Calligraphy Paints

A calligraphy paint is our name for one line of classical calligraphy, printed to order, in 5–7 working days: a verse, a proverb or your own words, in Diwani or Persian Nastaliq, on cotton canvas — rolled, stretched and framed by hand, or framed behind acrylic glass. Twenty-one lines are already written — Quranic verses, Persian poetry, Saadi — and every one of them can be reshaped in Mashq Studio before it is made. Prices are shown on each piece.

Or choose from ten sizes, three finishes and eight mouldings. Prices include the frame when you choose one; Delivery is Emirates Post Express.

Every paint is printed with archival inks in our workshop, stretched over a bar and framed by hand, then inspected and packed. Because it is made for you, it cannot be returned — but if it arrives damaged, send a photo within 24 hours and we replace it.

Looking for a name instead of a verse? Three hundred names are already drawn in three scripts.

Something larger, or not a paint at all — a piece in your own words? See bespoke Arabic calligraphy.

Which size for which wall? Measure the furniture first: the piece, or two side by side, should cover about two-thirds of its width, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor. A shelf, a desk or a side table: A4 or A3, read up close. A hallway, a study or a child’s room: A3 or A2. Above a console or a sideboard: A1 or 50 × 70 cm. Above a three-seat sofa: 100 × 70 cm or 90 × 120 cm, or two A1s side by side. A majlis wall or a wide entrance: A0 or 90 × 120 cm. Above five words, start from A2 — and Thuluth needs more room than Diwani. Near a kitchen, in a hallway or a child’s room, add acrylic glass. The whole method, with the price of every size: how to choose the size of a calligraphy painting.