{"id":4949,"date":"2020-05-25T10:43:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2020-05-27T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T20:37:41","slug":"the-calligrapher-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/the-calligrapher-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Calligrapher \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0627\u0637"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Calligrapher<\/a> platform is the first online platform to teach Arabic calligraphy and decoration online, by a handful of professional calligraphers who have been carefully selected to share their experiences through training courses. It is one of the winning initiatives for the year of Arabic Calligraphy 2020, as the platform has become open to all with free courses and lessons.<\/p>\n

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The Calligrapher Platform will provide those interested in learning Arabic calligraphy and Islamic decoration an opportunity to learn the basics of Arabic calligraphy, its arts and methods via training courses, projects and professional workshops.<\/p>\n

There are many different calligraphic styles used for writing the Arabic script. The platform will give the trainees the option to choose the calligraphic style, Thuluth, Naskh, Reqa,\u00a0 Diwani, Kufic and Maghrebi, they wish to learn and the calligrapher they prefer to be the instructor. During the training period, the trainees will be provided with applications and exercises<\/a> through which they will gain the artistic skills they seek.<\/p>\n

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Arabic Calligraphy Courses<\/p><\/div>\n

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Arabic Calligraphy Styles<\/p><\/div>\n

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Calligraphy Instructors<\/p><\/div>\n

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The platform offers various training courses, including professional courses in<\/p>\n

the types of Arabic calligra\"\"<\/a>phy, explanation of the alphabets and how to combine them, writing the words and expressions, improving handwriting<\/a>, training in making calligraphic \"\"<\/a>paintings and artwork in Arabic\u00a0\u00a0 calligraphy, letter formations, gilding<\/a>, Islamic decoration<\/a>, drawing and coloring, the art of paper marbling and Ebru (needle art). The platform will also give the trainee the opportunity to develop Arabic computer fonts by learning designs and programming fonts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Calligrapher \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0627\u0637 platform aims<\/strong><\/p>\n