What's In A Name? (Italic)

[caliken]

[Randal6393]

An interesting bit of culture. Thanks, Ken, always a pleasure to see your lovely handwriting.

 

Enjoy,

[Stompie]

No matter what I do I just can not get those fine upward strokes no matter what Italic nib I use.
Could it be that I am writing too small?

[Randal6393]

Hey, Stompie,

 

The fine upstroke in italic seems to be mostly a matter of the "upwards flick" of the pen as you turn the curve and approach the end of the letter. When you flick the pen up, be sure to let the forward (right nib) side rise off the paper and use the left corner to make the upstroke.

 

Spent a few hours watching Ken Fraser write in italic and noticed he ends his italic letters with this controlled upstroke that appears to be an aceleration of the pen's motion.

 

Hope this helps,

[caliken]

No matter what I do I just can not get those fine upward strokes no matter what Italic nib I use.

Could it be that I am writing too small?

 

 

I think that Randal is probably right. However, when writing slowly, it's important to ensue that the nib edge is exactly on the slope line

to produce the finest possible line.

 

Ken

Edited September 8, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[abstract49]

 

Beautiful writing!

 

And the naming tradition was carried over into the Colonies and early U.S. by many folk, presumably of Scottish extraction, as my mother has learned through her extensive genealogy work.

[Stompie]

Thanks Randal and Ken.

 

I will try that lifting of the right side.

 

I do find that the problem is more when I use a fountain pen and not when I am using a dip nib.

[caliken]

Thanks Randal and Ken.

 

I will try that lifting of the right side.

 

I do find that the problem is more when I use a fountain pen and not when I am using a dip nib.

 

For producing clean fine lines with an broad nib, the edge has to be sharp. Have you tried sharpening any nibs yourself? It's easy to do with accuracy, and the results can be really good.

 

http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1310.0

Edited September 9, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[Stompie]

 

For producing clean fine lines with an broad nib, the edge has to be sharp. Have you tried sharpening any nibs yourself? It's easy to do with accuracy, and the results can be really good.

 

http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1310.0

I say, real handy advice there - thank you Ken!

[Randal6393]

Thanks, Ken.

 

I have always sharpened my nibs on a stone, freehand. Decided to try your method on a stubborn JoWo nib. Much more precise, much better results.

 

Enjoy,