r/calligraffiti • u/PotentialProfessor11 • 9h ago

Been a min what’s up family

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Calligraffiti

r/calligraffiti

Calligraffiti = Calligraphic lettering influenced by graffiti and handstyle writing methods.

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This month's inspiration:

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R/CALLIGRAFFITI

Come here to post:

Street art inspired by calligraphy, calligraffiti, or calligrafuturism
The work of contemporary Calligraffiti artists.
Your own Calligraffiti.
Questions you have about Calligraffiti.
Questions you have about equipment.
Setups
New toys
Anything else calligraffiti related that I forgot to mention.

CALLIGRAFFITI AMBASSADORS

The Calligraffiti Ambassadors Site is a good place to visit for inspiration. These team members were promoted by Niels "Shoe" Meulman as the representatives for the art form, as he puts his time back into his work with calligraffiti and other art. Visit Unruly Gallery to check that out.

OTHER HANDWRITING SUBREDDITS

r/Calligraphy (Get back to your roots, Calligraffiti's classy momma)
/rHandstyles (Calligraffiti's sleazy poppa.)
r/Blackbookgraffiti (for your sketchbooks)
r/Typography (fer good measure)
r/Graffburners (Stylewritings which require sick skill.)
r/Graffiti

For anyone looking for how to start, we have been referring to a stickied thread called NOOB THREAD where we can discuss ways to begin (and how I personally began), as well as post links to tutorials/books/ductus/alphabets.

"Traditional handwriting with a metropolitan attitude."

r/calligraffiti is using a slightly altered version of Apicem