Digital painting differ from other forms of digital art, chiefly computer-generated art, in so as to it does not involve the computer rendering from a model. The artist uses painting techniques to create the digital painting directly on the processor. All digital painting programs try to mimic the use of physical media through various brushes and...

Nastaʿlīq is the core script of the Persian writing tradition, and equally important in the areas under its cultural influence. Notably the languages of Afghanistan (Dari, Uzbek, Turkmen, etc.), Pakistan (Punjabi, Urdu, Saraiki, Kashmiri, etc.), India (Urdu, Rekhta), and the Turkic Uyghur language of the Chinese province of Xinjiang, rely on Nastaʿlīq....

Sacred Western calligraphy has a few special features, such as the illumination of the original letter of each book or chapter in medieval times. A decorative “carpet page” might precede the literature, filled by ornate, geometrical depictions of bold-hued animals.

Islamic-art encompasses the visual arts created from the 7th century onwards by populace (not necessarily Muslim) who live within the territory so as to be inhabited by culturally Islamic populations. It includes field as varied as architecture, calligraphy, painting, plus ceramics, among others.