The course aims to develop students' skills on Arabic calligraphy techniques art. Arab calligraphy representing culture of the Malays and Islam.Students will be exposed to the history and to write correct techniques of Arabic calligraphy of Nasakh and Thuluth which is usually divided between geometric script (basically Kufi and its variations) and curved script (such as Naskh and Thuluth). This course will include three modules: Module1: Introduction to calligraphy Islam or Arabic calligraphy. Module 2: Equipment and medium; Module 3: Nasakh and Thuluth calligraphy techniques. Students will be trained to recognize the art of calligraphy, the equipment used in writing and the basic techniques of Nasakh and Thulut calligraphy.
Skill Level: Beginner
