Chinese regular script

Answer 1

Regular script was also known as Zhengshu, Zhenshu, and Zhengkai. It was a calligraphy style that evolved from official script and Zhangcao. Its structure was rigorous, the strokes were neat, the rules were strict, and the writing standards were strong. It was respected as a model and French style by people, hence its name. Together with the seal script and official script, it was called the " official script."

Regular script began to sprout in the Han Dynasty. It matured and formed a standard style in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, there were various styles of regular script." Tang Kai " established the rules of regular script and reached its peak. After the Song Dynasty, the regular script gradually became neglected, mostly inherited from the previous generation. In modern times, due to the lack of calligraphy education and the intervention of the market economy, the development of regular script was relatively low.

Regular script represented many characters and works, such as Ouyang Xun's "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription", Yan Zhenqing's "Magu Immortal Altar Record", Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower Stele", Zhao Mengfu's "Three Gates Record" and so on. There were also Wen Zhengming's Ode to the Guqin, Zhong Shaojing's Spiritual Flying Sutra, Yan Zhenqing's Pagoda Stele, Xu Yuanli's Records of the Wu Clan's Ancestral Hall Rebuilding, Gao Wei's Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion, Lu Qicheng's Records of the Small Window by Chen Meigong, Shen Yinmo's Heart Sutra, Fan Zhongyan's Praise of Taoist Clothes, and Lin Zexu's Lin Wenzhong's True Calligraphy of the Immeasurable Longevity Scripture.

The following points should be paid attention to when writing regular script:
- In terms of density, the strokes of Chinese characters form a contrast of density. The dense parts of the characters are often the spirit of the characters. Highlighting the dense parts helps to grasp the structure of the characters.
- In terms of form, one had to anticipate the shape of the character before writing, and establish an impression of the structure of the character in their mind, so that the intention was written first.
- As for the main writer, after Tang Kai, the consciousness of the main writer was very important to write regular script well. Long strokes and large strokes were the main strokes. When writing, one had to distinguish the primary and secondary strokes. When observing the font, remembering one to three main strokes was helpful for writing.

The fountain pen regular script exercise had the following characteristics:
- Pay attention to how to use the pen: The regular script strokes of the fountain pen have different methods of using the pen, such as titon, hiding the dew, square, fast and slow. Different methods produce different line shapes and texture. Because the font is small and the thickness of the lines does not change much, the method of using the pen must be strictly practiced when writing. Otherwise, it is easy to have problems such as weak or stiff strokes.
- Clear strokes: Each stroke must be clearly explained, neat and tidy, clean and not sloppy. At the same time, there must be an internal resonance between the strokes to achieve an orderly start and end, clear strokes, solid and powerful, stop and not stop, straight but not stiff, curved but not weak, smooth and natural effect.
- The structure is neat: It focuses on the balanced distribution of strokes and the first part of the character, the stability of the center of gravity, the appropriate proportion, the correct shape of the character, and the standard arrangement of the characters. The size of the characters is symmetrical and the lines are neat. Although there are uneven changes in the shape, the overall order is neat and tidy.