How to use Calligraphy in Life

Everyone enjoys receiving a beautifully handwritten note or letter occasionally in this age of email, text messages and impersonal print media. The ancient art of calligraphy, or beautiful writing, has experienced a resurgence in recent years and people are finding many uses for it in their lives. Here are a few ideas to allow you to use calligraphy in your life.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Provide a creative outlet for yourself by experimenting with different calligraphy styles. Although many people think of the more medieval types of calligraphy as the standard, there is much more variety in the art. You can even merge your knowledge of different styles to create one that is all your own.

2. Write personal notes of encouragement and thanks using calligraphy. The extra touch of artistic expression that calligraphy provides makes a handwritten note all the more special to its recipient. Calligraphy can express subtle notes of emotion even more than traditional handwriting.

3. Incorporate calligraphy into your other hobbies. Use the beautiful writing to accent scrapbook pages, poetry, scripture quotations, maps or other artwork.

4. Contract your calligraphy talent out to businesses and individuals. You will find many consumers looking for beautifully handwritten invitations, personal stationary or inspirational artwork. Businesses use calligraphers for logo design, typeface design, book jackets, certificates and other written artwork.

Tips & Warnings

• Place ads in your local newspaper or craft store to generate business for your calligraphy talent. Include samples of your work or write the ad itself in calligraphy style.
• When doing invitations for a client, be sure to check and double-check the spelling on all the names. You always want to pay extra careful attention to quality and accuracy when doing work for someone else.