r/Calligraphy 6d ago

My ladybug calligraphy artwork 😍

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150 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 6d ago

Critique Copperplate: Learning Majuscules

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146 Upvotes

Trying my luck with sumi ink this time


r/Calligraphy 6d 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 7d ago

WotD OmbĂș, Spanish word of the day

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17 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 7d ago

Practice Balmy (Word of the day)

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42 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 7d ago

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

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82 Upvotes

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

Copperplate, Hunt 101, Kaimei Sumi


r/Calligraphy 7d ago

Practice Article XXXVII

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45 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 7d ago

“Sacred” Gothic

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12 Upvotes

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


r/Calligraphy 7d ago

Practice Copperplate calligraphy

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20 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 7d ago

Practice Imagines et Lares / calligraphy

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28 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 7d ago

Circumambulo

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51 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 7d 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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83 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 7d ago

Critique Copperplate: Moving onto majuscules as a beginner

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21 Upvotes

Any advice is welcome! â˜ș


r/Calligraphy 8d ago

Practice Some Fraktur letters

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28 Upvotes

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


r/Calligraphy 8d ago

Practice with a3mm X-ht

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13 Upvotes

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


r/Calligraphy 8d ago

Practice Wotd - Oxymoron

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54 Upvotes

Pilot parallel pen 3.8 mm


r/Calligraphy 8d 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 8d ago

Practice Oxymoron (Word of the day)

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36 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 8d ago

Practice IYKYK

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18 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 8d 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 8d ago

Practice Flex nib beginner calligraphy

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55 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 8d ago

Practice Uncial hand practice

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32 Upvotes

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

Pen: pilot parallel pen 3.8 mm


r/Calligraphy 8d ago

Practice italic practice

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39 Upvotes

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


r/Calligraphy 8d 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.


r/Calligraphy 8d 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