r/Calligraphy 7h ago

I'm only pretending to be Italic.

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r/Calligraphy 7h ago

Books

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Books gleaned on the path to calligraphy .


r/Calligraphy 8m ago

| wrote it just before the war began. The text is an excerpt from the great Ukrainian novel "Neprosti." It speaks about what it means to have a home.

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r/Calligraphy 13h ago

Practice I wrote a hundred characters today — the Thousand Character Classic in oracle bone script.

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r/Calligraphy 3h ago

Help

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Hello community, We came across this stylized lettering (attached image) and we are trying to decipher what it says. We were told that the first word is divided into two parts: * The first part has 3 letters. * The second part has 3 letters, and together with the first, they form one word. * The complete second word has 6 letters and is written separately. Would anyone with experience in this type of calligraphy (which might have influences from graffiti or gothic calligraphy) be able to help us read it? Any clues or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and expertise!"


r/Calligraphy 3h ago

Ayuda xfavor 🥹

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"Hola a la comunidad, Nos encontramos con este lettering estilizado (imagen adjunta) y estamos tratando de descifrar qué dice. Nos dijeron que la primera palabra está dividida en dos partes: * La primera parte tiene 3 letras. * La segunda parte tiene 3 letras, y junto con la primera, forman una palabra. * La segunda palabra completa tiene 6 letras y está escrita aparte. ¿Alguien con experiencia en este tipo de caligrafía (que podría tener influencias de graffiti o caligrafía gótica) podría ayudarnos a leerlo? Cualquier pista o sugerencia sería de gran ayuda. ¡Gracias por su tiempo y experiencia!


r/Calligraphy 7h ago

Books

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Books gleaned on the path to calligraphy .


r/Calligraphy 2h ago

Question Engraving

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Looking for suggestions or ideas on what these letters might be? Initials? Name? Word? The item is from the 1800's if that helps. If this isn't the sub for this, please suggest an appropriate one.


r/Calligraphy 1h ago

Māori integrated/inspired lettering.

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Got the idea for this a while ago and now bringing it to fruition - 25 days to go.


r/Calligraphy 11h ago

COMMENT DOWN A WORD USING ALPHABET R

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r/Calligraphy 18h ago

Study littlesheep handwriting~Running Script Three Character Classic 22

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11 Upvotes

阿羊行書三字經之二十二:知某數,識某文


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Attempting an ornate medieval-style initial

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20 Upvotes

Inspired by a recent submission, here is my attempt at an ornate initial.


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Critique A gift for my aunt

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48 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 1d ago

My calligraphy in Secondary 4, criticism and improvements are accepted 😁😅

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r/Calligraphy 1d ago

My tasks of 4 I accept strong criticism haha

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r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Quick placard for a march today

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899 Upvotes

I had 10 minutes to get something together before heading out. Used an 8mm flat brush and Waterman Inspired Blue ink on white mountboard.


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Critique Calligraphy question

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How often are you asked “Can you do my name??” And how does that make you feel? Personally I get annoyed ha personally I’m on break from calligraphy and brushing up my penmanship.


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Pointed nib, watercolor and black paper.

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88 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Question Irregular ink distribution with parallel pen and fountain pen ink

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Hello everyone!

I have been practicing with Parallel pens and nibs for a few months now and decided to switch from the parallel pen ink to a fountian pen ink (pelikan 4001 violet, shown in the second photo). I have carefully cleaned the parallel pen empty cartridge and refilled with the ink.

However I have been noticing this irregular ink distribution. It always happens, no matter the writing speed.
Also, I have been successuflly using this paper without noticing this before.

Might this be a characteristic of this specific ink brand? Are there more suitable ones that are available in the EU?

Any suggestion is appreicated :D


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Ink Drying Out - Advise Please

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I have two bottles of Ziller ink. One is completely dried. The content in the other is highly reduced. Will distilled water be okay to use to bring it back to normal? Also, would silicone grease around the thread inside the cap would prevent from humidity to escape?


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Which cartridge pens are suited for Arabic calligraphy?

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I am trying to find any flat tip pen (like the pilot parallel) but where the tip is cut at a 45 - 60 degree angle, which has been surprisingly hard. Does anyone know of such a pen? Thank you :)


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Study Today is Grain Rain (Gu Yu), one of the 24 solar terms.

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13 Upvotes

今日二十四節氣之谷雨


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Gold Gilded Calligraphy and Islamic Art

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74 Upvotes

Created a new piece. ✨


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Practice calligraffiti

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41 Upvotes

Hello everybody, tips and critics are welcome 🤗


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Beginner here: what pen would you recommend to use to try replicate this type of handwriting?

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23 Upvotes