How to write Chinese calligraphy well

First, writing posture is very important.

Beginners of calligraphy must develop correct writing posture, which is directly related to the quality of words. For teenagers who are not growing up, if they develop bad habits of bad posture, it will also affect the normal development of their bodies. When learning to write Chinese calligraphy, you should sit and write, and all parts of your body should relax naturally. So remember eight words: "Keep your head straight, your body straight, your arms open and your feet steady." The height of tables and chairs should be appropriate, the chair should be stable, and the head can lean forward slightly, but not sideways. The chest should stand up, the right shoulder should droop naturally, the waist should be straight, and the front chest should be reliable at the table. Open your arms and press your right hand on the table, but you can't bear the weight of your body; Legs apart naturally, feet flat. Correct writing posture can't be mastered in a short time. We must always pay attention to it, develop good writing habits, and strive to correct the incorrect posture that has been formed according to the correct requirements.

Second, the correct writing method

Learn to write Chinese calligraphy, but also have a correct writing posture. There are many ways of writing handed down from generation to generation by predecessors. This paper mainly introduces the five-finger writing method advocated by most people. "The thumb and forefinger hold the pen, and the middle finger hooks the top of the four fingers; Five fingers help four fingers, and the movements can be coordinated to write. " This jingle is "writing with five fingers". Five-finger writing is a way in which all five fingers work. The function of five fingers can be explained by five words: (also), claw, hook, grid and touch. Ye: When it comes to the function of the thumb, the front end of the thumb should be slightly tilted back, close to the inside of the pen, and the direction of the function is from the inside out; Oath: to talk about the function of the index finger, hold the pen tube from outside to inside, with the thumb at the bend of the index finger and the direction of action from outside to inside; Hook: Talk about the function of the middle finger. The first joint of the middle finger is bent into a hook and hooked on the outside of the pen tube to strengthen the strength of the index finger. The direction of action is from outside to inside; G: Tell me about the function of the ring finger. On the back of the ring finger, hold the pen tube with the joints of the inner grid, and the direction of action is mainly from right to left; Arrival: Talk about the function of the little finger. That is, under the ring finger, it plays an auxiliary role. Don't put your little finger next to the pen tube. Writing in this way, each finger has its own position, and each finger does his best, that is, there is coordination and division of labor, which is very easy to write. But it is also a five-character writing method. Because of the different angles of finger bending, the depth and tightness of writing are different, and each has its own advantages. As long as the fingers and wrists can be flexible and convenient when writing, conform to the physiological structure and requirements of the hand, and hold the pen basically perpendicular to the paper, it is the correct writing method.

After mastering the correct writing method, you must also master the essentials, that is, pointing to reality, palm deficiency, palm vertical, wrist flat and wrist hanging method, so as to ensure the dexterity of writing.

In addition to the above, there are also problems of tightness and height of writing. For beginners, it is only necessary to understand that writing big characters should be looser and wider. Write the fine print more tightly, and it is more accurate to put pen to paper. If everyone goes to extremes, he is bound to make mistakes. It should be tight on the top and loose on the bottom. It looks tight on the top and loose on the bottom. After a long period of training, I finally reached the realm of "hands can't bind chickens, pens can't bind chickens, hearts are sympathetic, and extraordinary". In addition, the level of writing is generally determined by the size of the words written. Lowercase letters are written lower, while high, medium and large letters are written higher. Generally speaking, it is better to hold the pen about two inches away from the root of the pen.

Third, use brushwork.

The use of brush is called "brushwork". Using brushwork is the general principle of writing and painting with a pen. Using a pen, in a broad sense, refers to the method of using a brush. In a narrow sense, it refers to the writing method of basic strokes. The important purpose of using a brush is to write basic strokes first, and to write basic strokes well, you must use a brush. Let's use a pen to mean that broad sense and narrow sense are closely linked. Understanding of them can be completely unified.

Using a pen is the key to learn calligraphy well. Generally speaking, when the pen tip touches the paper, it is the time to start writing. When the pen tip touches the paper, it walks on the paper, which is called writing. When the pen tip runs to the end of the stroke, it is a collection of pens used to retrieve the pen tip. There are two kinds of brushwork: Fang Bi, round pen, and square and round. Generally, different processing skills such as hiding front, revealing front, reversing front, centering, turning front, returning front, lifting, pressing, stopping, frustrating and turning are used in writing, so as to write different forms of strokes. Only when you master the brushwork can you write at will. When writing, we should also firmly grasp the principle of using a pen in the center and strive for the effect of writing. After mastering the strokes in the center. You can practice and use side swimming. Try to avoid sick pens when writing.

Since ancient times, beginners have often used the word "forever" to learn to use a pen. What are the eight methods of "forever"? It is the eight strokes in the word "forever". Representing eight strokes respectively. (that is, side, joy, anger, strategy, grazing, pecking, licking) The eight methods of the eternal character are intended to explain the morphological characteristics and methods of the eight basic strokes of regular script. It is said to be a basic stroke because it is difficult to sum up all the strokes of Chinese characters in one word "forever". The eight methods of Yong have become the model of writing books in past dynasties. It is said that the structure of the word "Yong" summarizes the strokes of ordinary characters. As long as you master these strokes, you can put all the strokes through.

