What beginners should pay attention to when practicing artistic calligraphy
1) Which font should beginners start with?
Traditionally, the way to learn calligraphy is that Tang Kai Start by going against the times and further practice Nanxing, Beibei, Hanli and Qinzhuan on the basis of writing regular script. Another concept can start with Qin Zhuan, which has less changes, and proceed with the times, from running cursive to regular script. There is truth to both concepts. But I think the hard-pen calligraphy we learn is fundamentally different from the brush calligraphy mentioned above, so we cannot follow its practice methods, let alone be fooled by the traditional concept of learning brush calligraphy first and then learning hard-pen calligraphy. We now widely use hard pens. If you can't write calligraphy with calligraphy, you can still write hard pen calligraphy well. There is no need to make detours.
Which font should you start with when practicing hard-pen calligraphy? I think: starting from the development characteristics of teenagers' hand muscles and the characteristics of uniform thickness and less changes in hard-pen calligraphy strokes, we should start practicing fonts that do not require changes in the speed and weight of the strokes. It is best to use boldface characters in print. The beauty of this font is mainly reflected in its structure. We can grasp the structure of the characters by analyzing the boldface characters. On this basis, we can choose our favorite font and practice hard according to our own personality and hobbies.
(2) What abilities should beginners develop and exercise?
1. Eye training, that is, reading posts carefully. Huang Tingjian, a calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, said: "The ancients did not always rely on copying to learn to write. They often hung the ancient calligraphy works on the walls, watched them with concentration, and then started writing when they saw it correctly." Ouyang Xun of the Tang Dynasty discovered Jin Dynasty's calligraphy works. I couldn't bear to leave the monument written by Dai Suojing, so I simply sat down and read the monument for three days. The more posts you read, the sharper your eyesight will be, and you will know how to write well and what is good about it. There is an idiom called "high eyes but low hands". I think: high eyes are the prerequisite for high hands. If you can't discover beauty and don't know what beauty is, you can't even talk about creating beauty. Many students think that sloppy writing is the so-called running script. The reason why they regard ugliness as beauty is because they have "low eyesight and low hands".
2. Exercise your brain and heart. On the basis of careful observation, you should also firmly remember the well-written fan characters in your heart and engrav the shape of them deeply in your brain. Whenever you mention this character, you can immediately think of it. shape on copybook. Be sure to have a clear mind and a clear mind.
3. Practice. The purpose of eye training and brain training is to figure out how to write characters. The mind can think of the best effect of writing, but the hand may not be able to write the best effect, because the brain may not be able to direct the hand, and the hand may not be able to direct the pen. Practicing hands is to achieve the state where mind and hand are consistent, and hand and writing are consistent, so practicing hands is also crucial. Hand training mainly involves practicing finger strength, wrist strength and hand feel. If you write for a long time, your fingers will hurt, your wrists will become sore, and your hands will not obey the command. This phenomenon will disappear if you exercise more. You should also pay attention to practicing the feel of the hand, so that the brain can direct the hand, and feel that the pen has become a part of the hand, an extension of the hand. The hand can easily direct the pen, as fast as you want, as slow as you want, as slow as you want, as light as you want. , think about it as seriously as possible, and write whatever effect you want to achieve.
4. Practice structure, because the key to practicing calligraphy is to master the structure of characters. The structure of a character refers to the length ratio of the strokes of the character and the interpenetrating and avoiding relationships between the strokes. After mastering the structure of Chinese characters, he can write square and beautiful blackface characters. By slightly changing the strokes, he can write various fonts such as Song style, Wei style, regular script, imitation Song style, Pang style, Sima style, and official script. Chinese characters. If you cannot grasp the structure of Chinese characters, no matter how you modify or beautify the strokes of the characters, it will become an ugly superfluous thing, which will become more and more ugly. Therefore, mastering the structure of characters and writing bold characters well are the key and foundation for practicing all calligraphy well.
5. Practice strokes. Many people have practiced calligraphy. They started practicing regular script and have forgotten many rules of how to use pen. They only remember the simple strokes. As a result, the characters written out are cumbersome and look like ghostly symbols. I encourage everyone to start practicing with boldface characters, grasp the glyphs, and eliminate pauses.
(3) General steps for practicing artistic calligraphy
1. Select calligraphy. The process of selecting fonts is called calligraphy. After practicing boldface characters, mastering the structure of characters, and practicing basic skills, you can select your favorite fonts for practice.
2. Read the post. We all know the pronunciation of the Chinese characters on the post, so there is no need to read them again. What to read? Read the glyphs, structure, and strokes, analyze and figure out the characteristics of the strokes and the relationship between the strokes.
3. Trace.
"Tracing" refers to tracing red, that is, beginners use a blue pen to trace along the handwriting on the printed red copybook. "Copy" refers to copying, that is, covering the model characters with transparent paper, and writing stroke by stroke along the shadow of the characters on the paper, which is also called copying.
