How to Use a Drawing Board to Enhance the Effect of Calligraphy Learning

In a digital calligraphy classroom, a drawing board (digital graphics tablet) can enhance the effectiveness of calligraphy learning in multiple ways.

Precise Copying of Calligraphy Models

The digital graphics tablet can work in conjunction with digital calligraphy teaching software to load a wealth of electronic calligraphy model resources. When students copy calligraphy using the tablet, they can accurately reproduce the stroke shapes in the models. Thanks to its pressure-sensing technology, different levels of pressure applied during writing will be reflected as variations in line thickness and ink shade on the screen, just like writing on real rice paper. For example, when copying Stele of Yan Qinli by Yan Zhenqing, students can precisely copy the thick and full strokes of the characters. Compared with copying on ordinary paper, they can have better control over the details of the model, which helps them understand the essence of the brushwork in the original model and improve their brushwork application skills.

Real-time Feedback and Guidance

During the calligraphy learning process, teachers can use the digital graphics tablet to view students' writing processes in real time. The software can record data such as students' stroke trajectories and writing speeds. Based on this data, teachers can quickly point out students' writing problems, such as incorrect stroke order or irregularities in starting and ending strokes. For example, if a student fails to make a clear pause at the beginning of the horizontal stroke when writing the Chinese character "永 (Yong)", the teacher can mark it through the software and demonstrate the correct way of writing on their own digital graphics tablet. Students can see the demonstration on their screens simultaneously and correct their mistakes in a timely manner. This kind of immediate feedback makes students' learning more efficient and helps them avoid detours.

Diverse Creative Experiences

The digital graphics tablet supports the exploration of various calligraphy styles. After mastering a certain foundation in calligraphy, students can switch between different calligraphy styles through the software and conduct creative exercises on the tablet. They can transition from regular script to running script and experience the changes in brushwork, structure, and artistic conception among different styles, thus broadening their calligraphy horizons. For instance, after becoming proficient in regular script, students can try running script creation and appreciate the smooth and coherent characteristics of running script strokes, which stimulates their creative inspiration, enhances their understanding of the diversity of calligraphy art, and taps into their creative potential, ultimately improving their comprehensive calligraphy literacy.

Convenient Preservation and Iterative Revision of Works

After students complete calligraphy works using the digital graphics tablet, they can save them with a single click and store them in the digital calligraphy classroom system. Unlike traditional paper works that are prone to damage and difficult to preserve, digital works can be retrieved and viewed at any time. If students are not satisfied with their works, they can use the software's undo and modification functions to adjust strokes, structures, and layouts. For example, if the overall layout of a calligraphy work is not harmonious, students can use the software to select and move parts of the content to re-arrange it until they achieve a satisfactory result. This not only improves the quality of the works but also encourages students to be more daring in experimentation and innovation.