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Calido, my familyās cat
Made a study of Bruno Barbeyās Picnic Near Marrakech photo, 1972
Life Update!
Hi to new followers!Ā
Thank you to everyone who supported my work and the one tumblr spotlight post that many found my account from. Even though that piece was very old, I made that when I was a high school student just learning to love my identity and who I was (and am), and it warms my heart to see so many sweet and supportive messages from back then and now. It actually means so much to me.
I know itās been a long time since I last posted (I was a college sophomore, wow) but I just wanted to share some new life updates with yāall if thatās cool.
-Ā I currently work in animation as a character designer!Ā
- I graduated from college (and finished my film enough to graduate, but hopefully I can share my completed thesis film when itās ready)
- I also have an awesome, supportive boyfriend and weāve been going strong for three years now :ā) heās also an artist!
- I finally visited family in the Philippines last year, after 20-some years of waiting to go to my motherās home country. It was wonderful!
- I started a patreon! (But Iām still figuring out how to use it and market it, lmao)
Alhamdoulilah for these little milestones, and thank you guys for the support!
assalamu alaikum! your art is amazing masha allah!!! i found you blog like 2 minutes ago because your muslim women's day picture was the bakground image for the tumblr log in page and it looked amaaaazing so natually, i had to find this amazing artist. <3 <3 <3
wa3likom salam <333 aaw thatās rly cool! jazakAllah khair <3
girl I followed you not long ago and damn I love your art and I'd like to get to know you more! I just love how you embrace both of your cultures omg most mixed kids ik don't rly care about one yk?? Btw I'm canadian from Algerian origins SO GANG SHIT WE CAN BE FRIENDS SINCE YOU'RE MOROCCAN TOO AYEE AHAHAHA ok I'm waiting impatiently for ur answer š
Aaaw sweeet, well thank you! So nice to meet another north african <33 Feel free to message me anytime!
(aslkdkl ur too nice, I really try to embrace both cultures the best I can so this made my day <3)
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Do you have any tips/information about Arabic calligraphy? Thanks! :)
Hi anon! Iām sorry for the delay in response. I hope this will be helpful.
Iām going to give you a quick introduction about the Arabic Calligraphy in general, then I will also talk briefly about the difference between the 6 styles and show you some examples of each one of them.
I will also provide some references to study them and some tips on how to pick the correct book to study more if youāre interested to learn more about them.
General note about Arabic Calligraphy Ų§ŁŲ®Ų· Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų±ŲØŁ [audio]
The word Ų®Ų· Ā has so many meanings, which is why I was having some difficulties translating it.
I used several words to refer to it; it can mean handwriting, calligraphy in general or it can be used to refer to a certain type of Arabic calligraphic cursive style, but all these words are translated to the wordŲ®Ų· in Arabic.
But here, I wonāt be talking about hand writings for individuals, I will talk about the Arabic Calligraphy and its various cursive styles, which is an art and it follows strict and specific rules. The person who masters the different Arabic Calligraphic Cursive styles is called a calligrapher Ų®ŁŲ·ŁŲ§Ų·.
There are 6 main calligraphy cursive styles from which other cursive styles were derived. Some of these Arabic Calligraphy Cursive styles have variations too, and some of the new Calligraphy Cursive Styles are a mix of two styles or more. These styles are used as a type of art even nowadays, and we can see them present in Islamic Architecture.
These styles need a specific type of pencil and ink to write them, but some people use specific markers as well, although the traditional pencils and ink are preferable.
The six main Calligraphic Cursive styles (Ų§ŁŲ®Ų·ŁŲ· Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų±ŲØŁŲ©) are: Kufi, Naskh, Diwani, Farisi, Thuluth and Ruqaāaa.
[audio]Ų§ŁŲ®Ų· Ų§ŁŁŁŁŁ KÅ«fi Calligraphic cursive style
Itās the oldest Arabic calligraphic cursive styles. Its name is derived from the city of āKÅ«faā in Iraq, which is the region in which it originated. It dates back to the 2nd Century of the Hijri calendar (corresponds to the 12th century AD in the Gregorian calendar).
