Zhang Huaiguan, a famous calligraphy theorist, said in his book Book End: At the beginning of the second period, ancient books were widely used, but there were few waves. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cao Li was the first method, and the word was eight points, which set an example. "As can be seen from this sentence, Wang Ci came from the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Judging from the traces of books seen now, the earliest regular script is Zhong You's regular script, which is called the ancestor of regular script. Zhong You, a wei ren in the Three Kingdoms period, was good at calligraphy, especially regular script.
His most famous representative works are small works called "Five Tables", such as life table, combination table, declaration form, adjustment table, recommendation table and so on. Although the original has long been lost, we can still see the elegance of "the ancestor of regular script" from the existing Song rubbings.
Skills of writing regular script well
1, we must first understand the basic configuration and structure of regular script, and master the strokes and stroke order of regular script.
2, to master the grip of the pen and the weight of the force, as well as the tilt angle of the pen, these are important factors affecting the font.
3. When writing regular script, we should pay attention to the balance and proportion of glyphs to ensure the beauty and coordination of the overall shape and structure of words.
4. Pay attention to the thickness of strokes, have a sense of rhythm and rhythm, and make the lines of words smooth and changeable.
5. Pay attention to the spacing and arrangement between words, have a sense of order and coordination, and make the whole text look neat, clear and beautiful.