How to write calligraphy | Different Calligraphy styles

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How To Write Calligraphy?

• Writer Omar. S Source How to Write

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Information

• Origins of Calligraphy
• Different Styles
• Western Calligraphy
• Islamic Calligraphy
• Indian Calligraphy
• Chinese Calligraphy
• Japanese Calligraphy
• Instruments of Calligraphy
• Instructions on How to Write Calligraphy

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Origins of Calligraphy

• The world looks like a much better place when you
  stand in environments with beautiful interiors,
  well-articulated themes and especially, serene
  calligraphy. The word "calligraphy" itself is
  derived from the Greek words meaning "beauty" and
  "writing".
• Samples of calligraphy date as far back as 200
  BC, and this art form continues to be practiced
  in various parts of the world. Being a unique
  skill, it pays off to learn how to write
  calligraphy.

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Different Styles

• Different styles of calligraphy originate from
  diverse cultures. Whether its old English
  calligraphy alphabet or Arabic calligraphy
  alphabet, its important to have historical
  perspective when learning how to write
  calligraphy.

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Islamic Calligraphy

• Islamic has evolved alongside the religion of
  Islam and the Arabic language. It is a broad
  spectrum that  comprises all works of calligraphy
  by the Muslim calligraphers from Morocco to
  China, and is associated with geometric Islamic
  art (arabesque) on the walls and ceilings of
  mosques as well as on the page.

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Indian Calligraphy

• In many parts of ancient India, inscriptions were
  carried out in smoke-treated palm leaves. This
  tradition dates back to over two thousand years.
  Even after the Indian languages were put on paper
  in the 13th century, palm leaves where considered
  a preferred medium of writing owing to its
  longevity.

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Chinese Calligraphy

• From ancient China, the oldest Chinese
  characters still existent are Jiaguwén characters
  carved on ox scapula and tortoise plastrons,
  because the imperials of the Shang Dynasty carved
  pits on such animals bones and then baked them to
  gain auspice of military affairs, agricultural
  harvest, or even procreating and weather etc.
  Other scripts include the Jinwén (Bronzeware) and
  Dàzhuàn (Large Seal).

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Japanese Calligraphy

• Surprisingly, Japanese calligraphy has its roots
  in Chinese, dating back to the 28th century BCE
  to a time when pictographs were inscribed on bone
  for religious purposes. When this writing
  developed into an instrument of administration
  for the state, the need for a uniform script was
  felt and hence a prime minister in the Chinese
  dynasty of Qin, Li Si, standardized a script and
  its way of being written.

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Instruments of Calligraphy

• The following are some instruments commonly used
  in calligraphy, and their derivative usage.
• Felt tips pens convenient, disposable, they do
  not leak and they do not need to be dipped.
• Fountain pens refillable, long-lasting if
  properly maintained (see Warnings below)
• Steel-point pens ink must be fed with a dropper
  or a brush, capable of creating fine detail and
  hard edges, but it is inconvenient to change tips
  frequently.
• A quill pen leave a duck or turkey feather to
  dry in the sun, cut at an angle with a pen knife.
• Pencil - use fine grit sand paper on one side of
  a soft pencil (2, HB, B) against a flat surface,
  then turn and flatten the other side to create a
  "chisel" tip, sharpen as need while writing.

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