Itās one of the most beautiful styles; however it needs a lot of writing space, and it has so many angles and straight lines which means that the artist would need to rely on a ruler and certain measurements.
It was widely used in Egypt, in the era of Fatimid Caliphate.
Examples:
Some variations of this font:
Naskh Calligraphic cursive style Ų®Ų· Ų§ŁŁŲ³Ų® [audio]
The word Naskh means āto copyā, and as the name suggests, it was used widely in copying books and manuscripts because it was simple to write and it was easy to read. It appeared during the Abbasid Caliphate Dynasty.
This script can also be found on the internet, in newspapers, and in books.
Even nowadays, it is still the most widely used font, and itās what I suggest that beginners in calligraphy start with.
Examples:
Ruqaāaa Calligraphic cursive style Ų®Ų· Ų§ŁŲ±ŁŲ¹Ų© [audio]
One of the easiest styles to write, and it doesnāt have too many rules which is why it is widely used as the style for handwriting by students in schools for examples and in and handwritten correspondence in many Arabic Speaking countries (especially in the Levaint and Egypt). It is used sometimes in printed documents.
As mentioned before, Ruqaāa style is considerably easy and fast to write, and most of it is written on the line. It doesnāt need a lot of writing space. The reason why it is called āRuqaāaāis because it was written in small Ā (Ų±ŁŲ§Ų¹ ), which means rags and small pieces of paper, and the name Ruqaāa is derived from the word Ų±ŁŁŲ§Ų¹. Ā
It is the only cursive style that has remained the same and wasnāt used by the calligraphers to derive new writing style from it.
Examples:
Notice how the words are flowing, the letters are written in a way to make the writing very quick and easy, compare the letter Ų³ Ā in Ruqaāaa calligraphy cursive style and the Naskh for example. Try to take a look at the letter Ų« Ā too, and the dots in general.
Thuluth Calligraphic cursive style Ų®Ų· Ų§ŁŲ«ŁŲ« [audio]
Thuluth is one of the most difficult calligraphic cursive styles to master, and it takes a lot of time to write, and the calligrapher needs to be extremely accurate to make sure they donāt make any mistakes because it follows a lot of strict rules. Ā Because of its difficulty, a calligrapher does not quality as one unless he has mastered it, and it needs years and years of studying and practice to be able to master it.
Thuluth has some variations, and it is used in Islamic Architecture, like in mosques for example and in the beginnings of Mus-hafs (a copy of the Quraan). It is also used as newspaper headers and in some books or in praying rooms.
The meaning of the word Thuluth is āa thirdā and it was named like that because the edge of the pencil that is used for Thuluth is cut into one third (1/3) of the radius of the pencil.
Example:
Diwani Calligraphic cursive style Ų§ŁŲ®Ų· Ų§ŁŲÆŁŁŲ§ŁŁ [audio]
The word Diwan means council, and this cursive style was named that way because it was vastly used by the writers of Offiicial Government Diwans in the Ottoman Empire.
Itās a very beautiful cursive style, and itās pretty flexible. The words are written on the same line.The sentences written in Diwani style were very jammed and have little space between them, this complication was intended because it does not allow anyone to alter the official documents by adding a single letter. Credit goes to the calligrapher Mustafa Ghazlan for making this cursive style easier to read and leaving more space between the words and sentences.
Example:
Farisi Calligraphic cursive style Ų§ŁŲ®Ų· Ų§ŁŁŲ§Ų±Ų³Ł [audio]
The word Farisi means Persian, which is the region in which this cursive style has originated in the 7thHirji Century (13th A.D.). This is the normal writing style in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.Itās one of the most beautiful cursive styles and itās very simple and easy to read. The rules of writings it is very flexible which allows the calligraphers to be creative when they write in it. It was many variations to it as well.
Example :
How to choose a good book to help you learn Arabic Calligraphy?
In my opinion, the best calligraphy books are the ones that have explanation to each individual letter to show you how each one is written in that specific cursive style, and that has space for you to practice writing it.
