Example Handwriting To Teach Myself Print

[tweeg]

I was never really thought to write print in school, we learned cursive. Even though it is far from perfect with all the resources online i should be able to improve significantly.

 

I really do wanna learn how to write print though. But when i do i want to do it right the first time.

 

Does anyone have a good example of a print handwriting that is easy to read in a way "elegant" but also not too feminine (im a guy).

 

I know most online courses show the "default" print alphabet but i would like to have something (a bit) unique.

 

 

 

[ksm]

Look for Lloyd Reynolds' plates on Reed College page. There is an exemplar of pencil drawn, monoline italic in his booklet. It would be good model for less common, but visually attractive print.

[tweeg]

Look for Lloyd Reynolds' plates on Reed College page. There is an exemplar of pencil drawn, monoline italic in his booklet. It would be good model for less common, but visually attractive print.

Thanks, i will look into it!

[knarflj]

Not to knock italic, but if you prefer a rounder or upright print, you could take a look at bookhand:
http://www.jp29.org/bh.htm

or do a search for "library hand".

 

Jenny

[Inky.Fingers]

May be not as flourished .. but try italics with a 1mm hard crisp Italic.

 

[tweeg]

Thanks guys! The bookhand doesn't look too hard for me to recreate.

[Rednaxela]

Ever heard of architect script? It might have elements for you to incorporate as well.

[seanruss]

are there any resources for learning "bookhand"?

[dms525]

are there any resources for learning "bookhand"?

 

 

Technically, "bookhand" is any hand written style of script used to copy books. However, Pickering's simplified book hand is based on what is commonly known as "humanist book hand." This style was derived by Poggio Bracciolini (See Poggio Bracciolini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) from Carolingian script (See Carolingian minuscule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). I provide this information so you know where to look for the guidance you seek.

 

Both humanist script and carolingian are commonly covered in calligraphy manuals which include multiple styles. Unfortunately, many (Most?) of the best ones are out of print. David Harris's "The Calligrapher's Bible" is one still available. It does have the virtue of providing ductus information on all of the hands he covers. (Ductus is the number, order and direction of pen strokes used to write a letter.)

 

Here is a really lovely exemplar of humanist book hand from right here on FPN: Visit page

 

One last observation: While this hand is well worth learning, it is a book hand. It is not designed for everyday writing - letters, shopping lists, lecture notes, etc. For those purposes, cursive italic is much more suitable.

 

David

[knarflj]

Unlike the calligraphic originals, the "practical" bookhand (linked above) is designed precisely for everyday writing, and I find it much easier to render quickly and legibly than any kind of italic - although I will admit that may be because I've been doing it much longer. Unfortunately, I don't know of any resources designed to teach it; when I first saw the page, I recognized it as a (neater) version of what I was already using for note-taking, etc.

 

Letter formation is similar to most other print scripts, even italic: start the straight bits at the top; draw the circular bits anti-clockwise, unless they're springing out of an introductory straight line, as with b, h, p, m, n, r; focus on keeping your vertical lines consistently parallel. The distinctive of this style seems to be its circular nature, so focus on consistent size and regular circular (not oval) shape of the rounded letters. Practice individual letters first; the joins will come fairly naturally once you've got the letter forms down. If you print out the linked page, you'll at least have a complete alphabet for reference (near the bottom of the page), as well as all the samples of the hand in use to compare your efforts to. Not as helpful as a whole workbook, I know, but better than nothing if you'd really like to learn it.

 

Jenny

[sidthecat]

My lettering still reflects the interest in comic books I developed in college. It's a clean and classic style, and, it turns out, versatile. Some years later I discovered that my father lettered in virtually the same style, but his background was in music notation. Perhaps I'm genetically predisposed to lettering.

[mehandiratta]

Tried my hands various prints....

 

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[Anderglan]

I was never really thought to write print in school, we learned cursive. Even though it is far from perfect with all the resources online i should be able to improve significantly.

 

I really do wanna learn how to write print though. But when i do i want to do it right the first time.

 

Does anyone have a good example of a print handwriting that is easy to read in a way "elegant" but also not too feminine (im a guy).

 

I know most online courses show the "default" print alphabet but i would like to have something (a bit) unique.

 

Hmmmm, «blokschrift»/«print» and «elegant»

that's quite certainly a contradictio in terminis, I'd say

 

I suppose you've been taught these «Schrijfletter»:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Schoonschrift.jpg

 

I guess that you could very easily teach yourself one of these clearly less «cursive», but definitely a tad more «Italic»/«Upright Italic» models:

 

French «Écriture B»

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Écriture_B-sample.svg

 

see also: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modèles_d%27écriture_scolaire_A_et_B

 

or

 

Swiss «Basisschrift»

http://luc.devroye.org/MaxSchlapfer-Basisschrift-2Klasse--2003.png

 

 

Edited July 7, 2016 by Anderglan

[ThisIsntFunnyAnymore]

I like reading architectural lettering. It has a little "flair" over plain Gothic print.

https://youtu.be/Ky5p-L_m6BQ