The steps to start practicing brush lettering

Before we start to learn brush writing, we should first learn how to set up the correct writing posture and master the correct way to hold the brush. This is not only related to whether we can practice good characters in the future, but also related to our health in the future. The following is what I have organized for you to practice the brush character introductory steps, I hope it will help you, welcome to read!

Beginner's steps in practicing brushwork

First, the law of the starting brush: point, band, turn

Applies to the one-top straight down the start of the brushwork, the reason why this writing is taught is to facilitate the students' learning of the running script in the future (see the figure below).

Dot: Any stroke starts with a dot. Stem vertical, oblique potential (45 °) (default for this angle, specific to the different styles of italics can be adjusted accordingly) down from light to heavy to write out the front of the tip after the round almond point. Requirements for the pen to be light, the angle should be oblique, according to the thickness of the strokes to write the length of the point, not to stretch to avoid bringing trouble to the next step.

With: is to write the outline of the starting stroke, but also easy to turn the pen. To the horizontal, for example, almond point after writing, the brush according to the direction of the stroke (horizontal right, vertical down, skimming to the left down, down to the right, mention to the right up) side with the pen to form a flat quadrilateral block, which not only writes the outline of the beginning of the pen, but also to facilitate the pen in which the pen does not show the change of direction, to ensure that the next step in the center of the pen. Note: with the brush do not lift, the point of the head and tail cover (to invisible point of the head and tail shall prevail), write three straight edges two square corners.

Turn: is to adjust the point of the brush to achieve the requirements of the stroke. After the formation of a flat quadrilateral block, the pen does not have to lift, then it is by the thumb and forefinger counterclockwise rotation of the pen (horizontal, mentioning counterclockwise rotation, vertical, skimming clockwise rotation, because the direction of the pen with the same point of the same, so do not have to turn), driven by the brush for the counterclockwise adjustment of the pen to make the original point of the original pen from the left before the change to the left, and then to the right to the right pen is the horizontal center line of the pen. Note: Turning the brush do not lift the brush, directly with the thumb and forefinger to turn the pen to drive the pen on the paper rotation, like a seesaw, so that contact with the paper tip and the heel of the pen at the same time to the center of the stroke to move, until the state of the pen in line with the requirements of the center of the pen until the state of the pen.

The above is just a cross as an example to illustrate the starting point, with the law of the turn, other strokes can be analogous to the starting point. As for the similarities and differences between the starting points, bands and turns of the five most basic strokes, namely the horizontal, vertical, apostrophe, lift and press, please see the table and diagram below.

Second, the law of the line: the center of the paved hair

After the completion of the three steps, followed by the center of the paved hair line, in the process of the line, we must always keep the pen pointing in the opposite direction of the direction of the pen, at the same time require the pen always remain in the middle of the stroke, with the movement of the wrist, the pen can be inverted to the direction of the pen pointed to the direction of the pen (can not be in the direction of the direction of the pen and can not be to the pen to fall on both sides of the brush, or else it will cause Drag or bias), the greater the magnitude of the pen tipping, the greater the friction between the pen and the paper, the pen milligrams of resistance to move forward, the writing of the strokes naturally have the strength of the United States.

Third, the law of closing

After the end of the line, the next to close the pen, there are two ways to close the pen:

(a) hide the front to close the pen: popping, picking, folding, and turn

The center of the line of the pen to the end of the first step to close the pen is to rebound to lift the (the more elastic pen or press the pen amplitude of the case, the more to rebound to lift the), because of the like horizontal, vertical or vertical or short vertical as well as The closing strokes of the reverse-pressing strokes require lighter strokes in order to successfully complete the closing strokes. Therefore, the rebound and lift is the key step to complete the closing stroke. Here I use the word "bouncing" to summarize the step of bouncing up.

The second step of the "pick" is summarized as the upward picking of the brush (for the horizontal) or the left picking of the brush (for the vertical), the purpose of this step is to match the third step of the "fold" with the formation of angles, in order to emphasize the stylistic effect of the brush strokes. Note: the pick to use a pen light pick, not very heavy strokes.

