1. The eight-character calligraphy works are as above
2. The eight basic strokes of brush calligraphy are dot, horizontal, vertical, left, back, hook, pick and fold. Master these basic strokes The way of writing, no matter how the font changes, remains the same, which makes it easier for us to copy and learn calligraphy.
Horizontal strokes are used a lot. Basically, the head is square and the tail is round, and the middle is slightly thinner. The pen tip goes backwards from right to left, and the pen is slightly lifted in the middle. At the end, the pen tip is lifted up, lowered to the right, and twisted. Once, and then quickly retreat to the right.
Basically, there are two types of vertical strokes: hanging dew vertical and hanging pin vertical. The writing should be straight and strong. First, the tip of the pen is upward, and the stroke is slightly tilted. The tip of the pen is twisted slightly, and then downward, reaching the end, the tip is slightly raised, and then closed to the left.