Ruled or blank, which do you prefer?

[GladWriter]

For actual calligraphy/writing, I like the Aquabee Calligraphy paper. I can change the guide sheets as I need to.

At the end, it looks good without the lines.

 

 

For drawing . . . hot pressed watercolor paper, no lines.

 

For journalling, I like faint lines.

 

[jk0592]

For my journal, unlined pages, but I use an underpage guide to keep consistent straight evenly spaced lines.

For other writings, I prefer lined pages.

[sarai]

Lines, but barely noticeable. If the lines are bright blue, then I choose another notebook, and use guide sheets. I make them myself, with different spacing.

 

 

QUOTE(Slush99 @ May 27 2006, 11:20 AM)

Lines. For the words to walk on. wink.gif

 

That was beautifully said!

[eilu]

Blank, so I can write in whatever direction I wish, draw whatever I wish, etc.

Most lined papers are either too cramped or too wide for me anyway.

[WendyNC]

I prefer blank paper, so that's how I voted in the poll, but for the time being I'm using lined paper to re-learn how to write a straight line. Back in the day, I could do a whole page evenly as long as I watched out for my tendency to write uphill.

[ZeissIkon]

For everyday writing, I prefer ruled paper. When I write on unlined, I often put a piece of ruled paper behind it; just enough ruling shows through to help keep my lines straight -- but I only use unlined paper for letter writing, and I've written three more letters in the past three weeks than in the previous fifteen years (that previous figure was zero, BTW). If I could get subtly lined paper without spiral or ring binding holes, padding material on the top edge, etc., I might well use that for letter writing too (especially if it was as FP friendly as the comp books I got from Office Depot a few weeks ago).

[penspouse]

Ruled. I can't write straight worth beans without lines.

[hookem11]

Surprisingly, I write straighter lines on unlined paper. I cannot seem to stay within the lines on lined paper. Go figure

[PAKMAN]

I prefer ruled paper over other choices. I do try to get paper and journals that have fairly wide ruling so I don't have to scrunch my writing.

[PatientType]

Ruled. Blank paper looks better but not when the writing wanders higher & lower and get's bunched up. And, if I don't buy lines paper, I'll not use a guide. I'll just start in and the result is disappointing.

[Deirdre]

What I prefer depends on application, but most of what I use is ruled.

[Lachesis]

I love blank journals, but my handwriting does not. Within minutes of scribbling aimlessly, even tilting my notebook for some leverage, my handwriting just needs to run upwards, downwards, but never straight. Now I use my blank journals for drawing. But that does not stop me from trying to improve, by trying (very hard) to resist placing my letters on the lines whenever I take notes at school with a notepad. Recently I have been contemplating on buying gridded journals instead, though...

 

Lachesis

[Ondina]

Blank. For everyday, personal correspondence, anything.

[Ghost Plane]

I have both, but my sprawl tends to increase even further on blank and wanders up and down the page.

[Marko Kloos]

I used to use ruled paper exclusively, but ever since I switched to blank Piccadillys, lines just seem too confining.

[BeachBum]

Ruled. I can't write straight worth beans without lines.

+1

My handwriting is atrocious, and it looks even worse on unlined paper.

[bdk]

Ruled, no doubt.

[Raiche58]

I like unruled.

 

Sometimes I write landscape, sometimes I write portrait as to orientation on a page. Also, even though I am an American/English writer, I have been told by some Japanese friends that I write like them because I will write from the bottom to the top of a page. Moving the hand perpendicular to my body (facing forward) seems to help me keep my lines straight without guidelines. Also, I try not to rush my writing, and sit back and relax. Being hunched over the paper, with a tunnel vision approach results in inclines and declines on the page for me.

[Mrsal]

as long as my pens work on it, i can care less...

[Pfhorrest]

Blank for anything.

 

I can write even and straight on blank paper, so it's not a problem for me.