How to practice calligraphy to look better?

First, you don't have to practice ancient copybooks. Deng Tuo said that primary school students should start from the basic strokes of regular script, and they should not come to Liu Gongquan, Yan Zhenqing. Although we are not primary school students, most of us didn't practice calligraphy seriously when we were young. This opinion is still worthy of reference.

If you are practicing calligraphy, you can start with a brush. If time and energy are not enough, I just want to write beautifully and directly with hard pen. There are some hard-pen copybooks on the market, but most of them are of low quality. You should choose carefully. Please consult a knowledgeable friend, but the key is to look pleasing to the eye. If you choose, you should practice hard, like primary school students, copy first and then copy together. A dozen words at most, break the analysis structure and strokes, and don't be greedy. It is especially important to note that as long as the copybook is of good quality, don't think about writing your own style for the time being, and write wholeheartedly like "like". This is called "entering the business". When you are proficient in your post, you can slowly explore your own style, that is, "paste". Treat your post as seriously as your wife, and don't slip away. Chairman Mao's words are also honestly posted.

The second is what position to choose.

If you haven't practiced writing as a child, you'd better start with regular script, such as copybooks and regular script on the computer. Sketch and sketch with a pen, and feel your hands are smooth when you write (that is, you can write casually, but you can't ignore it), and then post a post with the taste of calligraphy. When I was a child, my teacher forced me to practice regular script. I felt very rigid at first, but now I have benefited a lot.

I have no experience in choosing hard-pen copybooks, but you have to read them yourself. Brushes are negotiable. You have to consider your own needs. If you work in an office or something, you will write more official documents, so choose beautiful copybooks, such as Zhao Meng. 1? 7' running script (recommended "Sentimental Poetry"); If writing is not your main job, but you need to write well, for example, if you are a teacher, you can practice Wang Xizhi's running script, such as the preface to the holy teachings; If you are doing something related to art, or want to write the word "handsome", practicality is not the first consideration, then practice cursive. Sun's book spectrum is a good choice; If you usually like to write articles and pursue the charm of literati, then Mi Xiangyang is the best. His "Shu Su Tie" and "Tiaoxi Poetry Tie" are excellent works of literati's running script, and they feel elegant and almost immortal after practice. Dong Qichang is also good, but the book is not strong, and beginners may be stingy. It is best to practice after other people's books have a certain foundation.

In addition, if you are interested, you can also practice seal script and large and small letters. If it's just practicing calligraphy, it's not necessary. Yan Liu can write big characters, but I don't think it is as important as running script for hard pen. Pay attention to the order when practicing calligraphy. It's best to practice all these and lay a good foundation. It takes time.

All these should be practiced slowly, and it is particularly important to be single-minded and not to change jobs, at least until you recite the meeting. It may take ten years or even decades to perfect them, but as long as you write carefully, you will benefit from it and don't have to be fooled by it.

The third is to talk about methods. I can only read my own handwriting, not a calligrapher, so it's good to have a good person to follow me.

First of all, always read the copybook, take it with you, and try to figure it out if you have nothing to do. If you only look at it when writing, the pen or brush in your hand will dry up if you hang it for a long time, and you will feel embarrassed and unable to observe it carefully.

Then, when writing, you should have a well-thought-out plan. It's a big no-no to always read one stroke, and it's a big no-no to write blindly and call it "copying posts". Huang Tingjian said that if you close your eyes, you can see the words reappearing in front of your eyes before you can start writing. If you don't have that much time, read and write stroke by stroke, then read and write word by word, and practice step by step until you read and write line by line, and remember the stroke structure of words in your heart. I think it's really hard to do when I practice writing. I am always dishonest and impatient, so I waste a lot of time. Don't be like me. Take your time. One word a day is 360 words a year. Although there are many Chinese characters, the structural radicals have many similarities, so we can draw inferences slowly.

Then, if you are practicing calligraphy, you'd better not choose a tablet at the beginning. You'd better choose an ink color, the best original. Learn from the master's pen and ink. Some writing rules are invisible in graphics tablet.

Finally, you can read the theory of reading, you don't have to get anything, but you can cultivate your sentiment. If it can arouse your interest in practicing calligraphy, that's the best, then you will make rapid progress. Don't read ancient books. Ancient books may not be easy to understand (for non-professionals, of course), and secondly they are not systematic and rational. Some people sometimes pretend to talk nonsense (of course, modern people also have it, but it is easy to judge). I recommend the book Xue Xue Shu, which is detailed and basically free of nonsense. The old gentleman likes Qigong very much, and he even wrote the title of the book. Of course, you can also look at the theory of the great calligrapher mentioned above, if you have time.