Song style is characterized by thin horizontal and thick vertical strokes. Songti is a Chinese font that seems suitable for printing. The strokes vary in thickness, generally thin and vertical, with decorative parts at both ends (that is, "feet" or "serif"), and strokes such as dots, strokes, strokes and hooks have sharp points, which belong to serif fonts and are often used for text typesetting of books, magazines and newspapers.
The culture of Song Dynasty flourished and the printing industry developed greatly. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, similar printing fonts began to appear in printing workshops in Lin 'an and other places, and later people called them imitation song style.
Literati in the Ming Dynasty sought after Song engraving, so seal engravers thickened the vertical lines and the end points of strokes to resist the abrasion of seal engraving, but they still called it Song. The so-called Song Style, which is generally believed in modern times, is basically formed in this way.
Knowledge expansion: how to write well
1. Stay comfortable.
First of all, we should find the most comfortable posture and exercise our pen control ability. The correct sitting posture will make you better master the strength of the pen and write beautiful fonts better.
2. Improve the control of the pen
To write beautiful words, you need to master the control of the pen, practice controlling the thickness of lines through the thickness change of the pen, thus producing various interesting font changes, and at the same time, create a better font effect by adding and subtracting the pressure of the pen.
3. Master the font combination
To write beautiful fonts, you must be familiar with font structure and strokes, and understand the basic methods of letter trajectory. Grasp the different characteristics of each letter one by one, pay attention to practicing the combination of letters, and lay the foundation for the overall writing.
Perseverance
If you want to write beautiful words, you need to practice persistently, practice regularly every day according to your own schedule, and record your progress. We should constantly explore, innovate and practice our unique font style.
Use font materials
You can find some excellent font materials and observe the combination and application of different fonts and strokes as inspiration for creation.