What is soft pen calligraphy?

Soft pen calligraphy generally refers to calligraphy works created with soft pens.

Soft pen calligraphy refers to the method and rules of writing Chinese characters with a brush. Including writing, writing, stippling, structure, layout (distribution, line order, composition) and other contents. For example, when holding the pen, the finger is solid and the palm is empty, and the five fingers work together; the center of the brush is spread out; the strokes follow the strokes, and the strokes are smooth and steep; the structure is based on the characters and shapes, and they echo each other; the distribution is intricate, the density is appropriate, the virtual and the real complement each other, and the whole chapter is full of spirit. ; Literacy in ancient times and today, big words and small words, it is better to be high than low.

Hard pen and soft pen are two learning systems. Due to the differences in writing glyphs and writing tools, there is no sequential relationship between soft pens and hard pens, and they are independent learning systems. In the first grade or earlier, children will start to come into contact with hard pens. Generally, children come into contact with soft pens after this time point. Therefore, the phenomenon of learning with hard pens first and then soft pens has formed in society.

Benefits of soft-pen calligraphy:

1. Practicing calligraphy can improve students' aesthetic quality.

Aesthetic quality is an important part of a person’s humanistic quality. Mr. Zong Baihua, a famous esthetician, said: "Calligraphy is like Chinese painting, more like music, like dance, like beautiful architecture."

2. Practicing calligraphy can cultivate students' good behavior habits.

When learning calligraphy, you should start with one stroke at a time, and be very particular about starting, moving, and closing the brush. This is like doing something. Starting a brush is like the beginning of doing something, and moving the brush is like doing something. The process of writing is like the end of doing something.

3. Practicing calligraphy can strengthen your body.

Calligraphy is not only an art, but also a way of maintaining health. Calligraphy can regulate emotions and cultivate sentiments.