What is a convention artists used to create tughras?

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Illuminators painted irregular patterns using pastel colors.

Illuminators painted irregular patterns using pastel colors.

Illuminators depicted highly realistic animals hidden among floral designs.

Illuminators depicted highly realistic animals hidden among floral designs.

Calligraphers created the same tughra for each sultan to emphasize the relationship of one sultan to the next.

Calligraphers created the same tughra for each sultan to emphasize the relationship of one sultan to the next.

Calligraphers created lines that interlace and illuminators added complex arabesques.

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The convention artists used to create tughras involved calligraphers creating lines that interlace and illuminators adding complex arabesques. Tughras are ornate signatures or emblems used by sultans, characterized by intricate calligraphy and decorative elements, often including floral motifs and geometric patterns.