script. Just like the explanation of the word "行", it is neither walking slowly in square steps nor running fast, but starting casually and walking at will. Therefore, it is most appropriate for the ancients to call this font "running script".

The style of cursive script is almost composed of words connected with one stroke throughout the text.

Although there are occasional discontinuities between words, the meaning of the brushwork runs through the upper and lower strokes, echoing each other from beginning to end, and the blood is connected. There is a kind of momentum of flying pen and ink, dragons, dragons and leopards, all in one go. I have been learning calligraphy for more than 50 years since I was six years old, but I am more interested in cursive script, which I believe is the highest level of calligraphy. In the process of writing, the standing position of each character seems to be full of dangers, but the beauty is that it can be held firmly in the danger, so that the character shape does not appear to be skewed or soft, but has the ability to move exquisitely and can be read and copied. Pay attention to the following: coordination, symmetry, accommodation, size, width, slant and straightness. . . What is reading a post? "Reading" a post means reading more and interacting more with the words in the post. This can help memorize the characteristics of the words in the post, deepen the impression, and avoid rebirth.

What is copying

"Copying" is a common mistake in the process of practicing calligraphy, that is, although you are facing the calligraphy, you only copy the words, regardless of the frame and stippling, and make your own decisions. , do it at will. This kind of problem is the most unavoidable and must be avoided.

What is "back-lin"

"Back-lin" means to put away the post and write it down from memory. There are generally two methods of "backing": one is to write all the words on the post, that is, after the words are familiar, write them silently from beginning to end; the other is to follow the words silently, and write down as many words as you are familiar with. Character. Both of these methods can be used, and can be used in combination, with partial dictation first and then all dictation. After dictating, you need to compare it with the original post. If you find that some stipples or frames are different from the original post, you need to correct and rewrite it.

What is Duolin

"Duolin", simply put, means writing opposite to the post. It can also be divided into two steps, first "grid writing", and then remove the grid writing. The method of "Gelin" is: take a mica sheet or a thin glass sheet or washed waste film, draw a nine-square grid or a rice-character grid according to the size of the calligraphy, and then print the pattern on an exercise book printed with the nine-square grid or rice-character grid. When writing, see clearly which part of the calligraphy is in which part, and write in that part according to it. After doing this several times, remove the grid and write directly on the post. When writing, it is best to put the post on a special post stand in front of the table and write facing it. If you don’t have a post rack, you can use a few stacked books instead, or use something else instead.

What is symmetry?

"Proportion" refers to the appropriate arrangement of each word and stroke according to the shape of the glyph, rather than "evenness". Because the glyphs have different lengths and sizes, as well as the number of strokes and their slant, if each character is written in the same size according to the square grid and every stroke is written in the same length, it will be uniform, but it will not look pleasing to the eye. . Generally speaking, if there are many strokes, it should be written thinner; if there are few strokes, it should be written fatter; in each word, the stipple arrangement should be of appropriate length.

What is transference?

" transference" means that the stipples that make up a character give way to each other and echo each other, so that characters with many strokes do not appear dense and characters with few strokes do not appear dense. The characters should not appear sparse. For example, the characters next to "horse" and "bird" should be written straight on the left side to make way for half a character on the right; other characters with left and right radicals should be written in the same way.

What is size?

The characters with larger fonts are written larger, and the characters with smaller fonts are written smaller; the characters with more strokes are written larger, and the characters with fewer strokes are written smaller. This is It's called the right size. For example, the characters "日" and "国" are very different in size and cannot be written in the same size; the characters "一" and "二" have fewer strokes, and they cannot be written in the same size as "Yi", "Luke" and other characters with many strokes.

What is width and narrowness

"Width and narrowness" refers to the appropriate arrangement according to the fat and thinness of the font itself. Characters with more strokes should be written thinner, characters with fewer strokes should be written fatter; characters with left and right structures should be written fatter, and characters with upper and lower structures should be written thinner, so that they are appropriately wide and narrow.

What is oblique orthography?

"Oblique orthography" refers to making different arrangements according to the oblique orthography of the glyphs. For example, the character "Peng" is oblique in shape, and the character "party" is orthographic in writing. You can't forcefully twist the oblique ones into straight ones, and write the straight ones backwards into oblique ones, and you have to make the oblique ones right.

What is Pingzheng?

"Pingzheng" is what we often call "horizontal, level and vertical". This is a basic principle of pointillism structure. But it should be noted that the "flat" in "horizontal and vertical" is not ordinary flat, but flat with an oblique tendency. Because human eyesight is not balanced, the horizontal painting is really flat. Due to the illusion of the eyes, it looks like it has fallen to the right. Therefore, horizontal drawings must be slightly slanted, but not too slanted. The approximate horizontal drawing slope should be about 5°-7°. If it exceeds this angle, it is too slanted; if it is less than this angle, it is too flat, which is not good-looking.

