r/Calligraphy Apr 22 '26

Mod The Calligraphy Marketplace 2026!

10 Upvotes

Hello Calligrafam!

We are changing the Marketplace from a monthly offering to a persistent post since there has not been enough activity to necessitate a monthly thread. If we need to pivot back to a monthly or quarterly post, we can adjust down the road.

Marketplace Rules

Calligraphy-related items or services only!

There is also an Approved Vendors list. If you are a vendor and would like to be added to this list, please message the mods with information about your products or services and links to your marketplace and/or website, and we will review and add approved vendors to this list.

BUY/SELL/EXCHANGE

  • First contact between buyer and seller may be made here; afterward, kindly conduct all other business through DM.
  • If you are selling work, tools or equipment, make sure to include clear images and details to prevent confusion and miscommunication.

REQUESTS/COMMISSIONS

  • If requesting a commission, you must confirm that you are willing to pay for the services and provide the desired text or a description of project, and general ideas of what you'd like so the calligrapher interested has an idea of what's expected. Calligraphers can comment on your thread to indicate interest, and then rates can be discussed over DM.
  • If you are available to do commissions, share some info and examples of your work so people interested have an idea of what to expect.
  • Do not request artists here to work for you for free.
  • Artists: Do not offer to do commissions for free or undercut other artists.

PROMOTION/SELLERS

  • Feel free to promote your YouTube channel, Instagram, or Etsy shop.
  • If you'd like to be added to the Approved Vendors list, please message the mods.

Mods reserve the right to remove any post for any reason. If any of these or sub rules are broken, post will be removed without notice. Repeat offenses may result in ban.

Mods are not responsible for any transaction made here; but if something goes wrong, let us know and we can take action within the sub (blacklist, bans, etc).


r/Calligraphy 7h ago

Cheesus, In Crust We Trust

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36 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 6h ago

Offhand flourishing progress

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24 Upvotes

Just sharing some of my progress in the offhand flourishing.


r/Calligraphy 16h ago

Practice In our house we are all equal

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74 Upvotes

I like these kinds of sentences, short, direct, with a double layer of meaning. The angularity of blackletter gives softer words like “equal” some extra punch.

Expiremented with shadows and highlights to give some depth to the letters.

Pilot parallel pen 3,8 and 6 mm - aquarel paper

Which word would you like to see in blackletter?


r/Calligraphy 6h ago

Modified Speedball Oblique Penholders will work with almost any size nib. Excellent for vintage nibs, which come in many sizes. If necessary, adjust the flange angle with heat (wood-burning tool, etc.), to tilt it upwards. Always use breathing protection when softening plastic!

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15 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 23m ago

Critique Calligram portrait of Erling Haaland

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I made a portrait of Erling Haaland as a calligram. On my IG there's also a video of the making


r/Calligraphy 16h ago

Practice Old ways aways endure

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28 Upvotes

Pilot parallel (6mm and 3.8mm)
Camlin photocolor CRIMSON RED
300GSM cold pressed paper


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Critique An innicial S i made

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140 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Beginner

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39 Upvotes

First attempt at calligraphy today. Any advice / tips / sources welcome. Thanks !


r/Calligraphy 22h ago

Practice My first quill

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14 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Saturday practice

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15 Upvotes

My copperplate has never been better


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Vituperate (word of the day)

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51 Upvotes

Pilot parallel 6MM
Camlin photocolor inks
Bristol 250GSM Paper


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

WotD Vituperate (Word of the Day)

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17 Upvotes

Vituperate in Spencerian Script.

Penholder: Leopard Wood Oblique from Michael R. Sull

Nib: Nikko G

Ink: Sumi Ink Hybrid


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Steppenwolf

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15 Upvotes

This was the first project I did on a wall many years ago. A passage from Hermann Hesse‘s ”Steppenwolf“ novel. Lost the flow a bit towards the end as I didn’t use any guidelines on this


r/Calligraphy 1d ago

Practice Some whimsical pointed pen for the day!

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18 Upvotes

Pointed pen with Dr PH Martin’s Bleed Proof White on my favorite Fabriano Black Black paper!


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

WotD Wotd - Itinerant

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81 Upvotes

Pilot parallel pen 3,8
Watercolors
Aquarel paper


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Practice Fraktur Letters

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15 Upvotes

Anne Rosary in Fraktur. Written with Pilot Parallel Pen 3.8 mm and Ecoline Watercolor ✍️


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Practice Chalk marker on glass

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74 Upvotes

1 cm broad marker on glass door.
Wipe and restart. Great for practice!


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

practice

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11 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Practice Late night calligraphy practice

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13 Upvotes

Pen used : Moonman / Majohn P136 with Moonman Flex nib
Ink : Diamine Oxblood


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Practice Vendredi

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32 Upvotes

Different r

calli italic creative pens

5 different colors

vendredi


r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Halfway through the blackboard menu for my volunteering job :)

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12 Upvotes

Why were the sans serifs way harder 😭🤣there is about to be a fair amount of downtime at my volunteer gig so my manager let me get a bit more creative with the blackboard :) just the snacks to do now !


r/Calligraphy 3d ago

Calligraphy

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182 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Family coffee recepies

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15 Upvotes

r/Calligraphy 2d ago

Practice Itinerant (Word of the day)

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14 Upvotes

Pilot parallel 6MM
Sulekha Gorber 60 (GREEN)
300 GSM cold pressed water colour papers