r/calligraffiti Jan 09 '23

12k members! what next?

16 Upvotes

We just hit 12,000 members. That sounds cool but i honestly have no idea how far we have come. I have not been keeping tabs on the community size. We have ebbed and flowed for sure, with some new stuff getting posted a few times a day lately, and I love the activity.

Please let me know what you like, what you dislike, what you want to see, and what you want to do with this space. Let's see if we can make it happen and make the sub better.

I wish i had more time to be more active. However I am usually able to check in 5-10x per week. Either way, thank you to those of you who keep actively posting and showing your growth!


r/calligraffiti 6h ago

WORDS OF THE WEEK

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This is a weekly recurring post where r/calligraffiti artists should submit one top level comment per person per week with your piece and the community can vote on it. This recurring post is in contest mode. Feel free to also post the piece to the main page.

Artists can be lurkers, lurkers can be artists.

RULES:

  • Anyone can post but ONE POST PER PERSON PER WEEK
  • Any amount of calligraphy replies to a top level comment is ok
  • Lurkers, vote on the submissions you like.
  • Repeated words and phrases are allowed because this isn't about the words so much as the art of writing them.
  • Above all, be excellent to each other.

How to get banned:

  • Posting racist shit
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  • Posting hate group shit
  • Abusing the honor code for one top level post per person*
  • Not being excellent to each other.

r/calligraffiti 1d ago

WIP

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28 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 1d ago

Survey for Calligraphers

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Hello everyone! I hope it’s okay to share this here. We are students currently working on a research study about the development of alternative calligraphy ink.

As part of our study, we prepared a short survey to learn about the common problems calligraphers experience with ink such as feathering, smudging, bleeding, drying, clogging, and storage issues. The insights we gather will really help us in improving our ink development and making it more suitable for both beginners and professional artists.

If it’s not too much trouble, may we kindly ask for a few minutes of your time to answer our survey? Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfj8qaaWf6D7pxKaVgd9-GrHYQG0fFKxPEI_6_TchKj6V2MQA/viewform

Thank you so much for your time and support!


r/calligraffiti 3d ago

Work In Progress

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6 Upvotes

Acrylic, spraypaint & markers on paper.


r/calligraffiti 4d ago

NIMBUS

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15 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 4d ago

Thanks for all the Inspiration, this is where i am at

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17 Upvotes

Hell yeah,

I love black letters, and recendly started by my Self.. one of my „earlyz“ meaning firestarter

Thanks for all the Inspiration i get from u!


r/calligraffiti 5d ago

Needed something to organize my markers and brushes. So i customized this box from hobby lobby. Video on my IG. @j_perry_tattooer

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8 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 6d ago

'NIMBUS'

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39 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 7d ago

FUNKMASTERS

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36 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 7d ago

FUNKMASTERS

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8 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 7d ago

WORDS OF THE WEEK

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This is a weekly recurring post where r/calligraffiti artists should submit one top level comment per person per week with your piece and the community can vote on it. This recurring post is in contest mode. Feel free to also post the piece to the main page.

Artists can be lurkers, lurkers can be artists.

RULES:

  • Anyone can post but ONE POST PER PERSON PER WEEK
  • Any amount of calligraphy replies to a top level comment is ok
  • Lurkers, vote on the submissions you like.
  • Repeated words and phrases are allowed because this isn't about the words so much as the art of writing them.
  • Above all, be excellent to each other.

How to get banned:

  • Posting racist shit
  • Posting phobic shit
  • Posting hate group shit
  • Abusing the honor code for one top level post per person*
  • Not being excellent to each other.

r/calligraffiti 11d ago

Tap your phone to the painting.

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77 Upvotes

You can tap your phone to the center of the painting and my Linktree pops up. No need to sign my art. Let tech be my signature. Video on my insta @j_perry_tattooer


r/calligraffiti 13d ago

blue/black medallion - tips on consistency and flow welcomed!

