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The pen used today was a TWSBI Vac 700R, 1.1mm ground to a .06mm strict italic, filled with Faber Castell Moss Green.

The paper used today was Tomoe River.

 

The notebook from 2015 was some generic offering from a local office supply store. I notice now that it's fountain pen friendly.

I probably switched to Clairfontaine and Rhodia soon after that notebook was full.

 

It's interesting how vertical my writing was in 2015 after switching from printing everything, and mostly with a mechanical pencil.

 

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A ton of practice, and switching from being a hand-writer to a (mostly) arm writer, I glide on my forearm. Progress was very slow that first year, but as my arm motion became more fluid, my writing improved.

I still have issues, my neck cramps instead of my hand, and some of the majescules give me fits.

I’m currently learning Copperplate and Spencerian with the hope that some of the styles I learn can be backported to my regular cursive.

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I’m currently learning Copperplate and Spencerian with the hope that some of the styles I learn can be backported to my regular cursive.

 

Good job. I know when I started to relearn cursive, I was also learning how to use dip pens and studying Copperplate helped a great deal. Even though I don't do copperplate as actual calligraphy, it has a huge influence on my handwriting.

 

It is possible.

 

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Wow! That's really cool! Are you using a specific book?

I began by using D'Nealean and Palmer guides that I downloaded from the net.

Next I purchased a copy of the Mott Spencerian copy books from Amazon.

Then it was all just sweat & tears. :-)

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Wow. As someone who has only just discovered fountain pens and who has terrible handwriting, this post is inspiring. Not that yours was terrible to begin with, mine is much worse, but it just shows that if you put the long, hard effort in it pays off. Would really appreciate any tips you could offer. :)

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Great job.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Impressive results and huge respect goes out for your GRIT to stick to it over four years. What an accomplishment! I bet it is deeply rewarding to have come so far.

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I just received a copy of Michael Sulls book. Anythings got to be better than my current chicken scratches. Its great to see that one can improve. Thanks for the post.

 

Regards,

Dale

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What a difference! Your handwriting looks great :)

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