Fourth, regular script is the foundation.

First of all, regular script is a common and standardized word. Standard structure, standard strokes, neat strokes and neat writing. It contains the richest strokes. Therefore, as the basis of calligraphy, it is very important to learn the basic strokes of regular script.

Novices should try to avoid impatience and keep calm. Think more and write less, rather slow than fast. Write less, not to say that you only write a few times a day or once every three to five days, but to emphasize that you should read the post carefully and think carefully before you start writing. After writing the pen, you should carefully compare the copybook, find the gap, come up with a new attempt, and then write. "Slow" does not mean slow action, but "slow down" to read the copybook, keep it in your mind, and figure out how to write with a pen. If we can achieve every stroke and every few strokes, we will make great progress.

It is inevitable that beginners can't write well when they learn basic strokes. Bad strokes are called "sick strokes" or "failed strokes" and should be avoided as much as possible. First of all, we should adhere to the correct writing method and posture, carefully examine the shape and way of strokes in the post, understand the pen's starting and ending, and make it rotate, run, press down, and use the pen with strength and speed. When writing, you should be intentional, decisive and powerful.

Regular script is a basic font. Teenagers learn calligraphy step by step. Only by starting with regular script and laying a good foundation can the high-rise building of calligraphy art stand tall.

Five, copy that.

It is very important for beginners to learn calligraphy methods. It is very important to pay attention to the learning method when learning regular script with a brush. If you choose the right method, you can get obvious results. If the method is improper, it will often get twice the result with half the effort, waste study time and take detours easily. So, what is a better way to learn calligraphy? Copying is an important way to learn calligraphy. Copying refers to two different methods of learning calligraphy, namely "supervising calligraphy" and "copying". There are several forms of copying books, such as drawing red, filling ink in the outline and reflecting words. Pro-writing is also called "pro-signing", that is, learning to write according to the appearance of copybooks.

The two learning methods of copying have their own characteristics. "Linshu" is easy to lose the position of the ancients, but it has more brushwork of the ancients; It's easy to copy books, but difficult to copy books. In other words, the "ideological labor" intensity of copying books is small, and the "ideological labor" intensity of copying books is large.

Some people mistakenly think that copying books is just a suitable method for children to learn. In fact, this method is not limited by age, and it is very necessary for people with or without a good calligraphy foundation. For example, high school students should have this process when they first start learning, but they will soon pass this process. For example, copying dozens of words or one or two hundred words can be interspersed on temporary stickers after you are familiar with the brush. Whenever you encounter difficulties in writing, you can "understand and experience" by copying.

Compared with copying calligraphy, copying calligraphy is a longer and more frequent way to learn calligraphy, and serious copying is also the only experience that early emperors saw immediate results. Copying calligraphy is not only a method for beginners, but also the most important process of extensive and in-depth study in the future. Calligraphers of all ages in China liked to write rubbings, even in their later years. Many successful calligraphers, while creating, are still assiduously learning from famous artists of past dynasties by copying calligraphy. The success of the post is directly related to the final result of learning books.

Some novices may think that the posting method is too rigid and do not intend to take this road. This is definitely impossible. Over the years, there has not been a successful case of absorbing the experience of predecessors through posting and relying entirely on personal exploration and innovation.

The requirements of the post can be roughly divided into four steps: first, seeking position, second, seeking brushwork meaning, third, seeking similarity in form and spirit, and fourth, seeking form and spirit. These four steps are gradual, whether in the whole process of learning calligraphy or in each new learning content cycle.

Read more, think more, be more present, compare more, read more, that is, read more and see the beauty of each word; Think more, that is, ponder the structural characteristics of each word while reading; Paying more attention means that after careful observation and brain thinking, you should be deeply impressed before writing, and then you can write. You should practice the habit of one word at a time, and don't read it stroke by stroke, so it's easy to write words loosely and inaccurately and compare them with each other. It is said that every time I finish writing a word, I regard the post as a mirror, comparing it with repeated comparisons.

In a word, copying is the main method to learn calligraphy. Beginners should gradually and consciously cultivate their observation ability and image memory ability. It is impossible to generalize, once and for all. We should persevere and persevere. If you fish for three days and dry the net for two days, not only can you not consolidate the results of plagiarism, but you may even have a "rebirth" phenomenon.

In short, the whole process of learning calligraphy is arduous, but if the method is proper, beginners can spend every specific process in a relaxed state of mind, and they will bid farewell to the growing interest they experienced on the road of learning calligraphy yesterday.

We don't necessarily need everyone to be a calligrapher when we learn calligraphy. As long as the handwriting conforms to the standard, it is more correct, clean and easy to identify, completely eliminating common concerns. The heart of the calligraphy process is flexible, and it is completely the experience and pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty.

As the saying goes: "Fist never leaves, mouth never leaves." As long as we work hard and grind the pestle into a needle, as long as we have lofty ideals, confidence, perseverance and perseverance, we will certainly be able to write China's calligraphy well.