The Other Side

[GClef]

Can I get in on this awesome, too?

 

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/gclef1114/Tutuguans/0609131938-1_zpscb129146.jpg

[GClef]

 

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Edited June 10, 2013 by GClef

[andymath]

Good for sure..! Thank you for sharing that-much appreciated. Love that you can create great results with even the cheapest of pens. My interest in fountain pens started somewhere on the road of wanting to improve my penmanship and it's definitely cool that expensive pens with flex or special ground nibs aren't required for just plain nice writing.

 

BTW, I thought I read somewhere that ballpoint writing could never look good...thank you for debunking that!

[GClef]

 

 

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[GClef]

Re: the topic What Is Your Grail Pen And Does It Change? (and this one too

...but I Always Seem To Find Myself Reaching For My...)

 

 

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Edited June 12, 2013 by GClef

[GClef]

 

 

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Edited June 13, 2013 by GClef

[thang1thang2]

I love how, in the video description you put "written with a bic round stic" like it's some sort of high deluxe fountain pen you're writing with. I can just imagine you with a snooty french accent saying "ahh yesshh, zees pen was my favorite for years and years. My great grandfather passed it down from generations. It's handmade from..." as you hold up a plastic bic pen, just to mess with people.

 

Other than that, great penmanship! It actually looks fairly similar to mine, I would guess; yet totally different in the same time. I'll have to see if I can finally get around to uploading stuff. The problem is it's just so annoying to get a camera out, take a picture, put the memory card in the laptop... etc. Having a phone to auto upload to imgur or something would be fantastic, except my phone camera sucks. Huge scratches all over the lens = no sharp images, or even legible ones.

[andymath]

Lovin all the videos-thank you! How on earth can you hold your pen that way without your wrist cramping? I tend to lean a bit on the right side of my wrist and when I try to flatten it out it just feels uncomfortable..

Edited June 16, 2013 by andymath

[GClef]

Lovin all the videos-thank you! How on earth can you hold your pen that way without your wrist cramping? I tend to lean a bit on the right side of my wrist and when I try to flatten it out it just feels uncomfortable..

 

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/gclef1114/Tutuguans/0617131329_zps9d4da1d2.jpg

[andymath]

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I follow you on the grip to a degree, but how are you getting the pen to point to the right? You mentioned in the description to note the orientation of the pen to the lines- it almost appears to be pointing right. My natural position points to the left as I write.

[GClef]

I follow you on the grip to a degree, but how are you getting the pen to point to the right? You mentioned in the description to note the orientation of the pen to the lines- it almost appears to be pointing right. My natural position points to the left as I write.

This is a repost from another thread, but I use the same technique with a BP...

 

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/gclef1114/Tutuguans/0614131531-1_zps87b76761.jpg

[GClef]

And to answer your question, yes...I do point the pen slightly to the right.

[GClef]

My natural position points to the left as I write.

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/gclef1114/Tutuguans/0618130355-1_zps0486c31e.jpg

[cedargirl]

I follow you on the grip to a degree, but how are you getting the pen to point to the right? You mentioned in the description to note the orientation of the pen to the lines- it almost appears to be pointing right. My natural position points to the left as I write.

 

I think that is why Spencerian calligraphers often use an oblique nib holder to counteract the natural inclination of the hand.

[andymath]

I think that is why Spencerian calligraphers often use an oblique nib holder to counteract the natural inclination of the hand.

I agree,that definitely makes it much easier! It's just plain impressive to see the results of a Spencerian hand without the use of an oblique holder. I guess I was looking for some tips to achieve that type of grip without the uncomfortable wrist/pen position. I've read a bit about Spencerian with a straight pen, and have seen quite a few mentions that it can be an awkward grip - I just hadn't seen it used in action.

 

GClef- was this always how you wrote/held your pen, or is it a grip that you developed out of practice to achieve your style?

[thang1thang2]

If you hover your palm completely parallel to the paper, aka you could put a ruler over the top of your hand and it wouldn't roll to one side or the other, you would find it easier to hold the pen "to the right", as it were. It is an awkward pen grip, however not uncomfortable. Once you are accustomed to it, it is no less awkward to write with than the normal grip you use.

[GClef]

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[dcpritch]

 

 

Count me in!

[GClef]

 

Count me in!

 

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[GClef]

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