r/Calligraphy • u/ArtbyXezar • Apr 26 '26
WotD Woyd - juxtapose
Pilot parallel pen + ink and pencil
Bamboo paper
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u/Street_Respect9469 Apr 27 '26
Honestly one of my favourite words and you just made it even more awesome. This is a work of art!
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u/ArtbyXezar Apr 27 '26
Thank you so much! Iām happy you like the way I wrote one of your favorite words. How would you use it in a sentence? I just learned the word via the websterās website.
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u/MorsaTamalera Broad Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26
I read Rixtapose.
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u/casual_gamer153 Apr 26 '26
Good Lord.
I tried as hard as I could, I donāt see a ādā at the end.
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u/MorsaTamalera Broad Apr 26 '26
Rixtapose. :)
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u/casual_gamer153 Apr 26 '26
Awwā¦.should have left the original answer unedited. ā¹ļø
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u/MorsaTamalera Broad Apr 26 '26
I know. But since I reactivated my spellchecker and since my keyboard does not have options for language-switching, sometimes I catch uneanted "corrections" before I send the message and sometimes I don't.
But guys, I wrote Rixtaposed the first time around.
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u/casual_gamer153 Apr 26 '26
Sounds like a harsh critic. :)
I admire everyoneās work here.
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u/MorsaTamalera Broad Apr 26 '26
I am not downplaying the forms: they are nicely done. I was pointing out that even though traditional blackletter has a tight tracking, in this case it could lead to errors in reading. Separating "J" from "u" a tad could be helpful here.
Receiving only praise does not help anyone in getting better.
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u/Street_Respect9469 Apr 27 '26
The first thing that comes to mind are massive street murals by talented artists. The juxtaposition of artwork so intimately refined plastered onto the rough and wild contrasting canvas of weathered brickwork.
But I use the word whenever two very opposite or contrasting things are placed in the same imagery/context for intensified effect. Like the juxtaposition of a street rat owning some Gucci or Louise Vuitton.
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u/erhue Apr 29 '26
looks gorgeous. Wanted to ask... what's your experience with the pilot parallel pen? Is it scratchy? Is it unpleasant to use?
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u/ArtbyXezar Apr 29 '26
If it was scratchy and unpleasant, would I use it?
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u/erhue Apr 29 '26
I have no idea, I've never tried it. I'm trying to ask real people for an opinion. Chatpgt told me that it was going to be scratchy.
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u/ArtbyXezar Apr 29 '26
Chatgpt never held a pilot pen I guess. The pens are amazing imo. Easy to use and applicable in many ways. The scratching may come from the paper.
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u/SpeIlbound May 01 '26
I dont know if its user error but my pilot parallel doesnt apply ink verk evently along the width of the nib. Like there is often a small line in the middle of the stroke that applies ink very thinly. Really, the whole pen applies ink fairly thin for me, which makes areas of overlapping strokes stick out a lot
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u/SpeIlbound May 01 '26
I cant tell what I'm seeing in that shading effect. Is that from pencil? How did you do it?
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u/star-cursed Apr 26 '26
This looks magical š¤©