What is the composition of calligraphy?

Composition and "white painting"-the arrangement method of the relationship between words and lines in the whole work, that is, the white painting of the whole work. (China Calligraphy Dictionary)

Like group dance and individual dance. Twenty dance champions didn't rehearse and perform together, which is definitely not as good as the performance of twenty dancers who have a dance foundation but have been strictly rehearsed. Composition pays attention to the integrity of the work, pays attention to the rules of format and layout, makes the words and lines harmonious, regular and flexible, and makes the calligraphy work present the overall beauty. Otherwise, no matter how well the handwriting is written, the overall impression is not satisfactory.

1, three elements

Text, signature and seal. No work is incomplete.

2, the relationship between factors

First of all, it is emphasized that the text, inscriptions and seals are the attachments of the text and are in a secondary position, but there are still many details to be dealt with, otherwise the overall beauty of the work will be affected.

3. Law

(1) general rules

Density, size, length, thickness, shade, wet and dry, lingering, continuous, far and near, to the back,

Virtual reality, looking around, is patchwork, fat and thin, end to end, gloomy fate, ups and downs, long knowledge and seal.

(2) Text layout

There are rows and columns, rows without columns, columns without rows, columns without rows.

(3) Title

Style refers to the words other than the main body of a calligraphy work, which is mainly used to explain the author, writing time and writing place of the written work. Styles are divided into long style and differential style according to length; According to the position, it is divided into upper section and lower section. The position of the inscription has no fixed format and absolute position, and it is related to the text. The content of the inscription can be long or short, depending on the situation, but the font size should not be different, and there should be a corresponding proportion.

(4) Prompt

A, because of the word set paper, left and right margins.

Avoiding small (few) characters on paper will make "white" overwhelm "black" (leaving white space to suppress pen and ink).

Avoid big (many) small characters, congestion and stagnation.

It should be black and white, virtual and real, and equal in density. Leave a white edge to maintain visual beauty. Vertical works should be kept up and down more and left and right less. There should be more horizontal works and less up and down.

B, from top to bottom, from right to left.

The traditional writing order is also the most classic writing order.

C, the initial is in command, Tianhe.

The opening words of the work are unparalleled. Such as running script, the first word should be heavy and dignified, and the last word should be correspondingly heavy and slightly larger, echoing from beginning to end.

The first word between words, that is, "Tian tou", must be aligned and not scattered. The "ground edges" below each row should also be relatively aligned. The top and bottom of regular script, official script and seal script should be aligned, and the cursive script can be "bordered" but not too big.

D, lightning protection, gas connection.

The same words in the work have to change shape, and the work will be dynamic. The center of gravity of each line of words is relative, basically on the same central straight line, which is called qi and blood communication. Except cursive script, the words on cloth should not deviate from the center line.

E, words are big and small, and words are ancient and modern.

"Writing is like its master, money is like its guest", and the number of words in the text is larger than that in the paragraph, so you can't pretend to be the master. The font of the title is shorter than that of the text, for example, the text is in the official letter and the withdrawal letter; Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with using running script.

7, printing before the paragraph, printing is only three.

The law of printing is that less is better than more, and small is better than big.

The seal can break the flat plate, enhance the color and balance the layout, but it should not exceed three bell seals. Usually the seal is printed after the name on the lower left of the work, which can be single-sided or double-sided. Sometimes a rectangular or irregular opening chapter is engraved on the upper right of the work, which echoes the famous seal in the lower left corner. Sometimes the waist seal is also engraved in the middle of the right side of the work (or the corner seal is engraved on the lower left side), and the waist seal and corner seal are usually rarely used.