书法艺术本体包括笔法、字法、构法、章法、墨法、笔势等内容。书法笔法是其技法的核心内容。笔法也称“用笔”，指运笔用锋的方法。字法，也称“结字”、“结构”，指字内点画的搭配、穿插、呼应、避就等等关系。章法，也称“布白”，指一幅字的整体布局，包括字间关系、行间关系的处理。墨法，是用墨之法，指墨的浓、淡、干、枯、湿的处理。
Calligraphy art ontology includes brushwork, calligraphy, composition, constitution, ink, brushwork and so on. Calligraphy is the core content of its techniques. Brushwork, also known as "using pen", refers to the method of transferring pen to use its edge. Character method, also known as "knot" and "structure", refers to the collocation, interpolation, echo, avoidance and so on. Articles of association, also known as "white cloth", refer to the overall layout of a word, including the treatment of the relationship between words and lines. Ink method refers to the treatment of thick, light, dry, dry and wet ink.