Editing Calligraphy (section)

=== 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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