Editing Calligraphy (section)

==Tools==

=== Pens and brushes ===
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The principal tools for a calligrapher are the [[pen]] and the [[paintbrush|brush]]. The pens used in calligraphy can have [[nib (pen)|nibs]] that may be flat, round, or pointed.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Reaves, M. |title=Brush Lettering: An instructional manual in Western brush calligraphy |last2=Schulte, E. |publisher=Design Books |year=2006 |edition=Revised |location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Calligrapher's Handbook |publisher=Taplinger Publishing Co. |year=1985 |editor-last=Child |editor-first=H.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Calligrapher's Handbook |publisher=Pentalic |year=1976 |editor-last=Lamb |editor-first=C.M. |orig-year=1956}}</ref> For decorative purposes, multi-nibbed pens (steel brushes) can be used. However, works have also been created with [[felt-tip pen|felt-tip]] and [[ballpoint pen]]s, although these works do not employ angled lines. There are certain styles of calligraphy, such as [[Blackletter|Gothic script]], that require a stub nib pen.

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Common calligraphy pens and brushes include:
* [[Quill]]
* [[Dip pen]]
* [[Ink brush]]
* [[Qalam]]
* [[Fountain pen]]
* Chiselled marker
* [[Reed pen]]

=== Inks, papers, and templates ===
The ink used for writing is usually water-based and is much less [[Viscosity|viscous]] than the oil-based ink used in printing. Certain specialty paper with high ink absorption and constant texture enables cleaner lines,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paper Properties in Arabic calligraphy |url=https://www.calligraphyfonts.info/aesthetic-theory-arabic-calligraphy-islamic-art/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313214812/https://www.calligraphyfonts.info/aesthetic-theory-arabic-calligraphy-islamic-art/ |archive-date=2017-03-13 |access-date=2007-06-01 |publisher=calligraphyfonts.info}}</ref> although [[parchment]] or [[vellum]] is often used, as a knife can be used to erase imperfections and a [[light-box]] is not needed to allow lines to be visible through it. Normally, light boxes and templates are used to achieve straight lines without pencil markings detracting from the work. Ruled paper, either for a light box or direct use, is most often ruled every quarter or half an inch, although inch spaces are occasionally used. This is the case with [[Uncial script]] (hence the name "{{lang|la|litterea unciales}}"; which roughly translates to 'inch high letters'<ref>{{Citation |title=uncial, adj. & n. |date=2023-03-02 |work=Oxford English Dictionary |url=https://oed.com/dictionary/uncial_adj |access-date=2025-02-03 |edition=3 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/OED/6245926565}}</ref>), and college-[[ruled paper]] often acts as a guideline well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calligraphy Islamic website |url=http://calligraphyislamic.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608004825/http://www.calligraphyislamic.com/ |archive-date=2012-06-08 |access-date=2012-06-18 |publisher=Calligraphyislamic.com}}</ref>

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