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Alef — Micrography — Old English capitals, hand-set

Turn on the loupe, then drag across the artwork

Turn on the loupe, then drag across the artwork

A small secretAmong all those letters, one word is hiding — finding it is yours to do.

Zooming in

Hebrew alphabet

אAlef

Letter 1 of 22

The quietest palette in the collection: rose, mauve and a plum deep enough to pass for ink. Two yods and a vav, balanced on the diagonal, give the piece an almost architectural calm — and the closer you stand, the more the soft pinks separate into distinct tones.

Technique
Micrography — Old English capitals, hand-set
Letters in this piece
≈ 3,600
Ink coverage
5.7%
Format
Size

Every size is a separate print-ready file at 300 DPI.

Size
On the wall

Shown against a 2.2 m wall, centred at eye level above a desk or sideboard.

Price$18
  • Instant download after payment.
  • Taxes calculated at checkout.
  • Personal-use licence.

In the room

Living with this one

Where it hangs well

At home in cool, pale rooms — white plaster, pale ash, brushed brass and linen. Hangs beautifully in a bedroom or a hallway, and is the one to choose when a wall needs presence without weight.

Palette

  • #e499be
  • #dc8bb5
  • #5e3c65
  • #c47aa5
  • #212349
  • #45375d

Sampled from the artwork itself. Hold these against a wall, a rug or a cabinet before you choose a size.

Hanging notes

  • Centre the image at eye level — roughly 145 cm from the floor to the middle of the piece.
  • Leave a wide mount: 6–8 cm of white around the image lets the detail breathe.
  • Slim natural oak, walnut or matt black all suit the collection.
  • Keep it out of direct sun, and choose matt or museum glazing so the fine lines stay readable.

What you receive

  • A print-ready PDF and a 300 DPI PNG at the size you choose
  • An embedded colour profile, so a lab print matches what you saw on screen
  • Generous margins for mounting, with no crop marks inside the image
  • Re-download any time from your account

Specification

Resolution
300 DPI
File types
PDF, PNG
Colour
sRGB, print-safe
Best on
Matt cotton rag, 240–310 gsm
Licence
Personal use
Delivery
Instant download

From other walls

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  1. Tal M.Verified buyer

    We put the largest size in the meeting room. It softens all the glass and grey, and people keep walking up to it before the meeting starts.

  2. Noa B.Verified buyer

    The pinks are far more varied in print than on screen — at least four distinct tones in the upper yod alone. Against a pale wall it reads almost like a watercolour.

More of the alphabet

See the whole alphabet
  • אAlef
  • ב
  • ג
  • ד
  • ה
  • ו
  • ז
  • ח
  • ט
  • י
  • כ
  • ל
  • מ
  • נ
  • ס
  • ע
  • פ
  • צ
  • ק
  • ר
  • ש
  • ת

21 letters are still in the studio.