If the calligraphy practice is beginner, any paper can be. That is, don't use rice paper and raw edge paper first, because these papers cost money.
We basically learn that "waste" has no retained value, so there is no need to ask for good paper.
Some waste paper such as newspapers, children's homework books can be used.
Beginners learn calligraphy, and the experience of using a pen is almost zero. Some paper has poor water absorption and is easy to "slip pen", that is, the pen is easy to walk around. When I first learn calligraphy, the biggest problem is that I can't control the brush well, and I feel as if the brush is not obedient at all. This is also the reason why people like to use raw paper. Because, a lot of paper, not as raw paper as good water absorption, and is also very cheap.
These problems are not difficult to solve, only if we use good water absorption paper, we can solve the problem of using a pen that is more stable and "stable", so choosing a little more absorbent paper is also a very good calligraphy practice paper.
But miscellaneous paper, because it is waste paper, there are basically printed patterns and words on it, and when it is written, it is often not as good as white paper, which needs to overcome psychological interference.
On the one hand, practicing words requires a lot of paper, and on the other hand, it takes a long time. A large number of beginner practice papers and practice assignments should be said to be "waste".
However, it still makes sense not to throw it away immediately, but to save it for a period of time and use it for learning comparisons. If you exceed the results of the previous stage, throw away the worst.
In short, when we are not writing very well, it is best to choose some waste paper, which is also very economical.
It doesn't matter what kind of paper it uses, what is important is that you learn to write well, especially after you have a good grasp of penmanship, and then you use good paper, you will feel that writing is great.
If the writing starts to be smooth and the stroke structure is somewhat grasped, we can buy some raw paper to practice calligraphy. Raw paper is not very different from rice paper, so I often practice calligraphy on raw paper, in fact, I also practice words on rice paper.
Why don't we practice calligraphy directly on rice paper? Of course, it is also because practicing writing is to create "waste products", and there is no need to use relatively high rice paper as a price.
If the calligraphy is very good, after entering the creative stage, you can use good paper. Rice paper and raw edge paper are good.
In particular, rice paper is very sensitive to the use of pen and ink color, and can produce rich pen and ink changes, which is unattainable by general paper, so in pursuit of artistic effects, it is necessary to choose rice paper.
However, to learn calligraphy and pursue artistic effects, we must build on a good foundation of calligraphy. The connection of some calligraphy skills, on waste paper, is easier to learn, because, on waste paper you can write slower, if it is rice paper, writing slowly has long been unable to see the effect, as a result, you can not figure out, how the penmanship is going.
Below is my calligraphy practice on waste paper. Another advantage of this kind of paper is that the outline of the handwriting is very clear, while writing on rice paper, without experience, cannot write a clear stroke outline. Insisting on practicing calligraphy on miscellaneous paper is conducive to a descriptive understanding of brushwork.
For beginners to practice words, what exactly is the best to use? How did you get started? Anyway, I have been using more waste paper, and it has not affected my writing on rice paper.