What Does Your Handwriting Look Like

[ekc113]

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4418/handwriting.png

 

I forced myself to learn cursive a few months ago after my print became horribly horrible. It's still hard to read, but I'm trying to make my letters less cramped and inconsistent. Hopefully that will do the trick.

 

The passage is from the Australian Constitution, by the way. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue like 'We the people' does.

[13KnifeThrower13]

Here's a pic of some recent notes I took,

 

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9202/cimg0736.jpg

 

Pilot Prera with a Fine nib, Namiki black ink

 

I really wish I could improve the legibility of my handwriting. =/

I can read it just fine! i think it's awesome! When compared to my writing i can only sigh..... i have looked everywhere for cursive lessons, i have tried "iampeth.com", but i find it tiring to red 20 pages on how to write in the bussines hand.....in case you havent seen my picture, i am not very good at writing in cursive, but i am OK with print.

Edited May 15, 2010 by 13KnifeThrower13

[13KnifeThrower13]

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74/inkcoffee/DSCN1637.jpg

I am assuming your in the military?

[Italicist]

Here's a specimen of my everyday handwriting, written at speed a couple of minutes ago. Apologies for the slightly blurry photograph.

 

all the best,

Italicist

 

 

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JnXXB0RwRlk/S-8xk7LyvUI/AAAAAAAAAL0/JSIvmA66-FY/s800/everyday%20handwriting.jpg

[13KnifeThrower13]

Here's a specimen of my everyday handwriting, written at speed a couple of minutes ago. Apologies for the slightly blurry photograph.

 

all the best,

Italicist

 

 

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JnXXB0RwRlk/S-8xk7LyvUI/AAAAAAAAAL0/JSIvmA66-FY/s800/everyday%20handwriting.jpg

Nice!!! i am going to get a Lamy Safari sometime in the next month or so.

[Italicist]

Nice!!! i am going to get a Lamy Safari sometime in the next month or so.

 

 

Thank you! I hope that you'll enjoy the Safari. They give great value for the cost, I think.

 

 

[Apotheosis]

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/yuckkie/Scribblings/DSC03661.jpg

[caliken]

Apotheosis,

I like your distinctive majuscule 'A' and the reversed looped descender on your minuscule 'f'

 

caliken

Edited May 16, 2010 by caliken

[Ondina]

Apotheosis, lovely hand and text.

[acolythe]

That's my handwriting in Baystate blue:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4328904299_9e2b8cdfac.jpg

 

 

I have had fear of staining in my Pelikans. Have you washed out the BSB yet? Was there a stain on the barrel?

Barry

[Apotheosis]

Apotheosis,

I like your distinctive majuscule 'A' and the reversed looped descender on your minuscule 'f'

 

caliken

 

many thanks Caliken and thank you Ondina

rgds

leo

Edited May 16, 2010 by Apotheosis

[Raiche58]

+1 for Apotheosis' handwriting! What pen and ink did you use?

[pricenelson]

beautiful

[Apotheosis]

+1 for Apotheosis' handwriting! What pen and ink did you use?

 

Hi - Private Reserve Shoreline Gold

[plistumi]

Ooops! Accidental posting.

Edited May 20, 2010 by plistumi

[Crewel]

Hello, late to the game. Here's a couple of my samples. Critiques are welcome.

 

My usual writing with some calligraphy doodles.

http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy107/crewel/WritSample1.jpg?t=1274418167

 

Excerpt from journal musings as I was experimenting with dip pens. Black is India Ink using a flexible fine. The blue is my Lamy Al-Star with factory blue.

http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy107/crewel/WritSample2.jpg?t=1274418235

[hawkmp4]

Here's a bit of mine. Terrible quality, I'm sorry. Any tips would be greatly appreciated

http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr316/michaelpalone/0521100001copy.jpg

[tawanda]

OK! Here goes... Firstly, I apologise for the rubbish camera shot. i can't figure out how to make my scanner work! Please, all of you, give me some input. My writing is ok, I think, but its not great, and I want it to be distinctive and make people go 'Oooohhh!' so fire away (esp you, Caliken!)

 

Cheers all.

 

 

[tawanda]

In particular what do I have to do to make it look more like this? This is the style I aspire to...

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/121648-please-post-your-cursive-alphabet-here/page__st__45

 

Its the one posted by fountaineer, writing about the history of Waterman. I love that style.

 

 

edited for idiocy...

Edited May 21, 2010 by tawanda

[caliken]

OK! Here goes... Firstly, I apologise for the rubbish camera shot. i can't figure out how to make my scanner work! Please, all of you, give me some input. My writing is ok, I think, but its not great, and I want it to be distinctive and make people go 'Oooohhh!' so fire away (esp you, Caliken!)

I think that this is very attractive, individual handwriting. It is totally legible, and very clear with sensible inter-line spacing and is very even overall. Viewed from a couple of feet, the impression of the page is equally good.

You mentioned inconsistency and this is certainly a small thing which would be easy to put right. You are tending to move between a Roman (Foundational) influence and an Italic one - as here

 

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/caliken_2007/NN3.jpg

 

The first is Roman Foundational construction and the second an upright Italic. Both look fine in your writing but a firm choice between one or the other in the same piece of writing, would create more consistency.

The choice between a straight 'd' and a curved one is a little different. IMO both sit comfortably within your writing.

 

I really like this handwriting and the above comments are just a couple of small, personal observations.

 

Minuscule Foundational and Italic are superb scripts but they don't mix!

 

caliken