Calligraphy Handbook

The application is just a class, why can't I add a photo as before? Please correct:(((

The app has a great potential. It can be used as a reference material, training tool and a library of works. There is nothing like it on the AppStore. The problem with this app is it needs to be updated. It needs a new UI and improved interactions. Also the drawing engine must be refreshed. I would buy this app but it has unappealing design, slow rendering, terrible UX. If somebody comes and makes the same app with all of the above changed that will be a 5 star app and a must have for anybody interested in calligraphy. It seems the luck of competition stopped the development of this application.

Очень крутое приложение для изучения форм и практики.

Пользуюсь уже 2 года, не ожидал увидеть обновление. Думал, что сделают более хорошее качество кисти, сделали еще хуже... Наконец добавили настройку скорости. Но какой смысл, если на столько плохое качество?

I really love this app, it’s one of its kind. It gives me the real feel of doing calligraphy. I have been doing Arabic script with it, and it’s exhilarating. The brush system is genius; and I couldn’t find similar brush angles and dynamics elsewhere - even in the most sophisticated drawing apps. However, I believe that the app interface, file system, export functions, and output resolution - all need to be redone from scratch! It needs a lot of polishing! There many glitches and inconsistencies. I hope the developers would read this critique and iron the wrinkles - to produce a world-class calligraphy experience.

I’m relatively new to calligraphy and wanted an app that would allow me to practice without spending all the money on equipment and paper until I felt more comfortable. Perfect for practice

Clunky.

* free version is basically just a sample and you’re not going to get much out of it, there is a small (under $5) one time charge to use the app as intended. No ads, no subscription, no endless series of in-app purchases. * variety of fonts, many many color options, some nice extras * I strongly recommend reading the user’s guide in “getting started”, there’s a lot that the app has to offer that won’t be obvious without it * I was basically just looking for somewhere where I could make letters calligraphy-style, without the wide side of the “pen” changing directions on me unexpectedly. So, obviously this app met that expectation but it also went way beyond it. And I thought I’d enjoy myself but I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself this much. I downloaded this app maybe two days ago and have been using it more than I’ve been doing anything else other than sleeping. * the “words” section is prone to crashing, so don’t put a lot of effort into that section if you’re new to the app. When you use it more you get a sense of what causes it to crash and can usually avoid it crashing at bad times and losing your creations. * I don’t think I’ve had it crash when making art directly from “layers gallery” or “stencils models”. I enjoy tracing the lettrines (extra fancy letters) a lot. For some reason I can’t figure out you can get a grid or lines in that part of the app, but not the same sorts of lines you get in the practice sections of the app which is just weird imo. * This isn’t a shiny subscription based app with perfect function and new features all the time. It’s more like the early apps. Personally I think that’s a good thing. * it’s been idk a month and I still spend maybe an hour or two every day on this. Very calming.

* free version is basically just a sample and you’re not going to get much out of it, there is a small (under $5) one time charge to use the app as intended. No ads, no subscription, no endless series of in-app purchases. And the sample is likely to give you a sense of whether you’d find paying for the full app worth it. * variety of fonts, many many color options, some nice extras * I strongly recommend reading the user’s guide in “getting started”, there’s a lot that the app has to offer that won’t be obvious without it * I was basically just looking for somewhere where I could make letters calligraphy-style, without the wide side of the “pen” changing directions on me unexpectedly. So, obviously this app met that expectation but it also went way beyond it. And I thought I’d enjoy myself but I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself this much. I downloaded this app maybe two days ago and have been using it more than I’ve been doing anything else other than sleeping. *It’ll be hard to go back to doing calligraphy with a pen and paper, you don't get an undo feature that way, ha. * or ink that changes color as you go or does pretty stripes or…

I’ve been doing calligraphy for 40+ years. This is a great app for beginners and intermediate writers. The one drawback, IMO, is that the app grading is ridiculously exacting. I like to deviate, just a bit, to make my letters more “me.” With this app, creative flair is stifled. Also, if I want to get the letters for a certain words, the caps and lowercase letters are listed as different fonts, so I cannot practice someone’s name, for example. Very frustrating. I do love this app for practicing my calligraphy, though. It is so nice to be able to erase mistakes on the screen! :) IRL, calligraphy with ink and paper is not very forgiving with mistakes. This is a great app to learn to write beautifully!