It's a pretty obsolete hobby, as we have computers and printers that can do the exact same thing in a fraction of the time. I know people do it as an art form, which is fine I guess, though you're not gonna sell prints, get published, or end up in a museum no matter how good you are at it.
It's a pretty obsolete hobby, as we have computers and printers that can do the exact same thing in a fraction of the time. I know people do it as an art form, which is fine I guess, though you're not gonna sell prints, get published, or end up in a museum no matter how good you are at it.
Not really the point of a hobby to be better than computers or make money with it.
Imagine thinking a hobby needed to be useful.
Is it really a hobby if it’s not profitable? /s
You do hobbies for fun, not making money, that's a job.
Yes, also painters are obsolete, because AI permits even Cletus to be an artist
Hobbies don't become obsolete dummy
But obsolete jobs do become hobbies.
Someone is definitely making a buck with all those calligraphy books and supplies.
Do you measure all your hobbies with possibility of making money? I mean, that is not a hobby, that's work then.
Same reason I don't exercise: I'm never going to make money with my running skills.
The money in calligraphy is usually made on wedding invitations, diplomas, "fine fining" menus, and corporate award certificates