In Search Of A Personal Handwriting Style

[jgrasty]

I've been experimenting for months trying to develop a printing style (with a cursive italic nib) and a cursive style (with a flexible nib). Here's where I am at present.

 

http://bettygrastymd.com/jgrasty/wp-content/uploads/handwriting-style.jpg

 

Let me know what you think.

[egretsrus]

OMG! outstanding!!!

[WendyNC]

Look at you go with that flex! Well done.

[TommyPlume]

love the flex!!!

[ToughHouseRook]

Very nice, I am jealous!!

[Ondina]

Both attractive and well done. The italic is very vigorous and the flex, simply beautiful.

[jlpham]

That's super neat. Love your flex!

[saketb]

Your cursive style with the flex nib is outstanding. The "A" in Australia, the "B" in Brazil and the "G" in Germany have come out really well.

[Hex]

I really like it and am envious, though I have a question.

 

It seems like that in your cursive style, that you don't use connectors so much.

Does your writing just flow like that ?

The reason I ask is that when I practice cursive, I have to make a conscious effort to use connectors.

[jgrasty]

I really like it and am envious, though I have a question.

 

It seems like that in your cursive style, that you don't use connectors so much.

Does your writing just flow like that ?

The reason I ask is that when I practice cursive, I have to make a conscious effort to use connectors.

 

For the most part, I often don't connect a capital letter to the rest of the word. With this particular style, I do connect a capital letter more often than I do if I'm writing in a more traditional way. Still evolving the style, so no telling where I'll end up.

 

As to.whether I use a conscious effort, I fight the tendency to use my conscious mind too much and am working to keep thoughts out of the physical movements of writing. This is difficult for me as I'm a left brained engineer.

Edited November 9, 2011 by jgrasty

[APHK]

Your writing writing has great character. A good way of keeping interest in this fountain pen hobby is to constantly develop and improve one's handwritting as well as developing new hands.