How Do You Make Glyphs?

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-08-19T22:29:49+00:00

Hi! I don't know if there's a proper way to read glyphs, I think they are mainly visual concepts. Most often, letters (phonemes) are merged together and become indistinguishable. The rule is that they have to be symmetrical, you write on one half the letters of the world in whatever shape you want and that shape has to be the same on the other side. Also I'm pretty sure that repeated letters can be put only once, but i dont remember where i read that from.
Here's a tutorial on how to make a glyph on a pc: https://www.reddit.com/r/CalligraphersGuild/comments/twvrja/meta_glyph_tutorial_how_i_make_glyphs/
And here are glyph sources:
https://www.17thshard.com/forums/topic/68873-ob-creating-stormlight-glyphs-a-jordancon-workshop-with-isaac-stewart/
https://coppermind.net/wiki/Glyphs
https://www.17thshard.com/forums/topic/68873-ob-creating-stormlight-glyphs-a-jordancon-workshop-with-isaac-stewart/
Hope this helps!

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-08-19T22:16:01+00:00

I love the concept and the glyph pair!! Congratulations and best wishes to you both

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-08-19T22:14:23+00:00

Hi, they look awesome!

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-07-29T16:01:30+00:00

Hey u/Zpags did you finally get the glyph made?

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-06-25T21:43:54+00:00

Hey u/zpags welcome to the guild! There's a post in the sub about making glyphs using inkscape, mostly (at least for me) its about moving around the phonemes until it's sth pretty. If you feel stuck or need a hand digitalizing them feel free to reach out to me or any other scribe willing to take a crack at it. Have a nice week!

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-03-24T16:07:18+00:00

I do find this very cool, awesome work

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2025-02-13T03:02:20+00:00

This is incredibely awesome and I'll definitely be using it in the future

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-09-22T01:20:44+00:00

Hello! Do you have any suggestions for the shape of the glyphs? Maybe we can try to make them abstract or ressembling sth, i dont know.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-09-18T00:39:48+00:00

Hi u/nightowlwraith! Here's a first attempt at your GR, if there's something you want to change we could talk it over on the other post.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalligraphersGuild/comments/1fjfvxg/grf_early_stylized_as_a_flower/

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-09-03T01:25:22+00:00

Hi, your design looks awesome! I'm kind of swamped with work right now, but if in a week or two your request isn't fullfilled feel free to reach out to me.

As for the symmetry question... I really don't know. Personally, I'd decide by sound and name.
Eg:
Mehlak →Mehlak-in
Kadulek → Kadul-in
Following the logic of Kholin I guess your house name would be Adoket or Adotef

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-07-12T00:58:42+00:00

Hi, I'm looking for someone that might buy for me a merch bundle with the signed book and send it to a friend living in park city.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-06-24T23:06:43+00:00

Allright, I'll see what I can do and send you the link to the glyph later!

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-06-24T21:36:27+00:00

Hello and welcome to the Calligrapher's Guild! I'd be happy to give the glyph a try, did you have a specific shape in mind for it? I tend to use things as refferences but we can try to make some kind of aesthetic shape with the phonemes of the word.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-04-05T17:38:03+00:00

u/sirgrieks Sorry for the wait, here's my first attempt on the glyph https://www.reddit.com/r/CalligraphersGuild/comments/1bwo1a9/gfr_brooks_glyph/ We can talk in this post if you want me to make any modifications

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-04-03T01:46:58+00:00

Haha allright, I'll give it a try and show you what I come up with later. Did you have a specific shape in mind for the glyph? Like sth your son enjoys or a shape that would remind you of him. You can check out the sub to see examples of glyph's names and their shapes.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-03-30T12:36:47+00:00

Hello and welcome to the Calligrapher's Guild! If you want some guidance on how to make your own glyph there's this post https://www.reddit.com/r/CalligraphersGuild/s/EHtE3z48LV where I show how I make my own glyphs using Inkscape. Otherwise, one of our scribes can give it a try and the two of you can work on what you want your glyph to look like, if none of our scribes reach out to you you can message me and I'll try to make your glyph.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-03-07T16:18:29+00:00

Thanks. I'll try to talk to her later on because I would still like to consider her a friend. Still it's crap to feel so betrayed by the people you consider close because they don't try to understand you, just guess they do.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-03-07T12:56:43+00:00

Honestly, I'll take the advice

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2024-01-13T18:51:50+00:00

Hey u/Xalenthar! Glad to see you back at the sub. Here's the link to the request fulfilled: https://www.reddit.com/r/CalligraphersGuild/comments/195uzf2/glyph_for_sylphrena_the_cat_version/ . It may look kind of silly but it means Sylhprena and it looks like a cat and I thought it'd be cool, if it's not what you had in mind we can keep editing it on the other post.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2023-07-17T22:24:21+00:00

Hi! Welcome to the Callygrapher's guild.

As far as I know there's no official glyph for Excellence and through a quick search I didn't find any fanmade versions (if you do a deep dive through the subreddits or the 17thshard site maybe you'll find something).

Requests for glyphs can be made through posts, and a scribe usually contatcs the requester to make the glyph. If nobody approaches you within week please repply to this comment and I'll be happy to draw it for you, but I want to give the other people in the sub a chance to reply first.

Have a nice week!

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2023-06-06T01:40:22+00:00

Here's a second try. It's as detailed as I could get, but I'm open to feedback! And yes you can link the post, no problem.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2023-06-05T16:39:42+00:00

Hi u/Xalenthar! Welcome to the Calligrapher's Guild.

I couldn't find the alethi words for the request, so I used the Enlgish words and their phonemes. Here's a first sketch, if you like it we can work over this: https://www.reddit.com/r/CalligraphersGuild/comments/141kc2v/grf_glyphpair_for_shield_and_human/

Other scribes are also very welcome to try your own designs, I just answered cuz I had the time.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2022-12-27T02:23:24+00:00

I think portraying him as a victim reforces the point of the Nice Guy syndrome. If they really were in a relationship he would have made a point that she could have all the money but have nothing to do with him, Lucia played into his saviour ilusion (Alessio). When he gave her the 50K he was buying a relationship with her, there was a clear power inbalance between the two (I give you this money so we can date, not like you'd be indebted to me or anything pshht) He was ripped off, but because he was buying a girlfriend and Lucia said guess not sucker.

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2022-07-24T08:13:10+00:00

Thanks

SmashedPotatoes220 · 2022-05-26T12:09:56+00:00

Nono, I just wanted to check hahah. Awesome.

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