The so-called verticality means that every straight painting, regardless of the middle, left and right, top and bottom, must be painted very straight, and must not be skewed or tilted (except for the straight left paintings of "door", "亻", "彳", etc.). #Editor's Notes# Well, I don't know much. You can ask Du Niang to check for more complete information. (If you think it’s too much, just read the first few sentences while reading *Re-examine*)

3. How to teach calligraphy to children

1. Grasp the key

1. From the purpose point of view, letting children learn calligraphy is to let the children develop in calligraphy or to meet the needs of work and life; 2. From the actual point of view, let the children learn calligraphy whether they have the talent; 3. When letting children learn calligraphy, should we only consider it from the perspective of "preventing children from losing at the starting line"?

2. Be realistic

1. If your child is talented and eager to learn, then find a high-level teacher (there are several national, provincial, and local teachers in each county and city) (Member of the Municipal Calligraphy Association), start with brush calligraphy, lay a solid foundation, cultivate it carefully, and proceed step by step.

2. If you just want to meet the needs of work and life, then sign up for a hard-pen calligraphy class, and then under the guidance of the teacher, buy some hard-pen calligraphy copybooks and lay a foundation in hard-pen writing methods and basic hard-pen methods. , I guarantee that I will get high marks on the test paper in the future and be superior to others in my future life and work.

3. If you just want your children to learn more knowledge without purpose or ideas, then sign up for a hard-tipped calligraphy class so that they can improve with a little supervision.

Learning calligraphy is a very painful thing, enlightenment is the key, guidance is the key point, words are like people, writing is like heart

4. Little knowledge of calligraphy

1 .Brush breaks with meaning

2. Well-proportioned

"Well-proportioned" refers to the proper arrangement of each word and stroke according to the shape of the characters, rather than the meaning of "even". Because the glyphs have different lengths and sizes, as well as the number of strokes and their slant, if each character is written in the same size according to the square grid and every stroke is written in the same length, it will be uniform, but it will not look pleasing to the eye. . Generally speaking, if there are many strokes, it should be written thinner; if there are few strokes, it should be written fatter; in each word, the arrangement of stipples should be of appropriate length.

3. Straightforward

"Flatright" is what we often call "horizontal, horizontal and vertical", which is a basic principle of pointillism structure. But it should be noted that the "flat" in "horizontal and vertical" is not ordinary flat, but flat with an oblique tendency. Because human eyesight is not balanced, the horizontal painting is really flat. Due to the illusion of the eyes, it looks like it has fallen to the right. Therefore, horizontal drawings must be slightly slanted, but not too slanted.

4. Composition

Composition, in a broad sense, includes style, and in a narrow sense, it refers to the layout of the entire work.

5. The layout of calligraphy works:

Most of a calligraphy work includes three aspects: text, title and seal.

The main text is the main content to be written and the main body of the work. Articles, poems, aphorisms and other healthy, auspicious and peaceful words can be used as the content of calligraphy works.

The title is explanatory text outside the main text. Including the title of the text, the outing, the time and place of writing, the name, font size, and house number of the writer, the title and name of the recipient, etc. Not all of these contents need to be written in every work. The content of the title depends on the specific needs of the work. Some of the contents of the title are written in front of the text, called the upper paragraph; some are written after the text, called the lower paragraph. Contents such as the name and title of the recipient should be written at the front of the text to show respect.

The seals stamped on calligraphy works can be divided into name seals and idle seals based on their content. Judging from the location of the seals, there are the first chapter and the foot seal. The seal that is stamped on the top of the work is called the first seal, and the seal that is stamped after the main text and the next paragraph is called the foot seal. Seals mainly play an embellishment role in calligraphy works, so there should not be too many seals in a work, usually one to three.

The text, title and seal are the three major organic components of a work. When creating, it must be coordinated and arranged so that the three elements form a perfect and harmonious whole.

6. Discussing the "Using the Brush" Method

"Using the Brush is Eternally Difficult", a famous saying expresses the true meaning of "Using the Brush" in calligraphy. To understand the true meaning of this sentence, we have to start with the word "easy".

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Interspersed:

For any characters that are superimposed up and down, the upper and lower paragraphs should be interspersed with each other to avoid improper overlapping of dots and dashes.

Before writing, first think about the placement of dots and dashes, and reserve space so that the dots and dashes can have the most appropriate place.

Pay equal attention to:

Overlapping characters. Usually the upper part is smaller and the lower part is larger, and the lower part is thicker and more powerful.

For words with left and right sides, the left side must be narrower to allow for the right side.

Changes in brushwork: < /p>

If there are more than two strokes in the same character, or the shapes of the two parts are similar, try to change them.

