calligraph
Write with flourish
To calligraph is to write in an ornamental or elegant hand—to produce calligraphy.
The word is rare, appearing mostly when someone wants a verb form: She calligraphed the wedding invitations by hand.
A calligrapher calligraphs; the result is a calligraph or piece of calligraphy.
Styled written characters
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
- inkworkArt created with ink
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
flourishes · scripts · nibs · quills · parchment · vellum · ink · letterforms
Provision of light
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
decorative · embellishment · artistry · composition · balance · rhythm · expression · beauty
lettering
Styled written characters
penmanship · flourishes · scripts · nibs · quills · parchment · vellum · ink · letterforms · serifs
illumination
Provision of light
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
gilding · decorative · embellishment · artistry · composition · balance · rhythm · expression · beauty · elegance
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- reed penCut hollow stem for writing
- bamboo penWriting tool from tropical grass
paper · rice paper · washi · gouache · pigment · grinding · palette · lightbox · arm rest
hanzi
Chinese logographic symbols
- kanjiChinese symbols in Japanese
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
- ArabicSemitic language family member
Hebrew · Chinese · Japanese · Korean · Islamic · Persian · Tibetan · uncial · Spencerian · blackletter
calligraphscrawl
Careless, illegible writing
scribble · chicken scratch · messy handwriting · scratch · doodle
- calligraphy pensImplements for artistic handwriting
- calligraphy brushImplement for artistic lettering
- Chinese calligraphyArtistic writing with brush
- Arabic calligraphyOrnamental writing in Arabic script
- calligraphy setArtistic handwriting equipment collection
- modern calligraphyExpressive, rule-breaking script art
calligraphy, calligrapher, calligraphers, calligraphic, calligraphically