Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: Maghrebi Script

Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: Maghrebi Script

“We have reached the end of our journey! Thank you for joining me in this magical space filled with love and light. Now it's time for you to take your own journey in Arabic calligraphy and inward. Before the final project, it’s important to understand the proportions of each letter, and for this, you’ll need to practice all the letters. After practicing the letters you will be joining them to form words. I would highly recommend practicing the words from the final project individually. For example, practice writing at least one page of each word, Sabr, Shukr, and Azeemah, using the calligraphy gloss paper. This way you’ll have good practice at understanding the structure of all three words with the correct proportions. Also before the final project, replenish your ink adding a few drops of distilled water in the inkwell, and mix thoroughly, to avoid any issues whilst you’re writing. In addition, layout the paper for the final project and draw a baseline in the middle of the paper horizontally. Faintly mark the spaces for each word with a pencil. This will help you achieve a balanced distance between each word. Write all three words Sabr, Shukr, and Azeemah in one line.

Remember, you can retouch the letters if they need some correction. This is the last stage of the final project. Also, remember to prepare yourself mentally/spiritually before your practice. I would suggest trying meditation or some deep breaths with your eyes closed. This will help bring calm and awareness on all levels. Be ready to receive the benefits of your calligraphy practice. I look forward to seeing your final project. Share your calligraphy in the forum and feel free to comment on classmates' works. I'll try to answer questions and comment on your project in the forum, but please be patient if I take some time to respond! Thank you for taking this journey with me. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project This is now the end of the course. I hope you enjoyed learning the Arabic calligraphy in the Maghrebi script as much as I enjoyed sharing them with you. In this lesson, I'm going to talk about the final project, That would be you starting your practice with reed pen by writing the Arabic alphabet in the Maghrebi script Once you have enough practice with the alphabet, the next step would be to join the letters together, and form the words. The three words that I have chosen for the final project are "Sabr," which means patience, "Shukr," which means gratitude, and "Azeemah," wh...”

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