Calligraphy Nib Flourish
ChatGPT (DALL·E)Calligraphy Nib Flourish is a GPT Image 2 prompt that illustrates a flex nib laying a swelling line. It suits calligraphy illustration and stationery design.
Last tested: July 2026 with ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
Part of the ChatGPT (DALL·E) prompt library · see more flat design prompts .
Prompt
An elegant illustration of a pointed calligraphy nib drawing a flowing flourished line, the split tines of the nib flexing to lay a thick downstroke that thins to a hairline, a bottle of black ink beside, cream paper, soft light, refined and minimal, detailed illustration of the penmanship process
Settings
- Model
- ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
How to use this prompt
The whole beauty of pointed-pen calligraphy is the line that swells and thins, so the prompt describes the mechanism directly — "the split tines of the nib flexing to lay a thick downstroke that thins to a hairline" — rather than naming a script style, which would give the model nothing to draw. That thick-to-thin line is the diagnostic feature. Keep the flourish abstract rather than a letter, because a letter invites the model to render text and garble it. Cream paper and a single ink bottle keep the scene minimal and let the line be the subject. A 3:2 frame gives the flourish room to travel.
Variations to try
- Oblique holder — the nib in an angled oblique pen holder
- Ink and nibs — a row of different nibs beside an ink bottle
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What to do next
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Calligraphy Nib Flourish",
"prompt": "An elegant illustration of a pointed calligraphy nib drawing a flowing flourished line, the split tines of the nib flexing to lay a thick downstroke that thins to a hairline, a bottle of black ink beside, cream paper, soft light, refined and minimal, detailed illustration of the penmanship process",
"model": "ChatGPT (DALL·E)",
"model_version": "GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:2"
},
"style_tags": [
"flat-design",
"minimalist"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"illustration",
"invitations"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/dalle/calligraphy-nib-flourish/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
