Must a fountain pen user write in cursive?

[henrico]

For what it's worth, here are some examples of my daily handwriting and printing using 3 different pens/nibs. I have done little practice in the last 6 months and I see that I need to do just that.

 

Henrico

[henrico]

Well, here is my file attachment.

 

Henrico

[henrico]

Again, here is my attachment.

 

Henrico

 

OK folks, attaching a file has become has become a bit of a bear with this new web page.

 

Have patience.........thanks

Edited November 1, 2009 by henrico

[henrico]

Hope this works.

 

Henrico

 

Who can help me post a simple file attachment??????!!!!!

 

It used to be so easy to include an attachment.........before the changes to this web site

Edited November 1, 2009 by henrico

[Mille]

You have to use cursive. It is the law. Otherwise the pen police will take you.

[tigger23505]

It's your pen, do what makes you happy - As I write this on my desk ready for use as the mood strikes are a 1950's draftsman's pen, three different esterbrook nibs (two different inks), a Lamy Al-Safari, and a Manuscript brand pen with a wide italic nib.

 

YMMV

 

Like many others, I find that all except the technical pen and the italic nib lend themselves nicely to cursive (mine is a Palmer derivative, and I am studying the old Palmer books).

[OPG4711]

Like some other people here, I typically print or use Architectural / Engineering style handwriting. People often remark, "You print like a typewriter!" But after using a FP for a while, I've begun to notice that I can implement cursive writing when I want to. I learned calligraphy a long time ago and studied typography for a time. As it turned out, I developed my own sort of cursive printing that doesn't really fall into either category. There are some excellent examples of other people's penmanship on here that illustrate this quite well. In the end, learning about FPs, inks, nibs and how ink flows is all part of the fun. I learn more each day and I know I'm just starting out! Just have fun and enjoy it