Chinese hard-tipped calligraphy mainly uses pens for writing.

This form of calligraphy will be introduced in detail below.

1. What is hard-tipped calligraphy?

Hard-pen calligraphy refers to the form of calligraphy written with a hard pen tip. Correspondingly, soft pen calligraphy is a form of calligraphy written with a millimeter pen. Hard-pen calligraphers often use fountain pens as writing tools, so they are also called "pen calligraphy".

The origin of hard-tipped calligraphy can be traced back to the late 19th century, when pen technology advanced and the demand for writing class notes increased. Hard-tipped calligraphy also emerged and gradually became popular.

2. Characteristics of hard-pen calligraphy

Compared with traditional brush calligraphy, hard-pen calligraphy has its unique characteristics:

1. The strokes have distinct bones: due to The pen tip is relatively hard, so every stroke will show a clear skeletal effect, and the thickness and changes of the strokes are obvious.

2. Faster writing speed: The pen tip of hard-pen calligraphy is not easy to deform, and the writing speed can reach a faster level.

3. Suitable for printing: The strokes of hard-pen calligraphy are thick and fine, easy to print and copy, and are widely used in the modern printing industry.

4. The pen collapse rate is high: Hard-pen calligraphy is often prone to pen "flying" or "sprinkling" when writing, and it requires practice and accumulation of certain skills to avoid it.

3. Classification of hard-tipped calligraphy

Hard-tipped calligraphy can be divided into the following categories:

1. Pinyin alphabet calligraphy: Pinyin letters are the main writing objects , suitable for writing words such as alphabet, district/county-level administrative region names, etc.

2. Block script calligraphy: imitate the form of running calligraphy, making the written content clear in structure and the strokes concise and clear.

3. Cursive calligraphy: suitable for shorthand scenes such as sketching and signatures, with smooth and varied strokes.

4. Business calligraphy: The written content is mainly official documents such as contracts, certificates, business cards, etc., which needs to be clear, standardized, and neat.

5. Flower and bird calligraphy and painting: express the shapes and textures of natural objects such as flowers, birds, and insects through hard-pen calligraphy.

6. Others: It also includes other forms such as newly invented characters, small font calligraphy, computer output characters, etc.

4. Summary

Hard-pen calligraphy is a unique form of writing created with a pen as a writing tool. Its characteristics include clear bones, fast speed and suitable for printing. In addition, there are many classification methods for hard-tipped calligraphy, and corresponding writing forms can be selected according to different writing objects.