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Calligraphy Brush Stroke

Flux
By Varun Sharma Tested with Flux Flux.1 dev

Calligraphy Brush Stroke is a Flux.1 dev prompt that freezes a single stroke. Directional light shows the ink's sheen and the dry-brush tail.

Last tested: July 2026 with Flux Flux.1 dev

Part of the Flux prompt library · see more minimalist prompts .

A hand holding a bamboo calligraphy brush mid-stroke on rice paper with a tapering ink line.
Calligraphy Brush Stroke — Flux Flux.1 dev, Aspect ratio 3:2

Prompt 

A hand holding a loaded bamboo calligraphy brush mid-stroke on a sheet of rice paper, a bold black ink stroke tapering to a dry-brush tail, an inkstone and water dropper beside the paper, soft directional daylight from the left, minimal composition on a pale desk, photorealistic close-up photography

Settings

Model
Flux Flux.1 dev
Aspect ratio
3:2
Steps
28
CFG scale
3.5

How to use this prompt

The tapering dry-brush tail is the mark of a real stroke, so the prompt names it; a uniform black line reads as printed, not brushed. The brush must be mid-stroke with the bristles loaded and bent, or the scene is a still life. Directional light from the left catches the wet ink's sheen against the matte rice paper, giving the stroke dimension. Keep the composition minimal with just the inkstone and dropper so the eye stays on the line. Naming rice paper rather than generic paper gives the model the slight texture and absorbency that make the edges feather.

Variations to try

  • The brush just touching down at the start of a stroke
  • A finished character with the brush resting beside it
minimalist photorealistic illustration wall art

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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON 
{
  "title": "Calligraphy Brush Stroke",
  "prompt": "A hand holding a loaded bamboo calligraphy brush mid-stroke on a sheet of rice paper, a bold black ink stroke tapering to a dry-brush tail, an inkstone and water dropper beside the paper, soft directional daylight from the left, minimal composition on a pale desk, photorealistic close-up photography",
  "model": "Flux",
  "model_version": "Flux.1 dev",
  "settings": {
    "aspect_ratio": "3:2",
    "steps": 28,
    "cfg": 3.5
  },
  "style_tags": [
    "minimalist",
    "photorealistic"
  ],
  "use_case_tags": [
    "illustration",
    "wall-art"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/flux/calligraphy-brush-stroke/"
}

The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.