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Favorite word of the day today goes to Spanish with "empatía."

Notebook with calligraphy exercises. The exercise text reads: "Besmirch. Empatía. Künstlerisch. 2026-02-10."

【リクエスト】「重岡大毅」書いてみた #手書き文字 #calligraphy #硬筆字 #漢字 https://www.vivizine.com/1128993/ #johnnys #ジャニーズ #重岡大毅

There seems to have been a long-standing connection in mediaeval Islamic thought between calligraphy and geometry.

The scholar Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī (c.930–1023) wrote that ‘handwriting is spiritual geometry by means of a corporeal instrument’. Much later, Aḥmad Ibrāhīmī Ḥusaynī Qummī (b. 1546) wrote in his treatise ‘Calligraphers and Painters’ (c.1606) that ‘writing is the geometry of the soul’. Al-Tawḥīdī attributed the idea to Euclid; Qummī pointed to Plato, so both undoubtedly thought that the idea was long-standing and respected.

Calligraphy was codified by Ibn Muqla (885/6–940/1 CE), a vizier at the ʿAbbāsid court. Ibn Muqla's system can be only tentatively reconstructed from later sources, but it is plausible that he founded his reformed Arabic script on geometry.

The basis was the rhombic dot that a reed pen produced. The ʾalif [ا] was to have a height equal to a certain number of dots. Its size defined a circle, which was then used to shape the other letters. The attached images illustrate a later geometric specification.

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Geometrical specification of the structure of the Arabic letter ʾalif [ا]. Eight rhombic dots from a reed pen, stacked vertically, give the height of the letter, which defines the diameter of a circle used for other letters.

Geometrical specification of ṣād [س], based upon the dimensions established for ʾalif. The letter has a long curving stroke to the left, which follows an arc of a circle of the size defined from ʾalif. The vertical strokes of the letter are two rhombic dots high.

Gotta work on the letter width, but overall I'm happy with today's practice. Not pictured here, but I have also been working on my palmer cursive writing. Takes me back to elementary school, lol.

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“Rococo Hanzi aren't real, they can't hurt you"

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cover of a Chinese book where the calligraphic title has been styled like European Rococo art. It's titled "flesh is not as good as bamboo," which is apparently a reversal of the saying "bamboo is not as good as flesh" meaning musical instruments are secondary to the human voice. and then the subtitle says something about rococo, idk it's very Academicese

Small mess up at the beginning, but it got better from there. :)

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"Reminiscences of Qinhuai River" captures the essence of traditional Chinese calligraphy, where fluidity meets precision. The red seals elevate authenticity, embodying cultural depth. How does this blend of technique and feeling resonate with you?
#ArtAppreciation #Calligraphy #ChineseArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.31

Work in process ✍️☕🐇

#drawing #ink #merker #rabbit #resistance #wip #illustration #metal #blackmetal #logo #calligraphy #art

鬼 (oni) “Demon”

via japanwords

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I think I'm making progress here.

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My mum uses a #calligraphy style pen for writing in the cards she paints but doesn’t actually do proper calligraphy #lettering. Can any recommend a beginner’s set or book that I could gift her to get her started? I learnt when I was a kid but no longer have my old books.

Went to Hobby Lobby yesterday & purchased a beginner's kit/guide to #calligraphy which includes a few basic pens, an abbreviated instruction manual & special paper designed to help build technique/skills.
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It's something that has interested me for a while now & I'll set aside time this weekend to get started on my #NewAdventure
Any other #CalligraphyLovers out there?

I'm back.

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I'm working on my next worldwide events roundup. Please share any late entries for talks, exhibitions, screenings, tours, workshops, and conferences in the wider realms of sign painting, lettering, gilding, calligraphy, and typography.

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#SignPainting #Lettering #Gilding #Calligraphy #Typography #Boost

By Kréol artist from La Réunion based in UK Box Vincent @boxvincent at Quality Yard @quality_yard, 20 Maritime Lane, South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland in May 2024 as part of Leith's Pride Festival. Photos taken May 2025.
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Calligraphy portrait of Ewan McGregor aka Renton from Trainspotting.

'I always been a big fan of #renton in #trainspotting movie so when @quality_yard in Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 invited me to paint the door at the gallery, I was like... “i know who im gonna paint here”.' @boxvincent Oct 2, 2019
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#50words #artinthestreets #blackletters #calligraffiti #calligraphy #calligraphymasters #edinburghstreetart #ewanmcgregor #globalstreetart #graffiti #graffitiart #insearchofstreetart #jj_urbanart #Kréolartist #moderncalligraphy #mural #muralartist #portrait #publicart #scottishstreetart #streetart #streetartist #streetartphotography #streetartscotland #typematters #typespire #typetopia #wallart

Still available!

Hand-drawn original black ink and gold and pearl watercolours on A4 size heavyweight watercolour paper.

REDUCED: £100 if you want it (frame not included), postage is free in the UK, £5 Europe and £8 everywhere else. Message me to adopt the original :artcapy4:

Matt-finish prints available here: https://ko-fi.com/s/6e2265d683

#MastoArt #Calligraphy #Illumination #MementoMori #FediGiftShop #ArtForSale #OriginalArt

A hand-drawn black ink artwork in a gothic thick black frame.

The words 'We're dying to live' and 'We're living to die' are calligraphed in black ink Blackletter script in boxes at the top and bottom. There's a central circle that has a raven skull surrounded by vines and lily flowers against a black background, set inside a ring of Celtic knotwork coloured in cool grey to look like cracked stone. There are detailed columns of repeating patterns extending up and down from the circle, and two strips of warm-grey coloured stone celtic knotwork down both outer edges that entwine around tiny skulls. There's gold highlight edging throughout.

Close up on the raven skull centerpiece. The skull is shaded to look 3D, the grey knotwork around it is shaded to look like cracked stone, the entire circle piece has shading that makes it look raised from the paper, and the columns of patterns extending up and down are shaded to look like 3D engraving.

Angled view showing the gold highlight lines, and iridescent pearl on the lilies, catching the light.

Another angled view with focus on the bottom.

I am so excited about this one. My art supplies, acrylic, calligraphy, and watercolor sketchbooks, and a book about Kyoto, Japan; I bought on Amazon
#tuttlepublishing #strathmore #geisha #geiko #geigi #kyoto #Japan #Japanese #canson #cansonxl #strathmore #calligraphy #acrylic #watercolor #artsupplies #amazon

Some more #gamedev notes, about how to deal with blocking tiles that shouldn't block you. And yeah, I got a new #calligraphy pen and I've started using it for the titles.

@enniusredloeb.bsky.social On my Christmas cakes, too!

#calligraphy #cake #Christmas #manuscript

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