Calligraphy soft pen works

Soft-brush calligraphy works are calligraphy creations with soft-brush as a tool, such as running script, cursive script and regular script. Compared with hard pen calligraphy, soft pen calligraphy is more flexible and free, with the characteristics of fluency and variety.

Among the soft pen calligraphy works, Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Orchid Pavilion is the most famous. In this article, he used a very free and fluent cursive style, and explained the ultimate charm of calligraphy art, which was praised as a classic in the history of calligraphy in China.

In addition, Zhang Daqian, a famous calligrapher, is also good at writing with soft pen. His works such as Pingyao House and Pingyao Ancient City have won wide acclaim for their soft pen and ink, smooth lines and proper pen thickness.

In modern times, many calligraphy lovers also like to create with soft pens, among which the creation of running script and cursive script is mostly. Because of the softness of soft pen, it is more handy to express the changes and levels of strokes, and at the same time, it can better show the artistry and personalization of calligraphy creation.