Brush calligraphy

Brush letter strokes with variation and dry-brush texture appear.

Visual traits

• brush line quality
• stroke variation
• dry-brush texture

Expected changes

• Letter strokes with variation or dry-brush texture are more likely to appear

Definition

Brush calligraphy is brush-written lettering with variation and dry-brush texture from pressure, speed, and ink or paint amount. It does not determine a particular language, culture, religion, school, master, real wording, or authenticity.

In more detail

It concerns brush-based line quality. Unlike ordinary handwritten lettering, it centers on variation and dry-brush texture caused by pressure and paint amount.

Includes

• Brush-written lettering with variation and dry-brush texture from pressure, speed, or paint amount

Excludes

• A particular language, culture, religion, school, master, real wording, or authenticity

What this does not imply

• A particular language, culture, religion, school, master, real wording, or authenticity

Variability

Text amount, pressure, stroke width, and dry-brush degree can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Use it for lettering with brush-based variation and dry-brush texture

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify language, wording, and cultural context separately

Typical uses

• Add brush-based lettering to an image

Possible failure modes

• It becomes fixed as a particular culture or real calligraphic work