INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY, AN

With a photo-rich teaching method that's welcoming to everyone, this introduction helps you use ink and qalam- a traditional reed pe n- to create flowing, timelessly decorative lines of Arabic script. Master calligrapher Alain next shows you how to choose the mater ials and prepare your tools. After a quick introduction to how the Arabic language works, he guides you through exercises to help yo u succesfully write the Arabic letters, join them together, and finally assemble them into phrases.