Reduction:

Within one character. , if there are more than two buttons, only one button can be retained, and the remaining buttons are represented by points.

Sometimes there is only one button, but for the sake of beauty, the buttons will be written as points.

Reduction of hooks:

When a word has more than two hooks for change, one hook is retained and the others are omitted.

The mapping between strokes: that is, " The pen breaks the connection with the meaning."

Characters are composed of dots and dashes, and these dots and dashes must naturally produce a reflection effect according to their strokes, so that they will appear alive.

Left and right echoes:

If there are left and right symmetrical strokes in a word, you need to pay attention to the relationship between them.

5. At what age is it appropriate for children to start practicing calligraphy?

I am a calligraphy teacher. Based on many years of teaching experience, the best age for children to practice calligraphy is 6-8 years old. But Be sure to find a good teacher. Otherwise, there will be many pen-using errors that will be difficult to correct in the future.

In addition, there are at least four benefits for children to learn calligraphy: First, Chinese calligraphy has a history of more than 3,000 years. It is the crystallization of the wisdom and wisdom of the ancients and a huge legacy left to us by our ancestors. The precious wealth is an art unique to our country. The Ministry of Education has already listed it as a compulsory course for primary and secondary school students.

As an important part of youth quality education, it can cultivate children's artistic literacy, cultivate noble sentiments, improve cultural literacy from an early age, and lay a good foundation for all-round development in the future. Second, in the process of learning calligraphy, children mainly use their hands, especially the movements of their fingers, wrists and arms to achieve coordination and flexibility.

These movements are directed by the brain, and regular training is very beneficial to promoting the growth and development of the brain. Children are at the peak of growth and development, and their brain development is basically close to that of adults by the age of 12.

Prior to this, it is very necessary to seize this golden period of brain development to learn calligraphy to promote the growth and development of children's brains, develop intelligence, and cultivate talents with high IQs. This point is often ignored by many parents. Third, calligraphy has strict writing rules. Children, especially in primary school, mainly focus on literacy. Learning calligraphy while learning culture can not only consolidate the knowledge learned, but also promote writing. With the improvement of writing skills, handwriting becomes more neat, beautiful and in compliance with standards.

Fourth, learning calligraphy requires patience, meticulousness, and perseverance. For children who receive cultural knowledge education, through calligraphy learning, they can gradually develop good study habits of being meticulous, patient, conscious and conscientious, and at the same time it is beneficial to the exercise of will, thereby promoting the study of cultural courses.

Tianjin is an ancient cultural capital and there should be many good teachers. You can ask other parents! Hope my answer is useful to you! To answer satisfactorily.

6. What are the basic rules of children's calligraphy?

Children's calligraphy: learn the writing methods of eight basic strokes and understand the basic rules of calligraphy.

By copying the template, analyze the knotting and composition rules of the template; understand the method and function of back copying, summarize and correct writing errors in the practice; basic skills such as couplets, banners, fans, albums, hand scrolls, horizontal batches, etc. Calligraphy form learning and creation. Hard-tipped calligraphy: Master the correct writing posture, develop good writing habits and basic stippling writing methods. Through copying, enhance the structural modeling ability of characters, making the structure stable and generous.

Painting creativity: Through physical objects, images and observation of the natural environment, systematically learn composition and coloring techniques, and improve the organization ability and color perception of the picture. Stimulate children's imagination and creativity and form a preliminary concept of beauty.

Painting Enlightenment: By coloring with oil pastels, you can learn to recognize various colors, practice hand control, and cultivate your child's patience and carefulness. Use hook lines to depict simple images, cultivate children's ability to control shapes, and learn to use a variety of painting materials to express pictures.

7. What should children pay attention to when learning calligraphy?

Things to note when learning calligraphy: 1. The time spent practicing alone should not be too long every day. It is best to practice once a day in the morning and once in the afternoon. It is advisable to take a break within half an hour to an hour if you feel uncomfortable or overtired, and do not force yourself to write.

2. Write more big characters and less small characters. The range of wrist movement of people who write large characters is much larger than that of small characters, which can provide more exercise. Moreover, writing small characters requires higher calligraphy skills and is not easy to write well. Larger characters are relatively easier to write.

3. The forms of learning calligraphy should be diversified, including listening to lectures, demonstrations, discussions with friends with similar interests, and mutual learning. You can fully enjoy the fun of learning in the group and be able to Make people cheerful and gregarious. If you write alone for a long time, you will easily lose interest.

4. Maintain a peaceful mind. When practicing calligraphy, you should focus on self-cultivation and study skills as a supplement. Do not be too hasty and should not set specific goals that must be achieved in the short term.

We must proceed from reality and be good at getting spiritual satisfaction from the learning process.