Critique My Handwriting, Please.

[Tylerjordan]

Well, as the sample says, I've been trying to improve my hand for the upcoming semester in an effort to more easily read my writing.

 

I chose Spencerian Ladies Hand because 1) It was the only font with exemplars on IAMPETH.

 

This is my first time using non-seyes and non-spencerian guide sheets so I'm aware I messed up the height of some of the taller letters, also that final 't' in the second line is pretty poor.

 

http://i.imgur.com/sMRACzb.jpg

 

Thanks, have a great day.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Tylerjordan

[MusinkMan]

Nice! I have been taught to use oblique (slant) guidelines when practicing. I scoffed at first, but then I realized how much it helped. You have a nice slant, but just for fun, get a slant triangle or make one from cardboard at the angle you want to check...52 degrees or whatever. Then square it up with one of the horizontal lines on the page and check your slant angles against it. The first time someone did this to a page of my writing, I almost puked from embarrassment. Not that my slants were "bad", but it sure was worse than I thought. After that I was convinced to practice with oblique slant lines and that was such a big help! Try it and see if it helps you! Good work though...really good!

[Tylerjordan]

Nice! I have been taught to use oblique (slant) guidelines when practicing. I scoffed at first, but then I realized how much it helped. You have a nice slant, but just for fun, get a slant triangle or make one from cardboard at the angle you want to check...52 degrees or whatever. Then square it up with one of the horizontal lines on the page and check your slant angles against it. The first time someone did this to a page of my writing, I almost puked from embarrassment. Not that my slants were "bad", but it sure was worse than I thought. After that I was convinced to practice with oblique slant lines and that was such a big help! Try it and see if it helps you! Good work though...really good!

Thank you for the advice! I used (and continue to use) this as my guide sheet; is that what you mean by oblique guidelines?

Edited August 12, 2014 by Tylerjordan

[Randal6393]

Yep, that's an appropriate set of guide lines for Spencerian writing. The angled lines are used to help keep your ascenders parallel and ordered neatly. Maybe would want to draw in a slanted line every half-inch instead of every inch?

 

Enjoy,