1. Font design

1. Song fonts and bold fonts

Song fonts and bold fonts are the basis of all fonts, and many artistic fonts are modified from them came. Therefore, Song font and Hei font are like the foundation of a skyscraper. Although they cannot be seen outside the building, they are the most important and must be practiced well. Characteristics of the strokes of Song-style characters

The strokes of Song-style characters are relatively complex. The formula to explain the characteristics of the strokes is:

"The dots are like water droplets and the strokes are like knives, and the horizontal strokes are thin and vertical strokes are like knives."

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In detail, the "dots" in Song Ti characters are like water droplets, dripping from top to bottom.

The shape of "尧" is like a knife. Two of the sides are relatively straight and form a right angle, and the other side is a smooth curve. These three sides form a sharp tip.

The horizontal lines are very thin and the vertical lines are very thick.

The shape of Na is like a broom for sweeping the floor.

When writing Song-style characters, most strokes use a horizontal nib. Only four strokes are special. They are respectively; Ti Na Zhi Zhi Zhi and Vertical Hook.

l The stroke characteristics of boldface characters

The stroke characteristics of boldface characters are much simpler than those of Songti characters, with only eight simple characters:

"Square head, square tail and even thickness"

The strokes of boldface characters are very similar to each other, with very little difference. The starting point of each stroke is square and square, and the thickness is very uniform without variation.

l The structural characteristics of Song and Heilongji characters:

The top and bottom grids, the left and right walls; the top is tight and the bottom is loose, the density is appropriate; the horizontal and vertical lines are strict and standardized.

"The top and bottom grids, the left and right walls; it means that when writing in the square grid of the exercise book, the top stroke should touch the top line; similarly, the bottom stroke should step on the bottom line; similarly, the bottom stroke should touch the bottom line; The left and rightmost strokes must also touch the left and right lines, and no matter how many strokes there are, they must fill the entire grid.