Calligraphy

[justjan]

Does anyone here do calligraphy?

I have been doing calligraphy off and on for many years. I would especially like to learn some asian calligraphy.

 

[whatseekye]

I wish I could do calligraphy. It's so beautiful. How did you get started in it? What would you recommend for a beginner?

 

[justjan]

I started doing calligraphy in a jr high art class. I have always liked doing it.

If you are looking to get started, you should check out a community education class through your local school district. They are relatively inexpensive and they will help you learn the write habits to start.

 

[whatseekye]

I started doing calligraphy in a jr high art class. I have always liked doing it.

If you are looking to get started, you should check out a community education class through your local school district. They are relatively inexpensive and they will help you learn the write habits to start.

That's a really good idea. I will look in to that. Thank you for being an inspiration. I always enjoyed the idea of calligraphy. I can imagine the scribes writing out the words of the Bible. I also like illuminated art. At the Getty Center in Los Angeles, they have a rather nice display of old bibles with illuminated art and wonderful calligraphic lettering. There is also a display showing all the tools and methods of the scribes. I'm surprised there aren't more Christians doing calligraphy these days since it has such a rich history in the Bible. I suppose some are doing it though, since I have seen so many verses written out in calligraphy and framed.

 

[SleepyRandi]

I used to be into caligraphy in elementry school. I always have loved it. Maybe I will give it a go again. Here I come arts!!!

 

[xXxKristaxXx]

I have been doing it for about 2 or 3 year's...

 

[zoo]

I do caligraphy when I was young.Yes.My father teach me.He good at it.But I do not love it that years.Now I start to know that is my blood.

 

[princess heart]

I wish I could do calligraphy. It's so beautiful. How did you get started in it? What would you recommend for a beginner?

I started using a set of chisel pointed magic markers that I found in the stationary aisle at a supermarket. They are available in many places. I can't remember the brand name. I just saw them still for sale just a few days ago. You can get just one black one or a package that has several colors together. They are reasonably priced. Using them allowed me to concentrate on forming the strokes and without worring about inking the pen. I also have used a fountain pen that had several chisel tips so you could change from bold to finer tips.

 

[Braziliz]

I was interested in Japanese Calligraphy it's so......I can't explain it.
I'm not that interested anymore

 

[whatseekye]

I do caligraphy when I was young.Yes.My father teach me.He good at it.But I do not love it that years.Now I start to know that is my blood.

Beautiful writing! I love it!

 

[whatseekye]

I started using a set of chisel pointed magic markers that I found in the stationary aisle at a supermarket. They are available in many places. I can't remember the brand name. I just saw them still for sale just a few days ago. You can get just one black one or a package that has several colors together. They are reasonably priced. Using them allowed me to concentrate on forming the strokes and without worring about inking the pen. I also have used a fountain pen that had several chisel tips so you could change from bold to finer tips.

Thank you for the tip. I am going to try calligraphy soon. I have so many irons in the fire, as the saying goes. (My current hobbies: knitting, learning machine knitting, crochet, just starting to learn sewing, cross-stitch...and I want to learn embroidery, and now calligraphy! )

 

[princess heart]

Thank you for the tip. I am going to try calligraphy soon. I have so many irons in the fire, as the saying goes. (My current hobbies: knitting, learning machine knitting, crochet, just starting to learn sewing, cross-stitch...and I want to learn embroidery, and now calligraphy! )

Enjoy it all! Creativity begets creativity! Having a variety of interests keeps me from becoming bored and stagnant in any one area. It helps me to lay one thing down for a time to learn something new and when I come back to the older hobbies I find my interest and abilities refreshed. It amazes and blesses me when I give away some of the things that I create to see how happy and blessed it make the recipient.

 

[fisherman2]

No here, alway wanted to try it, in fact was looking at a book at the library yesterday, May be some day

 

[Lael_Rapier]

I played with it in high school and a few times thereafter. Was kinda hard as I am left-handed.

Lael