My Lettering

[camoandconcrete]

Hi all,

 

I just thought I'd post a sample of my lettering. I get compliments on it and I like it but I feel it can be a lot better. Normally I use oblique nibs to get the line variation but am thinking of having a triple B nib reground into an architect's point so I can get these results quicker and easier. I want to give my handwriting an even more stylized yet legible appearance. Anyway, if anyone has any tips on how to improve my lettering I'd appreciate it.

 

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy224/jckrr24/scan0003.jpg?t=1264312965

Edited February 1, 2010 by MiamiArcStudent

[NickKH]

The hand looks organised but i'd like to see how the small letters would be. After all we use small letters more common than capitals.

[thomasdav]

If you're happy with the way you write and enjoy it, then that's the most important thing - no need to improve just because others can write fancier. The only suggestions I have for your writing as it is is that some of the A's look a bit like angled F's or P's (compare the two in 'architrave'), I'd personally work on keeping the same angles there but making sure the second 'leg' of the letter comes down farther than the horizontal 'crossbar'. The thing that I try to work on the most with my capitals isn't to do with their appearance at all, but the speed at which I can write with them.

 

Another thing that occurred to me that you might want to try would be to add just a tiny right-hand line at the top of your letter I's (think of a capital T without the bit to the left of the vertical line).

 

(I deliberately tried to avoid using typographic jargon here, to make it as accessible as possible)

[Randal6393]

Not a bad set of capital letters. If you want to spice up the look, check into Father Catich's book on Roman letters. (Hope I got that one right -- not in my library at the current time.)

 

 

Also look at Ann Finley's pinned messages at the top of this (Penmanship) thread. She shows the Italic forms for capitals as well as small letters. The flourishing can be dropped, her capitals are clear and follow the traditional style. Think you might benefit from learning the whole Italic script.

 

Enjoy,

[vidalia11]

As a stylized form of writing, I like it. It has a sort of 1920s deco look. What is an architect's point?

 

Karen

[camoandconcrete]

As a stylized form of writing, I like it. It has a sort of 1920s deco look. What is an architect's point?

 

Karen

 

An architect's point is basically a nib that is shaped like the tip of a sword. The vertical strokes will be super-thin, almost as much as .05mm. And the cross strokes will be super-thick, as much as 1mm or more depending how broad the originally nib was.