Is there really a secret to calligraphy, or is someone just making it up? What do you think?

Brush calligraphy has certain methods and techniques. If you practice blindly without mastering the methods, you will only go in the wrong direction. In the end, even if it is not as serious as "delaying your life", it will be a waste of time and give others Just a joke.

I have also seen below that some older enthusiasts have posted what they said so many times, and spent many hours a day writing for decades, but look at the stippling he has written. It's weak and weak, and the structure is scattered. I can't even lift my wrist when writing. He himself may have fallen deeply into the calligraphy weirdness of "self-entertainment", and he will not listen to other people's opinions. Besides, others see that he is older, and they are unlikely to offer any opinions. However, if I continue to write like this, it will not go on the road after all. In fact, it has no meaning. I can only regret it.

In fact, an art is first about technique, and then we can talk about art. The so-called "skills advance beyond Tao". The techniques of calligraphy are not so profound and mysterious, they are nothing more than center forward, side forward, pressing, turning, entering the pen, closing the pen, movement of the wrist, etc. These techniques need to be demonstrated and even taught step by step over and over again. If you have a teacher to teach you, it may be easier to master (the quality of mastering depends on your personal understanding). Of course, there are also people with high talents who can realize it on their own. But most people, even if they have teachers to teach them, can't learn it well, let alone understand it themselves. That's just writing blindly.

After understanding these techniques and mastering them proficiently, you can get started (the so-called getting started means that you have not taken the wrong path and have already reached the avenue). The teacher's preliminary guidance ends here. But to get into the house, you still need some understanding of your own. Everyone has different comprehension abilities and different points of comprehension, which leads to different personal calligraphy styles and directions. This is where the teacher should give suggestions and feel the pulse. Once you go astray or have a problem, the teacher is responsible for correcting it. (As for whether you listen or not, it’s up to you. myself). If you already have a certain ability in post writing and creation, basically creating one or two calligraphy styles is not a big problem and you have a certain level, then you are ready.

Before entering the house, most of the work is actually based on technology, and then it can gradually increase to the artistic component.