How does the national standard of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulate the level of hard pen calligraphy?

Primary: copying, including the first, second and third levels.

Intermediate level: the transitional stage from copying to creation, including level 4, level 5 and level 6.

Advanced: creative stage, including grades 7, 8 and 9.

I. Primary (1~3)

Specific requirements:

Levels 1 and 1- Optional or copy (in block letters):

① stippling is basically correct. ② The glyph structure is relatively flat. (3) there is no typo.

2, 2- Optional or copy (block letters):

① stippling is correct. ② The glyph structure is straight and symmetrical. ③ The composition is reasonable. (4) there is no typo.

3, 3- Optional or copy (block letters):

(1) Dot brushes are light and heavy. ② The structural arrangement is reasonable. (3) It can preliminarily coordinate the relationship between the content of the work and the signing position, and the overall layout is relatively unified and complete. (4) Copying works requires correct expression according to the characteristics shown in the copybook.

Second, intermediate (level 4~6)

It mainly examines learners' practical skills in China's hard-pen calligraphy.

On the basis of regular script training, through copying, we gradually transition from regular script to running script and structure training, and master two practical fonts, running script and regular script, so as to achieve the purpose of beautiful strokes, reasonable structure, harmonious layout and rhythm, and master the basic knowledge of calligraphy.

Specific requirements:

1, level 4-proposition 1 can master a variety of pen skills. ② The structural arrangement is reasonable, and the variety can be enriched by extension and avoidance of stippling. ③ The relationship between characters and space should be properly handled, and the layout should be coordinated with the size and position of the inscription. The overall layout is complete and unified.

2, level 5-proposition 1 stippling is relatively smooth and has no obvious failure. (2) The structure is relatively correct, stable and lively, and the density changes greatly. (3) The horizontal and vertical writing of rules and regulations can be orderly written, with clear priorities, coordinated with the text, and no obvious mistakes.

Third, six levels-proposition 1 stippling lines are bright and clear, and the pen is accurate. (2) the structure can follow the rules of calligraphy, pay attention to the beautiful shape of the font, and have rich changes. Composition should pay attention to the combination of reality and fiction, and the layout of inscription and text should be reasonable, unified and complete.

Advanced (grades 7-9)

This paper mainly examines the learners' creative level of China's hard pen calligraphy.

By copying the classic calligraphy works of past dynasties, we focus on training the structure and composition of Chinese characters. It is required to master more than two fonts, so as to achieve accurate strokes, natural strokes, exquisite structure, appropriate statutes, harmonious composition and ingenious layout, and at the same time master the basic common sense and related knowledge of Chinese characters and calligraphy.

Specific requirements:

1, Grade 7-Proposition ① Punctuation is vigorous, writing should be active, and the basic skills of calligraphy should be briefly described. (2) The structure is ingenious, the balance is found in the dynamic process, and the relationship between density and density is properly handled. (3) the composition is patchy, the primary and secondary are appropriate, and the virtual and the real are born together. It can make full use of the size ratio of the signature and the position of the seal to coordinate the layout of the work. (One regular script, one other text)

2, 8-The specific standards of this level can refer to the contents mentioned in the previous levels, and on this basis, some standards can be appropriately improved, that is, the work as a whole must have its own style, with a strong sense of creation, and the work gives people a sense of beauty.

3, 9-proposition 1 can master the writing rules of various fonts. ② The stippling is clear, the pen is accurate, the lines are strong, and there is a certain emotional color. ③ The structural arrangement is reasonable and proper, full of vigor and personal style. ④ The composition is harmonious and complete from words to inscriptions and bell seals, which has a strong appeal. ⑤ There must be no typos, missing words, and mixed traditional and simplified characters. (Note: 1 piece in regular script, and 2 pieces in other languages, of which 1 piece in running script is required. )

Extended data:

Hard pen calligraphy is divided into hard pen calligraphy art and practical hard pen calligraphy. The former mainly emphasizes artistry, while the latter mainly emphasizes practicality. The artistry of hard-pen calligraphy mainly expresses the writer's understanding and feeling of calligraphy art through the changes of lines and structures, and it pursues beauty, emotion, interest, artistic conception, personality and so on; Practical hard pen calligraphy, that is, daily writing, is mainly to meet the needs of practicality and easy writing and recognition. The key is to make the writing fast and standardized, so the practical hard pen calligraphy is mainly running script.

The characteristics of hard pen calligraphy are mainly compared with brush calligraphy. First, because the material of the hard pen tip is relatively hard, its line change is not as soft as that of the soft pen-the writing brush changes greatly; Second, because the commonly used hard pen is mainly a pen, the lines are much thinner than the brush, so the font is much smaller, even smaller than the fine print of the brush; Thirdly, due to the material of the pen, the hard pen is easier to control than the brush.

Based on running script, some cursive writing methods are borrowed to meet the needs of daily work, study and life. Pen-based, practical hard pen calligraphy mainly emphasizes practicality, but more emphasis on artistry. Practical hard pen calligraphy can be easily written and recognized. The key is to write quickly and regularly. Running script is easy to write and can be written quickly, and the standard running script is easy to identify. Therefore, the practical hard-pen calligraphy is mainly running script.

Regarding the question of whether it is necessary to practice regular script first, I will briefly talk about it here. In fact, there are similarities between regular script and running script, but there are also great differences. Regular script has the writing standard of regular script, and running script has the writing standard of running script. The two cannot be confused. We can't think that writing regular script quickly is running script, and writing running script quickly becomes cursive script.

People often compare regular script to standing and running script to walking. Naturally, cursive just runs away, so you should learn to stand before you learn to walk. This statement has some truth, and it also emphasizes the necessity of practicing the basic skills of writing. However, people ignore that this basic skill has two meanings: one is the ability to control strokes, and the other is the ability to understand various calligraphy styles and grasp the characteristics of strokes.

Therefore, under the condition of mastering the basic strokes of Chinese characters, it is possible to practice running script directly for practical writing. Because when practicing running script, you can also train your pen control ability. Because the standard of regular script is different from that of running script, we often see some people who write neatly, but once they write running script, they will be confused. If they write quickly, they will become "ghost symbols". This is because they didn't write according to the standards of different scripts.

This is why many calligraphers in history are good at regular script, running script and cursive script.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia: Hard Pen Calligraphy