4. Temporary post. It means putting the copybook aside and watching the copybook write word by word on the homework paper. This method is helpful for mastering the writing style and meaning of the calligraphy, but it is not easy to master the structure of the calligraphy.
5. Memorize the post. It refers to the method of removing the copybook based on the original copybook, recalling the glyphs on the copybook based on your own memory, and writing it on the homework paper. This is a key step in practicing calligraphy well. Only by carefully scrutinizing the words you write and having a solid plan in mind can you write with spirit and accuracy. When writing, if you can see the exact shape of the Chinese characters you want to write on the white paper, and "write the characters on the paper, and the characters in your chest", and write like tracing red, writing good calligraphy will not be a problem.
6. Creation. After mastering the writing method of the words on the copybook, I can understand the writing method of the words that are not on the copybook by analogy. Writing a piece of text that has a center, content, and a self-contained system based on your own needs to express your feelings is creation.
If you can write handwriting that is close to the copybook in your daily study life, the purpose of practicing calligraphy will be achieved.
(4) Things to note when practicing artistic calligraphy
First, choose good writing tools. "If you want to do your job well, you must first get the tools." Whether it is a fountain pen or a ballpoint pen, you must choose a good pen that writes smoothly and has even line thickness. The ink is too light and difficult to identify; the ink is too dark and gives people a sense of depression.
Second, the writing posture must be standardized. When practicing calligraphy, you should pay attention to the writing posture and the way to hold the pen. Beginners' writing posture and writing method should be "head straight, body straight, arms open, and feet secure."
The third thing is to be calm. When practicing calligraphy, you should be calm and calm, start and finish well, and not be impatient and perfunctory. When writing, you must be meticulous and every stroke must be written realistically. When some people practice calligraphy, they like to doodle before finishing. This kind of doodle is a taboo in calligraphy practice. It not only damages the life of the pen tip, but also makes the progress just made after practicing for a long time disappear.
Fourth, you must have perseverance and perseverance. Don't change fonts easily. Practicing calligraphy requires perseverance, perseverance, and solid basic skills. You should practice calligraphy regularly, and you should not be exposed to the cold for three days, fishing for three days, and drying the net for two days. Note: One day of practice will make you feel good, and one day of not practicing will make you empty. After mastering the font structure, you can choose the font you like and practice it persistently, and do not change fonts easily. Because once you change the font, you have to start from scratch.
The fifth step is to combine learning with application. We must learn to combine writing and practice. Some students write very well when practicing calligraphy, but they just mess around when doing homework. These students will never be able to practice calligraphy well. The calligraphy you have practiced should be used in daily life, and you should write as well as you did when you practiced it. Use each one you practice, learn by using it, use it while learning. Only by combining learning and application can you practice calligraphy well.
Sixth, you must be open-minded and eager to learn.
(5) There are three realms of calligraphy practice
The first realm is the unity of pen and hand. Everyone has read Jin Yong's novel "Swordsman", which contains an incisive discussion of sword training: When you first learn to practice, you use your hands to use the sword. Sometimes the sword will not obey the command and you may even hurt yourself. After practicing for a period of time, the hand and sword become one, the sword is wielded with the heart, and the sword moves according to the heart, and the swordsmanship will reach a higher level. The highest level of swordsmanship is the unity of mind and sword, and there is no self without sword. Every move he makes is a sword, flying flowers and picking leaves are all sharp swords. A thin embroidery needle can withstand three swordsman masters. This kind of swordsmanship can be said to have reached a superb state. The same is true when practicing calligraphy. In the initial stage of practicing calligraphy, we also use our hands to use the pen. There is a process from the pen not listening to the hand to becoming more and more proficient, and it can further develop to the state where the pen and hand become one. At this time, when writing, I feel that the pen is part of my hand. I am not writing with a pen, but writing with my hand. As long as we practice seriously, we can achieve this state.
The second realm is the unity of heart and pen. Use the heart to make the pen, the heart and the pen are united, and the pen moves when the heart moves. What is written in the pen is what is in the heart. Once you reach this state, your calligraphy level can be said to be a small achievement. We all, including myself, must work hard towards this goal.
The third state is no self and no pen.
Many famous calligraphers in ancient times were like this. For example, Wang Xizhi saw the posture of a white goose swimming in the water and realized the "floating goose hook" brushstrokes; Zhang Xu saw the bearers fighting for the road and Gongsun Auntie dancing with the sword, and realized the structure of pointillism. The interweaving relationship and the speed and rhythm of the pen greatly enriched his cursive writing style; Huaisu looked at Xia Yunhaitao and realized the majestic and overwhelming power of cursive writing; Yan Zhenqing looked at the leak marks in the house and painted sand with a cone, and understood The hesitation and strength of the pen. This is the ideal state for us to practice calligraphy. When we reach this state, we can write wonderful calligraphy works regardless of whether we have a pen or not, a soft pen or a hard pen, even a dead branch or a broken broom.
(Personally, it is recommended to download the font you want from Xunlei and put it in the Fonts folder of your computer system. Then you can use this font on your computer. Of course, you can print it out as Trace object)