Critique My Handwriting

[kthakk4]

Looking for advice on how to take my handwriting to the next level.

 

I feel that I have a pretty decent grip (relaxed, no hand fatigue) but I struggle with control. My hand and brains seem to be doing different things.

 

The attached sample was written with a Pilot EF on a Tomoe River paper.

[Aquaria]

Your handwriting looks fine to me. It's legible, neat, and flows well. The only thing I might advise is to change your thumb grip a little. Your grip will be even more comfortable if your thumbnail is visible, which means putting your thumb like this on the pen:

 

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/4e/f5/d64ef597328880c9525866407acd2df1--kindergarten-handwriting-kindergarten-writing.jpg

 

Beyond that, I'm not sure what you mean by "next level" handwriting when you already write in a perfectly fine manner. Do you mean trying to learn different schools of handwriting like Spencerian or Palmer?

[ReadyFireAim]

Looking for advice on how to take my handwriting to the next level.

Same things I keep working on.

Size, Spacing, Slant & Straight baseline

 

Maybe get some ruled paper or guidelines.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Bordeaux146

[Inky_paws]

If I were you, I'd be asking myself what it was that bothered me with my writing and what I wanted that was different.

As it is, your writing is clear and easy to read without having to concentrate on it. For an immediate improvement, use lined paper to even up the lines but that's pretty minor.

 

As it is, I wish my writing were as good.

Edited February 4, 2018 by Inky_paws

[galem]

I like your handwriting, and feel it is attractive, legible and has a nice flow. It is a bit small for my taste, but that is always a personal choice. Good job!

Edited March 17, 2018 by galem

[Rednaxela]

Your grip is very nice, and as a cursive writer, I like your script. You know your letter forms.

 

To take your writing to a next level, may I suggest the following.

 

In every letter of your script, analyse where the downstrokes are. For instance, v has one downstroke, u two, i one, etc. Then, make sure that you execute every downstroke exactly the same way. Same motion, same direction, and same length for downstrokes of equal length. So, when you write a word or maybe even a single letter, only focus on its downstrokes, and try and catch yourself executing certain downstrokes differently than others. Fix those at once.

 

The first change you will note is a mental one. This is good. Also, you may find yourself working on this for quite a number of sessions. This is also good. Just work on these downstrokes and the rest of the story will unfold itself.

 

Hope this helps!

[akrohn2010]

I will echo the others thus far - your handwriting is good! Mine is maybe almost as good at its best (probably worse) than yours, so I dont know if I have any good advice for you...I am working on mine as well!

 

One cheat I use that others mentioned is to use a guide sheet under the paper to keep my lines straight - I love using the Clairefontaine Triomphe pads to write letters for this reason.

 

Best of luck!

Edited May 13, 2018 by flyingpenman

[JulieParadise]

To me your handwriting also looks fine.

 

Besides the other things that were mentioned already you might tackle single letters: Write each one without thinking too much first, ponder whether you like it in its current state and then try to figure out how you would like it even more, e.g. cross the t's in a different way, curl f, g, j, y in a certain manner or start B, D, K, P, R with a little upstroke. Whatever. If you change one of those things you might want to find similar elements in other letters. Think of your handwriting as a font where certain elements like upstrokes, curls, slants, heights share their characteristics throughout all glyphs.

 

Beware: If you just copy neat looking letters from different examples you see around you might end up with an impersonal mess of a handwriting. But if you try to be cohesive and practice your refined letters until the movement becomes second nature, your handwriting will improve and still be personal to you.