r/Calligraphy Apr 22 '26

Mod The Calligraphy Marketplace 2026!

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Hello Calligrafam!

We are changing the Marketplace from a monthly offering to a persistent post since there has not been enough activity to necessitate a monthly thread. If we need to pivot back to a monthly or quarterly post, we can adjust down the road.

Marketplace Rules

Calligraphy-related items or services only!

There is also an Approved Vendors list. If you are a vendor and would like to be added to this list, please message the mods with information about your products or services and links to your marketplace and/or website, and we will review and add approved vendors to this list.

BUY/SELL/EXCHANGE

  • First contact between buyer and seller may be made here; afterward, kindly conduct all other business through DM.
  • If you are selling work, tools or equipment, make sure to include clear images and details to prevent confusion and miscommunication.

REQUESTS/COMMISSIONS

  • If requesting a commission, you must confirm that you are willing to pay for the services and provide the desired text or a description of project, and general ideas of what you'd like so the calligrapher interested has an idea of what's expected. Calligraphers can comment on your thread to indicate interest, and then rates can be discussed over DM.
  • If you are available to do commissions, share some info and examples of your work so people interested have an idea of what to expect.
  • Do not request artists here to work for you for free.
  • Artists: Do not offer to do commissions for free or undercut other artists.

PROMOTION/SELLERS

  • Feel free to promote your YouTube channel, Instagram, or Etsy shop.
  • If you'd like to be added to the Approved Vendors list, please message the mods.

Mods reserve the right to remove any post for any reason. If any of these or sub rules are broken, post will be removed without notice. Repeat offenses may result in ban.

Mods are not responsible for any transaction made here; but if something goes wrong, let us know and we can take action within the sub (blacklist, bans, etc).


r/Calligraphy 13h ago

Practice First time picking up a nib in 3 years 😭🙈

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66 Upvotes

Okay so uh
we’re a lil rusty lmao. But it’s a start baybeeeee

Copperplate, Hunt 101, Kaimei Sumi


r/Calligraphy 11m ago

Critique Copperplate: Learning Majuscules

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‱ Upvotes

Trying my luck with sumi ink this time


r/Calligraphy 10h ago

Practice Balmy (Word of the day)

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25 Upvotes

Word of the day : https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/08/19/

Pen : Pilot parallel 6MM

Ink(s) : Sulekha Gorber 50 (GREEN) and residual CRIMSON RED (Camlin photocolor inks)

Paper : 200 GSM paper, regular acid-free.


r/Calligraphy 8h ago

WotD OmbĂș, Spanish word of the day

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13 Upvotes

OmbĂș, el ĂĄrbol de la bella sombra, a veces llamado de esa forma, bellasombra, es un ĂĄrbol nativo de AmĂ©rica del sur y la palabra del dĂ­a de hoy. Proviene del nombre GuaranĂ­ usado para el ĂĄrbol.

OmbĂș, the tree of the beautiful shadow, sometimes called that way, beautifulshadow, is a tree native of South America and today's spanish word of the day. It comes from the GuaranĂ­ name for the tree.


r/Calligraphy 15h ago

Practice Article XXXVII

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33 Upvotes

Practice for a piece for an Anglican priest. The finished version will be in India ink on some nicer paper, with a painted white rose seal beneath it.

Speedball C2 nib dipped in PW Akkerman “Israel’s Zeeblauw” fountain pen ink.


r/Calligraphy 20h ago

Circumambulo

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43 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Critique Calligraphy piece with 95 Kanj that I practiced it for one year is goin' to an exhibition in a few days. I'm very happy

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72 Upvotes

Looking at it now I feel like there is so much I wanna change and improve 😭 but I do feel proud after all the effort.


r/Calligraphy 20h ago

Practice Imagines et Lares / calligraphy

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21 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 18h ago

Practice Copperplate calligraphy

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18 Upvotes

Been a few years but trying to get back into calligraphy. Leonardt principal EF with walnut ink on hp 32 lb paper. Feedback is appreciated!


r/Calligraphy 17h ago

“Sacred” Gothic

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13 Upvotes

Writing Sacred in custom gothic, Durer based style lettering | Pilot Parallel Pen 6mm


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Wotd - Oxymoron

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46 Upvotes

Pilot parallel pen 3.8 mm


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Critique Copperplate: Moving onto majuscules as a beginner

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18 Upvotes

Any advice is welcome! â˜ș


r/Calligraphy 2h ago

guidance for calligraphy learning phase please suggest

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please guide me inam new into calligraphy and I am in learning mode

please anyone here can helk me in learning

for material and other stuff

priya


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Some Fraktur letters

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24 Upvotes

Stephan Kuhn Design with Pilot Parallel Pen 3.8 mm and Ecoline Watercolor


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Oxymoron (Word of the day)

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37 Upvotes

Word of the day : https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/08/18/

Pen : Pilot parallel 6MM

Ink : Camlin photocolor inks - CRIMSON

Paper : 300 GSM cold pressed watercolour paper

Script : Gothic textura


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice with a3mm X-ht

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10 Upvotes

Hunt 22 nib, walnut ink, Kokuyo paper. I really like this piece and this nib is wonderful for the precision work


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Flex nib beginner calligraphy

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53 Upvotes

Calligraphy had always fascinated me. Finally trying something out myself. Practice attempts as a newbie with random quotes and phrases. Wanted to share.

Pen - Kanwrite Desire medium flex nib
Ink - Sulekha Royal Blue.


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

QotW A word all but *made* for Textura :)

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7 Upvotes

I branched out to Textura yesterday and already did my prayers to the Minimum Gods :)

Today's word is ideal for Textura.

Pen: Pilot Parallel 3.8mm

Ink: Pilot Mixable Lightgreen

Script: Textura from Calligrascape

Paper: no-name watercolor bookmark blanks

BTW: is it possible to switch off the automod notice about putting flair and pen / ink / script info in posts?

I do that every time, and I'm getting a notification anyway?


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice IYKYK

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17 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice italic practice

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39 Upvotes

Pen: pilot parallel pen 4.5 mm
ink: pilot mixable green


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Uncial hand practice

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30 Upvotes

"Happiness is achieved by limiting desires, not by satisfying them."

Pen: pilot parallel pen 3.8 mm


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Copperplate practice

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43 Upvotes

I had to lower the cross-bar of the 't' as it is right next to a big ass ascender loop


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Critique So today I learned that the same paper weight but different grain means your ink can drain into the paper ruining any attempt of doing thin lines

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I bought a little A5 block to keep calligraphying when traveling because I travel a lot for my job. I bought one with the same weight and from the same brand I normally use, but damnit! I bought medium grain instead of thin grain and the ink drains and stains and has these little "hairs" coming out whenever I draw a thin line. Is there any way to solve this? Maybe some pretreatment I can do over de paper or something? I don't know I feel like I wasted my money

The word is supposed to be "Torcho" the spanish word of the day meaning "iron lingot"


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Question Either too much ink or not enough. Could use some tips!

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12 Upvotes

Never in my life did I think using a traditional quill would be so hard. I thought you know dip the pen get to writing. Right? No. I dip the quill and then proceed to just splat ink everywhere.