Because I don't know how to choose different sizes of brushes according to the size of words, my work is very poor. I wrote a four-character work on four-foot-long rice paper with a medium-sized brush. I really didn't understand it when I wrote it later. I gradually realized that we should actually choose the right size brush according to the size of the work. Then, what size brush can write what size words, and how to choose the right brush to write? I have summarized the following situations.
According to the size and use, it can be roughly divided into the following types: small characters, Chinese characters, large characters, couplets, and writing brushes for plaques. The size of the brush depends mainly on the length of the nib. Let me quote some pictures below.
1. Small brush
The front of the lower brush for writing small characters is about 2. 1cm, and the diameter of the front is about 0.5cm, which is suitable for writing small characters the size of coins. Of course, you can write four or five centimeters square, but it is easy to break the pen, and it will recover after writing, which will affect the next use of the brush. Regarding the maintenance of brush, there is a saying that small characters can be used in large numbers, and large characters should not be used in small pens.
Special brush for writing lowercase letters
The written words are about as big as the picture below.
2. Medium brush
As for the three brushes on the right in the picture below, the front end is not more than 5cm, and the diameter of the front end is not more than 1.2cm. Such brushes are usually used to write medium-sized characters, which is the kind suitable for Mi Zige (in Mi Zige, it is usually 9cm- 12cm square). I think this size pen is most suitable for beginners. Yan Liu Ou Zhao's regular script copybook suggests writing with this medium-sized brush. I guess the size of the brush they used in those years should be within this size range.
The words that can be written by the brush above are about the size shown below, in which the Mi Zige is about 9cm×9cm.
Step 3: big brush
The largest brush on the left in the second illustration and the three brushes in the following figure, especiallyNo. 1 and No.2, all have a front diameter of more than 5cm and a front diameter of more than 1cm. This kind of brush is also a big brush, and it is similar to writing couplets at ordinary times.
It is suggested to write couplets with a brush with a front edge of about 5cm.
4. A brush for writing plaque
This kind of brush is usually used to write plaques. Of course, it is also used to write couplets, such as writing the word "fu" in the New Year. With this pen, it is not difficult at all. The front diameter is 9.3cm and the front diameter is 2.7cm. Whether writing couplets or plaques, such a big pen can handle it calmly.
The plaque in the Forbidden City needs to be written with a barrel pen.
That's about it. The above pictures involving brush display are all from Beijing Yantian Academy. At the same time, if you think this article is useful to you, please reprint it and share it with more book lovers.