How can I write a good-looking handwriting? What are the tips?

First of all, how to determine the standard of "good-looking"

"Good-looking" is a benevolent and wise thing, there is no principle quantitative standard. And this issue also has a lot to do with the appreciation of personal interest, aesthetic orientation. A piece of calligraphy, some people think it is very beautiful, some people may think it is not good.

Currently for some of the so-called ugly books, strange books, the reason why there are so many books of love tend to rush, to a large extent, is the problem of aesthetic orientation, if you have to say that those ugly books do not look good, people will be ashamed of you do not calligraphy, or taste is not high. The ancients wrote those pavilion body, indeed very consistent with the Chinese people's beauty of the middle, but many people say that the calligraphy is not good.

So, they are a reverence for the traditions of the ancients, enthusiastic about the beauty of the middle, you can determine the direction of development of their own calligraphy is to the traditional calligraphy for the beauty of the book, then to write a good line book from the ancients to learn from the calligraphy, a good solid basic skills.

Secondly, from the beginning of the solid post, work hard to lay a good foundation

Learning the running script, like any other style of calligraphy, there must be a solid basic skills, can not and can not become a calligrapher overnight (that is, only the modern popular style of calligraphy under the ugly book can be done, so there are a lot of people only learn the ugly book, do not lay the foundation).

It is recommended that you start with the Regular Script first, because the Regular Script appeared earlier than the Running Script, and the Running Script was developed on the basis of the Regular Script and the Cursive Script. Compared to cursive, regular script is more complete in terms of brushwork and structure, and it is easier to master the basic techniques when laying the foundation. After the Regular Script has a certain foundation, or the basic strokes are more mature, then you can start learning the Regular Script, and then move on to the Running Script. It is best to specialize in one line of calligraphy, not many, so that which can not be learned.

It is recommended that you start with Wang Xizhi's regular script, such as the Sacred Teaching Preface, and then study his Lanting Preface and Seventeen Posts. One can also start with Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, whose regular script itself has the penmanship of the running script. If you want to learn the Regular Script, you can also study Zhi Yong's Thousand Character Essay in True Script.

No matter which family you study, you need to sink your heart into a solid practice, and only when you achieve the divine resemblance on the basis of the shape resemblance, you will be able to write a beautiful hand of running script that conforms to the public's aesthetics.