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fauxligraphy

UK/fəʊˈlɪɡɹəfi/US/foʊˈlɪɡɹəfi/

fauxligraphy noun: fake calligraphy that is often used for practicing brush strokes.

Noun

fauxligraphy (usually uncountable, plural fauxligraphies)

  1. (usually) Fake calligraphy that is often used for practicing brush strokes.
    • Start with staple strokes that are the foundation of brush lettering, then progress to forming letters, words, and finished pieces. Learn different lettering styles and how to combine them. Pick up tips and tricks for embellishing your lettering and arranging your words to create maximum impact....2018 June 1, Emma Witte, Brush Lettering from a to Z: A Fun and Comprehensive Guide to Creating Modern Calligraphy with a Brush Pen, Peter Pauper Press, Incorporated, →ISBN
    • Script with an added thick downstroke is often called faux calligraphy, or fauxligraphy. Faux calligraphy is not a “lesser” version of calligraphy. On the contrary, it opens the door to even more fun techniques and it's useful for lettering on surfaces like chalkboards, glass windows, mirrors […]2018 November, Krystal Whitten, Faith & Lettering: An Inspirational Guide to Creative Lettering & Journaling, Worthy, →ISBN

Examples of fauxligraphy in a sentence

  • Experiment with advanced techniques and tools such as flourishing, fauxligraphy, depth effects, watercolor, paint brushes, and more.2018 June 1, Emma Witte, Brush Lettering from a to Z: A Fun and Comprehensive Guide to Creating Modern Calligraphy with a Brush Pen, Peter...
  • The introduction of “fake calligraphy” or “fauxligraphy” took the bullet journaling community by storm.2019 May 6, map938, ““Fauxligraphy” the New Calligraphy”, in NYU.edu, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2023:

Forms of fauxligraphy

pluralfauxligraphies

Origin of fauxligraphy

Blend of faux + calligraphy.

Questions about fauxligraphy

What does fauxligraphy mean?
Fauxligraphy means fake calligraphy that is often used for practicing brush strokes.
How do you use fauxligraphy in a sentence?
Experiment with advanced techniques and tools such as flourishing, fauxligraphy, depth effects, watercolor, paint brushes, and more.
What part of speech is fauxligraphy?
Fauxligraphy is a noun.
How do you pronounce fauxligraphy?
Fauxligraphy is pronounced /fəʊˈlɪɡɹəfi/ (UK).
What is the plural of fauxligraphy?
The plural of fauxligraphy is fauxligraphies.

Words near fauxligraphy in the dictionary

  1. fauxlanthropist
  2. fauxlanthropists
  3. fauxlex
  4. fauxlexes
  5. fauxligraphies
  6. fauxligraphy
  7. fauxlographies
  8. fauxlography
  9. fauxmance
  10. fauxmances
  11. fauxminist

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