The young Malay girl was putting the final touch of the sentence, her concentration never once waver even when surrounded by photographers, all aiming to capture this moment at various angles. Her eyes kept looking on the calligraphy writing while her steady hand guiding the utensil along.
Arabic scripts are first to be written in pencils for checking purposes. Once vetted and approved, the writings are traced in dark ink. If there is any mistakes made with ink, it is either lightly scraped off or a complete do-over.
Below is a short video of Arabic calligraphy being done.
*TO BE CONTINUED*
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Kompleks Taman Seni Islam Selangor is the first stop of the Hulu Selangor media familiarisation trip organized by M-Mode Berhad, Santai Travel and Tourism Malaysia with supports from Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor. Located at Persiaran Damai, Seksyen 10, Shah Alam, this complex open daily from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. except on Mondays and public holidays. Do visit Kompleks Taman Seni Islam Selangor you want to find out more about Arabic calligraphy and their programs and galleries or visit their website.
Last time I write arabic calligraphy was in a proper way was during primary school. Now my Jawi script is quite bad. Hahaha. But the girl looks so focus!
ReplyDeleteshe was...even when people were snapping away, she still in deep concentration...
ReplyDeleteHi Jeff.. Salam Kenal Dari Time Traveller :D
ReplyDeleteNice to meet u today .. :D
Hello, Afif! Nice knowing you too...
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