There are many forms of writing rules of official script, mainly horizontal, vertical or horizontal, vertical and so on. Specifically, one is that there are regular arrangements in both vertical and horizontal directions, and there are bounded or unbounded grids, and neatness is beauty. Regular script, official script and seal script all use this composition; The other is regular line spacing, irregular word spacing, connected from top to bottom and strewn at random from left to right. Both running script and cursive script use this composition.
The creation of official script has certain formats, such as main hall, banners, couplets, square fights, horizontal axes, plaques and so on. We can choose the appropriate format according to the size of the words, and arrange the position of the theme part and the title part. Whether the format is suitable or not directly affects the quality of the work.
First, the creative style
1, straight type
Including the main hall, banners, couplets and banners. Nave is named after hanging in the middle of nave. Its size is generally four feet of rice paper. For example, if you cut four feet of rice paper straight, a single vertical piece is called a "banner", and two opposite lines with the same size are called "couplets". Four screens with the same size and four in one are called "four screens".
2. Horizontal style
Including banners, horizontal curtains, horizontal plaques and long scrolls. The horizontal body is relatively straight, and its name varies with the size of the style and the number of words. For example, "horizontal plaque" is generally the most common word, while "long scroll" is named because of its large scale and many words.
3. Fan type and mode
Fan-like works include Round Fan and Folding Fan. Fan-shaped works are generally decorative, so the scale is closer to the size of the real thing, while style works, commonly known as "fighting sides", are the most common. Fan-shaped and style works, if assembled with picture frames, are generally suitable for hanging in modern buildings and are loved by people.
Because all kinds of forms have their own characteristics, it is best for beginners to calculate and arrange according to the size and number of words of the forms, so that they can be "aware" when writing, which is conducive to the "one-stop" of the works.
Second, the creative requirements
1, from right to left
According to traditional writing habits, works, whether horizontal or vertical, are written from right to left, with no spaces at the beginning and no punctuation marks in poems and sentences.
2, the right size
Generally, the font size of seal script, official script and regular script works should be relatively uniform, and the font size of cursive script and cursive script works should be changed to avoid similarity and increase emotional interest. In addition, when writing, we should pay attention to the size of words, especially to distinguish and compare the similarities and differences between the text and the inscription.
3. Appropriate spacing
Generally speaking, the character spacing of regular script is equal to or smaller than the line spacing, that of official script is larger than the line spacing, and that of running script, cursive script and seal script is smaller than the line spacing, which is determined by the different font characteristics of various scripts themselves, so the script is closely related to composition. In addition, margins should be left at the top, bottom, left and right of the work, and the last line of the work should try to avoid leaving only one word on the top or a back cover on the bottom, so as to make the layout harmonious and comfortable.
4. Align the center line
Either way, each line of words has a center line. The center line is actually the "pulse" of a line of words. Beginners can fold the middle line of each line of words on the paper before writing, which is convenient for each line of words to correspond to the beginning and end, so that "the book is the heart painting" can be vividly reflected.
5. Unity of complexity and simplicity
The characters used in calligraphy works are mostly traditional Chinese characters. With the wide application of simplified characters, many calligraphy works also adopt simplified characters. Although the complexity of characters is not the essence of calligraphy art, calligraphy works require the unity of style. Therefore, in the same work, traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters cannot be mixed at will.
6, improvise
In a work, it is best to change the same word. For example, the word "zhi" in Preface to Lanting has its own form. When the main strokes of a word are the same continuously, there are bound to be changes, such as the wavy lines of official script and the long vertical lines of cursive script, which cannot appear one after another; When the strokes are difficult to stretch up, down, left and right because of the font size and width, it is necessary to change the strokes of words, make the best use of the situation and avoid insertion. In the whole work, we should also pay attention to the changes of ink color, such as thick, light, dry and wet.