Calligraphy shorthand practical tutorial

Author: Jiang Niao
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: "Series of Master Calligraphers' Works in Hard Pen Calligraphy," is a series of books specially commissioned by our publishing house, featuring carefully crafted works by renowned hard pen calligraphers across the country. This book is part of the series. The author is a well-known figure in the field of hard pen calligraphy today, with multiple best-selling books. "Series of Master Calligraphers' Works in Hard Pen Calligraphy," is a series of books specially commissioned by our publishing house, featuring carefully crafted works by renowned hard pen calligraphers across the country. The authors of the series are all well-known figures in the field of hard pen calligraphy today, with multiple best-selling books. In this series, they write in their respective most skilled calligraphic styles to create multi-functional practice books that are suitable for copying, tracing, and writing over red characters, providing students and beginners with a quick and effective way to learn. People have different tastes and interests, and thus different aesthetic preferences for different styles of calligraphy books. If you fall in love with the font on a particular book at first sight and find yourself highly interested, it means your tastes align with the author of this book. You might as well choose to study this book. The series features a wide variety of styles, with some having strong brushwork and daring structures, others having steady strokes and well-structured forms, some being mellow, elegant, and simple yet powerful, and others being fluid and lively. No matter what font or style you prefer, we hope you can find a book that suits you in this series. How can using this series of books achieve twice the result with half the effort? Based on their own learning experiences, (historical calligraphers) have summarized three methods: tracing, copying, and writing over red characters. The ancients said, "Copying calligraphy is easy to lose the original's spatial arrangement but easy to grasp its brushwork; tracing calligraphy is easy to capture the original's spatial arrangement but easy to lose its brushwork. Copying is closer, while tracing is more forgetful." Only by combining both can one learn from each other and achieve both form and spirit. This series of books is a practical model that integrates tracing, copying, and writing over red characters. When using it, first trace on thin paper prepared in advance; then practice by copying on your own paper several times; finally, write over the red characters to reinforce the effects of tracing and copying. By practicing one page a day, repeatedly and persistently, you will naturally achieve harmony between mind and hand, and develop a calligraphy style that satisfies you.