When diving into the world of Calligraphy, you must have encountered the term Faux Calligraphy. Today, I am going to break down this type of Calligraphy for you.
Faux (pronounced “fow”) is a French word that translates into ‘false’ or ‘fake’. I prefer referring to it as imitating the strokes of calligraphy, as I use a regular gel pen or fine-liner to make the letters look like calligraphy. Now, you may question me, why do we need to imitate calligraphy when we can directly use a calligraphy tool? This question is absolutely valid and is one of the most common conclusions one comes to. So, I am here to help you answer it to the best of my ability.
Reason #1: Versatility
This is one of the most important reasons. It's a good skill to possess for established as well as aspiring calligraphy artists. Most traditional calligraphy tools are designed to be used only on paper; a few also work on other surfaces but most do not. If you wish to create calligraphy designs on glass, leaves, and acrylic surfaces, or engrave on surfaces like glass, metal, or ceramics, you need to learn and master the art of Faux Calligraphy.
Reason #2: Availability
Gel pens or fine-liners (required to create Faux Calligraphy) are easily available in the Indian market. You can simply walk into a stationery shop and pick any one of these. Most calligraphy tools are not available so easily.
Reason #3: Affordability
These pens are cheap, unlike most calligraphy tools. This is a good option without shelling out a lot of money for people looking at just adding flair to their everyday writing but not diving deep into calligraphy.
Reason #4: Adaptability
You do not need to use high-quality paper like most calligraphy styles would need (100 GSM or higher).
At the end of the day, the only drawback of Faux Calligraphy is that it is time-consuming and can eat away at your productivity. However, take it from me, once you look at the final result, the time taken won't really matter! Take a look!
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