What do you need to start calligraphy? Calligraphy has been used for centuries as an art form consisting of intricate handwriting. Not to be confused with simple cursive, calligraphy is any font style ...

Think of the beautiful wedding invitations that have come in your life. What is one thing that sets them apart? Is it a gorgeously embossed envelope? Maybe a special scent sprayed on the card? Or, is ...

Art in Japan often comes from a philosophical standpoint, where the process is equally important as the result. This is particularly true when it comes to the Japanese calligraphy art of shodo. On the ...

True or false: out of all the people who work on comic books, the least important is the letterer. True! Okay, class, that was some good learning. See you tomorr– what's that? Letterers aren't just a ...

BJ Betts is the don of tattoo lettering. The BJ Betts Traveling Lettering Guide is his fifth title, the culmination of years of experimenting with letter shapes and perfecting hand type on both paper ...

Does the Arabic script and the way it is used for design fascinate you? It is not unlikely to encounter fascinating calligraphy designs all around us and be left curious about how it works and the ...

Norwich artist Laura Di Piazza was 12 years old when she received her introduction to calligraphy as part of an “inner-city middle school program” in Brooklyn. “They cut it right away,” she said, “but ...