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  1. Syed Iqbal
    Member

    Dear all

    I am also new to this group that I came to know about through a couple of youtube clips. I live in Karachi, Pakistan and find it bit difficult to have a teacher for Arabic script in particular. I would like to improve my calligraphy skills in Nastaliq and want to learn Thuluth from scratch.

    I would appreciate receiving your valuable tips as to how could I make improvement in both these scripts. I would desperately be looking to your feedback.

    Regards
    Syed Iqbal

    Posted 9 years ago #

  2. ekvernen
    Key Master

    Hello Syed,
    Thanks for your post. IRCICA, the organization for calligraphy in Istanbul, publishes a number of excellent guides that will help you with both Thuluth and Naskh. (See http://calligraphyqalam.com/resources/further-reading.html, and look at the item second from the bottom on the right-hand side).

    You may also try to contact other calligraphy artists, such as Rasheed Butt (http://www.rasheedbutt.com/index.htm), who might have suggestions for teachers you could work with in Pakistan.

    Elisabeth

    Posted 9 years ago #

  3. rj_yul
    Member

    Salam Aleikum everyone,

    First let me start by congratulating all those who worked on this website, it's amazing and God bless you all for what you did. Brothers and sisters, http://www.mobda3.net is a huge calligraphy website with lots of tutorials, videos and courses. Unfortunately, it's in Arabic only. However, I will post links to some of the best material they got and try to give some English explanation with it. The website has some prominent calligraphers from Syria, Egypt and the Gulf area as active members. Example:

    1- Videos of how to write the complete arabic ABC's in Taliq by calligrapher Shoukry Kharsho of Syria, president of the Arabic Calligraphy department at the Middle College of Applied Arts in Damascus.
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=10001

    2- Some Niskh basic exercises by calligrapher Mohammed Amzil of Morocco.
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=217

    3- Video of Niskh exercise by calligrapher Ahmad Adel of Egypt
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=745

    4- Different names in different styles of the website members by the great Syrian calligrapher Adnan Al-Sheikh Othman
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=10608

    5- Some explanation on the Ottoman Diwani Jali
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=7149

    6- An exercise by calligrapher Mohammed Al-Maghrebi of Egypt
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=11073

    7- Link to photos of amazing calligraphy and signs by no other than the great Sami Efendi may Allah bless his soul. http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=3

    8- Video of how to cut the bamboo pen by calligrapher Ahmad Arakeeb of Egypt (5 min)
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=289

    9- Video of tips on how to do calligraphy using a painting brush by calligrapher Ahmad Arakeeb of Egypt
    http://www.mobda3.net/vb/showthread.php?t=557

    Posted 9 years ago #

  4. ekvernen
    Key Master

    rj_yul, thank you so much for sharing this very valuable resource! I appreciate the time you took translating the various pages for us.
    Elisabeth

    Posted 9 years ago #

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