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47 Upvotes

I’ve been teaching myself calligraphy and calligraffiti for a little more than a year now. I’ve been messing with some medallion designs for the past week after seeing some of the posts on here.

I’m pretty happy with this one except for maybe the center and the outer ring with the randomized horizontal strokes. I want to create rings that juxtapose horizontal stroke flow with vertical stroke flow, but I have a much harder time doing that in the horizontal orientation. But I welcome all feedback and tips since I’m pretty early in my journey here!

Piece composed with parallel pens using black ink cartridges and dips in iroshizuku blue ink.


r/calligraffiti 14d ago

WORDS OF THE WEEK

2 Upvotes

This is a weekly recurring post where r/calligraffiti artists should submit one top level comment per person per week with your piece and the community can vote on it. This recurring post is in contest mode. Feel free to also post the piece to the main page.

Artists can be lurkers, lurkers can be artists.

RULES:

  • Anyone can post but ONE POST PER PERSON PER WEEK
  • Any amount of calligraphy replies to a top level comment is ok
  • Lurkers, vote on the submissions you like.
  • Repeated words and phrases are allowed because this isn't about the words so much as the art of writing them.
  • Above all, be excellent to each other.

How to get banned:

  • Posting racist shit
  • Posting phobic shit
  • Posting hate group shit
  • Abusing the honor code for one top level post per person*
  • Not being excellent to each other.

r/calligraffiti 14d ago

New to this , any fundementals to learn?

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24 Upvotes

If been doing graffity for a year but only just started calligraphy, any Printers or tips to learn?


r/calligraffiti 14d ago

Hybrid fusion of tribal and calligraphy style

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16 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 19d ago

Maine Mural Festival '25

198 Upvotes

I did the piece on the left and the calligraffiti within the larger mashup on the right. Such a cool process on this one workin with the homies.

Lmk if yall have questions or what you love/hate most!


r/calligraffiti 21d ago

WORDS OF THE WEEK

4 Upvotes

This is a weekly recurring post where r/calligraffiti artists should submit one top level comment per person per week with your piece and the community can vote on it. This recurring post is in contest mode. Feel free to also post the piece to the main page.

Artists can be lurkers, lurkers can be artists.

RULES:

  • Anyone can post but ONE POST PER PERSON PER WEEK
  • Any amount of calligraphy replies to a top level comment is ok
  • Lurkers, vote on the submissions you like.
  • Repeated words and phrases are allowed because this isn't about the words so much as the art of writing them.
  • Above all, be excellent to each other.

How to get banned:

  • Posting racist shit
  • Posting phobic shit
  • Posting hate group shit
  • Abusing the honor code for one top level post per person*
  • Not being excellent to each other.

r/calligraffiti 22d ago

Learning flourishing and calligraphy.

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25 Upvotes

Made with regular markers and pen, I'm trying to learn how to make the flourishing look simple, balanced and elegant.


r/calligraffiti 22d ago

Biomechanic/organic calligraffiti

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145 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 22d ago

Calligraffiti

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121 Upvotes

instagram - @j_perry_tattooer


r/calligraffiti 23d ago

Dope or nah?

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295 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 23d ago

Calligraphy+ tribal fusion. My experiment since childhood

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7 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 23d ago

Concrete poured and broken over canvas- calligraffiti

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22 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 25d ago

“THEY LIVE 88 “ Nashville tn🖖🏽

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16 Upvotes

r/calligraffiti 25d ago

Jammin on a mural with 3 homies this weekend in Maine

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Pretty pumped to be a part of this mural festival and with such a solid wall! If you are in the area, please come by and say hey!

We have a pretty loose theme that I am excited about. That being said, I have no plan for what I am actually going to be doing. Sometimes the best productions come out of that winging-it collaboration, especially with the artists i am working with.

Feel free to suggest something but likely all plans will go out the window on site. I do love working on CMU walls because there is a pretty easy regular grid to work with already drawn! I have done some sweet pieces using the grid in the past, like southwestern rug patters, chevrons, obv circles, etc.