The third step of the "fold" is summarized in the "pick" after the folding of the pen (the direction parallel to the direction of the starting point) to the right to form a square corner, and the next step of the formation of the arc of the round turn to form a square and round contrast. Note: This step is still to use a pen to fold lightly.

The fourth step, "turn", summarizes the recovery of the round turn, after the completion of the "fold", the wrist drive the brush, so that the brush easily a turn, gently retracted from the bottom, the entire stroke to the end of a successful conclusion.

Dropping the vertical, short vertical, the reverse can be this method to close the pen

(2) dew front to close the pen: popping, tilting, kicking

Dew front to close the pen is to write out the pen edge. The same as the hidden-front closing stroke, the first step also requires a rebound lift (this step is also called "popping"), but this rebound lift is repeated and continuous, and the strokes are lighter than once, until the stroke is written. Along with the repeated rebound lifting, in order to make the pen hair can be gradually collected, the pen must be tilted in the direction of the stroke (this step is called "tilting"), the last step of the pen tip quickly kicked out from the surface of the paper to form the stroke (this step is called "kicking"). Basic strokes such as hanging vertical needle, apostrophe, press, and mention the closing of the hook all use this method. It should be noted that: in order to close the beautiful stroke, the pen should be in place, only turn the pen in place, in order to close the stroke will be written to the center line of the stroke, thus creating the appearance of beauty.

What kind of hair is the calligraphy brush made of

Wool, wolf hair, rabbit hair, fetal hair, deer hair, horse tail, pig bristles, mouse whiskers, tiger hair and so on. Brush is a traditional writing tool originated from China, and also gradually become a traditional drawing tool. Brushes are made of animal hair tied into a nib and bonded to a tubular shaft. A good brush should be characterized by "sharpness, flushness, roundness and robustness".

Calligraphy brushes are generally categorized into soft brushes, hard brushes, and even brushes. Hard brushes are strong and robust. For example, wolf hair brush, mountain horse, ox-ear hair brush, mouse whisker, mountain rabbit, deer hair brush.

The softness of the soft brush. Such as: sheep brush. Either way, the pen is set together with hard and soft hair, both soft and strong. The pen nature between the hard and soft hair.

Sheep hair pen is soft, especially the long stroke sheep hair pen, the pen presses down on the ground to spread out and pop up, difficult to grasp, not conducive to the cultivation of active force habits. This time all depends on the writer to the skills of the pen to adjust the brush.

The hard brush is better, because of its elastic strength, the pen presses down and then lifted to the pen, the brush can return to the original state of cohesion, so up and down freely, quite comfortable.

But for beginners, if the beginning of the hard brush, the pen does not need a lot of techniques to save time, because the pen will help you a lot, but over time, you can only use the hard brush, once you pick up the sheep pen to the feeling of hard to move.

When I first learned to use the sheep pen to practice, although the beginning of the difficulty of some, must be used to press the method to write qualified strokes, but also learned to use the soft pen method, with the increase in contact with the time, slowly will be able to adapt to the application of freedom. At this time, if you pick up the hard brush to write, you will feel easy to use.

How many kinds of posture writing brush characters

Writing brush characters have two kinds of posture, the first for the sitting posture, this posture is more suitable for writing the word diameter of the word or the picture of small works, writing to comply with the head, body straight, arm open, foot security four principles; and another is the standing posture, that is, standing in front of the table writing works, this posture is more suitable for writing the word diameter of the word or the picture of small works, the head, body straight, arm open, foot security four principles; there is also a standing posture, that is, to write works, the table is standing in front of the table. This posture is more suitable for writing the word diameter of a larger word or picture larger works.

1, sitting posture. Correct sitting posture can be summarized in eight words, that is, the head is straight, body straight, arm open, foot security. The head should be upright, slightly forward, eyes away from the paper distance is about 30 to 40 centimeters; body posture to try to sit upright, sit straight, chest from the desktop 3 inches or so; two arms naturally open, so that the body's strength can be transmitted to the tip of the nose; two feet naturally flat, bent leg flat down.

2, standing book posture. Standing posture requires that the feet are slightly apart, one corner slightly forward, to maintain body balance, upper body slightly forward, waist slightly bent, left hand holding down the paper, the right hand hanging wrist and elbow writing.

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