Writing with a brush refers to writing according to traditional statutes, rather than writing casually with a brush. Calligraphy is a line plastic art. The so-called brush strokes are mainly about how to create ideal lines.

As a writing tool, the brush has a very long history. As early as Neolithic painted pottery, there were traces of brush. Although the writing brush was not seen before the Western Zhou Dynasty, some signs of using the pen can be found in prehistoric painted pottery patterns and Shang Dynasty Oracle Bone Inscriptions. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the brush was widely used to write bamboo slips and silk books.

This shows that the brush originated before Shang Dynasty. The earliest writing brush can be traced back to about two thousand years ago. The writing brush of the Spring and Autumn Period was found in the tomb of Zeng Houyi in Leigudun, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. It is the earliest pen found so far, and it is a rare and precious material left in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, pens had different names, such as "pen", "jade" and "fu".

It was not until the Qin Dynasty that "the books are the same language, and the cars are on the same track" that various names of pens were called "pens". According to legend, Meng Tian, a general of the Qin Dynasty, once took wool to make pens in Shanlian Village, and was regarded as the originator of pen-making locally. It is said that Meng Tian's wife Bu Xianglian is also proficient in pen-making, and was named the Queen of Pen. By the Han Dynasty, the pen was already exquisite, and Lu Yi was a master at that time.

Besides rabbit hair, there are wool, deer hair, raccoon hair and wolf hair. , both hard and soft. At the same time, it also enriches the texture and decoration of the pen tube. According to official historical records, China's famous Xu Anbi was invented in the Han Dynasty.

Su Dongpo said: "There is no fixed method for writing, so it is appropriate to be open-minded." Five-finger pen holding method: hold the pen holder with thumb and forefinger fingertips (appropriate height) to ensure that the pen holder does not fall off; The middle finger is placed on the outside of the pen below the index finger, which not only strengthens the power of the index finger to pinch the pen, but also plays the role of hooking the pen in; When the nail of the ring finger touches the inside of the pen, it plays the role of pushing the pen outward.

The little finger is attached to the lower part of the ring finger abdomen to help the ring finger push the pen outward. When holding a pen, as the ancients said, "make the palm empty like an egg", which is convenient for carrying a pen. To learn books, you should often practice holding the pen, returning the hook, pushing out and rotating the pen holder (plus the role of the wrist) and drawing straight lines and arcs. The level of writing and whether to hang your wrist or elbow depends on the size of the words written. The fine print is low, and the wrist is a pillow. Hold high the big characters and hang your wrists; No matter how big it is, you need to hang your elbow.