Take this page as an example:
I was able to get you some references to learn :
General references : [book 1], [book 2]
Naskh (excellent book) : [book]
For more practicing material, please check the book Ų³ŁŲ³ŁŲ© Ų§ŁŲ¹ŁŲ§ ŁŲŖŲŲ³ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ®Ų· Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų±ŲØŁ by the calligraphy artist Dr. Ramadan Abdul Hadi [images of the book], it has books about Naskh and Ruqaāa.
Ruqaāa (excellent books) : [book], [book 2]
Kufi : [book]
Diwani : [book]
Farisi : [book]
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Iām sorry this turned out to be long, but Arabic Calligraphy is an Art and a very wide topic and I thought that it wonāt be fair to speak briefly about it. I hope this was helpful, and if you have any questions let me know.
Sources :
http://mawdoo3.com/Ų£ŁŁŲ§Ų¹_Ų§ŁŲ®Ų·ŁŲ·_Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų±ŲØŁŲ©
http://mawdoo3.com/Ų£ŁŁŲ§Ų¹_Ų§ŁŲ®Ų·ŁŲ·
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9veh0Vxp1o
http://genisoftindex.blogspot.com/2014/04/blog-post_23.html
http://www.damasgate.com/vb/t205701/
http://www.3refe.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-102588.html
https://www.raadyousif.com/2014/01/learn-arabic-calligraphy.html
For more e-books:
http://themar.ahlamontada.net/t9446-topic
Notes:
1- Ā Ā Ā A lot of the examples of the Calligraphy writings styles in the Arabic Calligraphy books used here are taken from the Holly Quran, so I ask you to please be respectful to these verses and not throw them away or do anything disrespectful. There are specific ways to dispose of these types of documents in a respectful way and I will be happy to elaborate and share this information with anyone who needs it.
2- Ā Ā Ā I will update with more books to learn Calligraphy as soon as I find them.
3- Ā Ā Ā I paraphrased, translated and edited the information and didnāt copy-paste anything I have also added some information I know previously. Please credit me if you want to share this.
I remember khat/calligraphy class! We would practice sentences in naskh and ruqāah. I loved it! Even if my handwritingās messy, I adopted a lot of ruqāah into my usual writing because itās so fast!
A commission I did for āOur Tunisian TableāĀ
#come through baba
Hereās some commissions I did for /@niqabaechronicles on instagram!Ā
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
All Iām going to say about this movie, is that if you need any reason other than itās a dope animated feature about one of the greatest figures in early Islamic history, it would be to watch the absolutely INCREDIBLE depiction of the Battle of Badr (hoooolyyyyyyyy!!!)
I would go into detail but honestly you need to watch this movie just for that part, words wont do justice.
Also, the Prophetās (pbuh) uncle and martyr Hamzah was quite heavily featured as well throughout in all his Asadullah glory!
Side note: some reviews I read online prior to viewing said that there is no adhaan in the movie and that they simply mention that he has a beautiful voice, or that certain names arenāt mentioned specifically.Ā
I feel that might be the case in the English version only, because the Arabic one certainly name dropped (apparently Abu Bakr is only mentioned with his title in the English version? and they do mention āRasulallahā) - and the adhaan was heard (at least twice from what I can recall).
Anyways, I would definitely love to see more projects like this in the future, great watch!
Hereās a commission done for Masjid Al-RabiaāsĀ āSpring Arts Halaqaā event this year.
Ya ever been to Zanzibar? Your love of doors & architecture makes me think of it
I havenāt actually! But I looked it up and the doors there are just lovely!! ;;u;;Ā
I really have to say that Iām deeply saddened by how much hate your art for Muslim womenās day got. Truly disappointing but even more tragic is this: I was actually expecting all that hate, just so I wouldnāt take it too personally. I didnāt even know that it was Muslim womenās day until it was the day itself, but it just went downhill after those ugly and disheartening comments. May Allah bless you for your amazing work dear sister, donāt let anyone stop you from continuing what ur doing! šāØ
Aww well itās alright! I honestly expect a lot of hate too so it doesnāt exactly bother me personally (this also happened when I participated for muslim womenās day last year on twitter).
I still immensely appreciate your kind words, seeing all the support Iāve been getting from other muslim women makes it all worth it so dw <333
Commission I made a few months ago for a lovely mutual on instagram <3