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I figured this was the most suitable board to post this on. How would I go about forming my writing like the pictures? I try but it looks a mess and I can't keep it evenly slanted, or even theletters the same size. Any tips?
>> Anonymous
practice.
>> Anonymous
get a quill pen and some ink and learn to write calligraphically if I'm not mistaking the image, looks lettered from historical period. Pre-ballpoint era.

Such pens cut from bird quills were used with a subtle touch and could generate fine lines or broad strokes depending on the pressure the writer bore down on the quill.
Those fortunate enough to be literate during that era were drilled in gradeschool in penmanship, vocabulary and spelling, and proper grammar, which is why letters and documents from the Civil War clear back to colonial days read like poetry and look like works of art.

That's just how dey rolled.
>> Anonymous
The letter's from the film 'Sweeney Todd'. But I looked at the way Johnny Depp's title character wrote, and it's amazing. My handwriting's terrible.
>> Anonymous
Parents and school teachers were very strict on children's handwriting in the past. My mother had to write the same sentences for hours straight when she was younger. So, if you have bad handwriting, it might be difficult to correct. Otherwise, try what the other posters said.
>> Anonymous
My mom always used to smack me because of my handwriting. She's from Germany, and the all-girls (Catholic) school she attended drilled the kids on their posture, handwriting, and even the way they hold their forks and pencils.

Paid off, though. She gets compliments for her handwriting all the time. I wish I had a sample to show you guys. Maybe if this thread is still around next time I visit her.
>> Anonymous
>>156187

Well, sageing the thread isn't going to help it stay round is it?!

Also, would a fountain pen work as well as a quill?
>> How about some reverse engineering, /po/ ? M.
>>156191
It would work better, but it wouldn't give the same result. A quill's tip and ink flow give someone's writing more "character" as compared to a contemporary fountain pen. But it takes training to even get used to writing with a quill and "knowing" when the small reservoir of ink the quill can contain dies - therefore requiring another dip, etc. Fail to know that, and the appearance of your writing will be very irregular because of the ink flow - and pretty ugly.

As for op...Training, training, training. Start with ruled paper, use online caligraphy alphabets as models, and work, work, work. Then work some more, and there'll come a time when you can write in straight lines on non-ruled papers, and your writing will be a pleasure for people to behold. Good luck !
>> Anonymous
QUICK PROTIP:

I had to take calligraphy in art class and part of the trick is to hold the tip of the calligraphy slanted, instead of straight up and down, i.e. like this /

that will help to get that angled look going on the straight lines and such. past that, listen to this man>>156195
lined paper, and models from online, and keep practicing

another trick I learned when writing on a plain white sheet is to put a sheet of notebook paper underneath so you can see the lines through it and you can write in straight lines.
>> Anonymous
just carry around a small printer.
>> Scaevola !vcpzcGsPiw
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his must continue. (Not OP)
>> Anonymous
bump in support of teaching cursive writing :)
>> Anonymous
practice making scribbles that are vertical lines connected to each other. Do these until you can make straight lines and the vertical lines are the same distance from each other, and the same length. Then, cursive should follow easily.
>> Anonymous
cursive =/= calligraphy
>> radnomness
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>>155791
i fail, yet i haven't had a calligraphy pen for long, let alone not much practice with it.
>> 1-3-5-7-2-4-6 radnomness
>>157897
sorry, its read from line 1 (under the big "Loss") to 3-5-7-2-4-6
had a small spacing issue during writing.
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>>157728
listen to this man!
>> Anonymous
>>157904
>listen to this [wo]man!
fix'd
>> Anonymous
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Sample of my handwriting. It's great until you actually have to read it.
>> Anonymous
I write like shit. I can't keep the letters in the same size or on the line.
>> Anonymous
Don't run before you walk, get a good foundation first.
Check your library, and Use LINED PAPER to start with.
Spacing gets easier when you pay attention to nib widths - your x height should probably be around 3 nib widths, ascenders and descenders 1.5
For some good exemplars look here.
http://www.speedballart.com/letteringcharts.pdf
Practice makes Permanent, not Perfect, so if you're doing it wrong, you'll still be doing it wrong with practice.

Get a book.
Really.
>> Anonymous
Also - It's not just cursive with a funny pen. The shapes are different than what you learned back in second grade. They're both based on an italic form, but they are different.
If you want pretty darn close to the writing in the OP, you want to learn copperplate, which is a totally different pen type.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperplate

Get a book.
>> Anonymous
in classes I took, they sugested you make pencil lines for the base line,, hight of the miniscule letters, line for the hight of the caps and then make many slant lines for the angle you want it to be, then write in ink and erase said lines, tracing other writing you like helps too, trace it lots!