Lefty With A Pilot Parallel - Anyone Else Doing Strokes Bottom To Top?

[egads]

Decided to play with some basic calligraphy with a Pilot Parallel and The Speedball Textbook for some guidance. As a lefty, I hit upon the issue of pushing the nib causing less consistent lines, which I forgot about with other fountain pens since tipping has made this a non-issue for normal writing.

 

I can get along OK, but find if I do the strokes in the opposite direction, starting at the bottom of the letter so that I'm pulling up, instead of starting where I'm supposed to, at the top of the letter, and pushing downward, I get more consistent results.

 

I'm just curious if other lefty's have found this as a good workaround or do you do something else?

[Newjelan]

I write with the paper turned about 60degrees so don't have this problem, although I do write the horizontal lines from right to left. So, in some ways that's a similar approach to yours.

[egads]

I write with the paper turned about 60degrees so don't have this problem, although I do write the horizontal lines from right to left. So, in some ways that's a similar approach to yours.

Hmm, so you are doing this (but 60 instead of 90):

 

Maybe I should try that too. I know I haven't wanted to do that previously because it felt odd to not be looking at the letters as I would be reading them.

[smk]

The direction, or even the order, of the strokes does not make any difference if you are getting good and consistent results.

 

You see Ted Mayhall making his strokes in the reverse direction in this video:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDjPJZdbY8&list=PL0JF9ZfMb2FZWs55ZG8TuKqZRKZpvnJT1

 

- Salman

[egads]

The direction, or even the order, of the strokes does not make any difference if you are getting good and consistent results.

 

You see Ted Mayhall making his strokes in the reverse direction in this video:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDjPJZdbY8&list=PL0JF9ZfMb2FZWs55ZG8TuKqZRKZpvnJT1

 

- Salman

Thank you for the video link. Ah, so neat to see him do it that way. True -- the end result is what matters.

[Newjelan]

Hmm, so you are doing this (but 60 instead of 90): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-jsoQ4i7Y

 

Maybe I should try that too. I know I haven't wanted to do that previously because it felt odd to not be looking at the letters as I would be reading them.

 

Yes, but without the talent!

[sidthecat]

I find myself shaping certain letters backwards. It's why I've incorporated aspects of Secretary Hand into my writing.