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With the development of modern science and technology, most of the daily communication or information transmission is done by typing on computers or mobile phones, and few people take pen and paper to write seriously. This has caused the phenomenon of "forgetting the words when writing", and has also affected the public's aesthetic concept of calligraphy. We look at the dignified and square "printed text" all day long, and unconsciously regard symmetry and peace as the beauty of art. The handwriting we write is rigid and standardized, and the strokes are rigid and lifeless.

This style of font has nothing to do with calligraphy art and can only be regarded as writing. However, many ordinary people today, or "calligraphy novices" who are just starting out, cannot distinguish the difference between calligraphy and writing. In addition, interfered by "Internet masters", people often regard rigid "printed text", "artistic calligraphy" and other works with writing attributes as orthodox art. In order to prevent this "weird style" from running rampant, today we use 3 simple methods to teach you how to distinguish them, and even primary school students can understand them easily.

The first point is to observe the appearance. This is the most basic and simplest step. Most of the written works have a relatively regular posture and a square shape, while calligraphy focuses on changes, just like the running scripts of famous calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi and Mi Fu, which are tilted and dangerous, leaning in different directions, or showing clear and interesting structural changes, with one side being indulgent and wide, and the other side being extremely tight, with a sharp visual contrast.

However, some scholars have raised questions. Although running script and cursive script are easy to distinguish, regular script is difficult to distinguish, especially "Tang regular script", which adheres to the idea of ​​"shangfa". Each stroke is delicate and restrained, and the lines are thin, hard and smooth. At first glance, it is similar to "printed script". In fact, "printed script" evolved from it, but the structure of "Tang regular script" does not pursue symmetry too much, and the opening and closing postures of the upper and lower characters are different, which has a sense of rhythm.

The second point: analysis skills. The skills mentioned here include brushwork, ink color, etc. Of course, it does not require beginners to analyze each stroke thoroughly like experts, even the subtle reversal of the brush tip, lifting, pressing and stopping. Instead, it is to feel the variability of the skills used. Calligraphy works do not allow the speed and weight of the brush to change, and the same is true for the ink color.

Maintaining uniformity as a whole is the most perfect, and calligraphy works of art, according to the emotions in the heart, change the angle of the pen tip, the speed of the pen, and the thickness of the ink, so that the characters fluctuate and are connected smoothly. Even for a dot or stroke, the pen is not written directly, but the pen tip is changed in the middle to form a small angle, or a forked shape.

The third point: Feel the meaning. The meaning is the essence of calligraphy art. Calligraphy works are very practical and very suitable for hard pen. Therefore, when copying this kind of calligraphy, you can only feel the straightness of the strokes, without the change of rhythm and artistic style. It is like a stone slab, lifeless and without vitality. It is not like a work of art. You can feel the author's emotions.

For example, Yang Ningshi's "Chive Flower Postscript" has beautiful and elegant handwriting, and the changes in composition are gentle and orderly. It can fully make people feel the joy in the author's heart when he ate leeks. Yan Zhenqing's "Eulogy for My Nephew" is even more powerful. The vigorous and dry lines and the messy and wild smears and modifications all show the grief and indignation in his heart. The strong emotions resonate with the viewers, as if they were on the scene.

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