Some people make rapid progress in learning calligraphy, and some people learn calligraphy for decades, but they still don't have the gist, why?
The main reason is that the method of introducing calligraphy is not correct.
How did Wang Xizhi get started with calligraphy?
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy initiation teacher was Lady Wei. Mrs. Wei mentioned a sentence on how to get started with calligraphy in the "Pen Array Diagram", the first to learn the big book, not from a young age. A total of 9 words, saying the key to the introduction of calligraphy.
Mrs. Wei's 9 words mean that when you first learn calligraphy, you should learn to write big characters, and don't start practicing small characters.
Wang Xizhi
Why do beginners learn calligraphy to write big characters, not small characters?
Here's why:
To write big letters you have to learn to tune the front first. If you can't adjust the front, you can't write big characters, and writing small characters is basically writing with the tip of the pen, and the difficulty of adjusting the front is much less than writing large characters.
When you first learn calligraphy, only by learning to adjust the front, the progress will be very fast. Writing large characters to adjust the front action is large, it is easier to practice the sharp action than writing small words, and the progress will be faster.
So calligraphy beginners should write big characters, not small characters.
Mrs. Wei
How does calligraphy work?
How to adjust the front of calligraphy is actually the eight-sided front that Mi Fu said. First adjust the pen edge to the forward position (the pen edge is in a vertical state), and then the pen is sharpened.
If the calligraphy is not adjusted, the pen edge will be twisted up at the bend, and the phenomenon of partial edge sweeping will appear. No pen power at all. Pointille is weak.
The small character adjustment action is very small, and it is not suitable for beginners to practice the front
Conclusion:
The key to learning calligraphy lies in methods, such as Wang Xizhi's method, and the first time to learn calligraphy starts with large characters. The method is right, and the work is doubled with half the effort (spending a little effort and reaping big results); the method is not right, and the work is doubled with half the work (in vain, the effect is small).
The spirit of hard calligraphy is commendable, but the method is more important! What are some good ways for you to learn calligraphy, talk about it.
Original Author: Inkworm