Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner".
Ink brushes of various size and material
On Calligraphy by Mi Fu, Song dynasty (China)
Japanese calligraphy: Two Chinese characters "平和" meaning "peace" and the signature of Japanese calligrapher Ōura Kanetake (1910). Horizontal writing.
Sikh Calligraphy in the Gurmukhi Script.
The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, comics, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines, such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts, also involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types. Also included within the visual arts are the applied arts, such as industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, and decorative art.
The Church at Auvers, an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh (1890)
Nefertari with Isis
Lascaux painting
Rembrandt: The Night Watch, 1642