The development of cursive script can be divided into three stages:
1, the early cursive script was parallel to the official script, generally called official script, but actually mixed with some forms of seal script.
2. The early cursive script broke the strict rules of official script, and it was a kind of scribble writing. It's called Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang is an elegant cursive style, which combines early cursive and Han Li. It has obvious waves, wavy strokes, independent characters, flat fonts and horizontal strokes. Cao Zhang was the most popular in the Han and Wei Dynasties, but it was revived in the Yuan Dynasty and transformed into the Ming Dynasty.
3. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Zhang was further "grassed" and the strokes of official script were removed. The upper and lower characters and strokes are connected, and the radicals are simplified and borrowed, which is called "modern grass". Jincao evolved from Cao Zhang, and its calligraphy style has been popular since Wei and Jin Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, this kind of cursive writing was more indulgent, with continuous strokes and changeable glyphs. It is called "crazy grass", also known as "big grass".
Today, the aesthetic value of cursive script far exceeds its practical value. Cursive script is a kind of cursive script, which has certain rules. Simple structure, learning from others, not arbitrary. One of the main features of cursive symbols is the linking of strokes, including up-and-down linking and left-and-right linking. The lateral tendency of Li Hua's brushwork provides a foundation for the grass planting of the left and right hooks. Indulge with a pen, draw messy, also called big grass or crazy grass.