Any Kurrentschrift Practitioners? I Could Use Some Advice.

[Cosmo_D]

I am endeavouring to teach myself and I am having some difficulty. I am using the nib of a Pilot Plumix transplanted into a Metropolitan body. I write with the nib rotated on a 45 degree angle. I am having difficulties getting the super thin joining lines, especially in letters that have little loops in them (r, v, w, etc.). Is it necessary to rotate the nib as these strokes are made (that doesn't seem very efficient so I doubt it) or is there some other aspect of my technique that is lacking? Would I be better off with a different pen/nib combination (such as an oblique--side note: what is the cheapest oblique nibbed pen I can get? I want one for my own amusement) or is it simply a deficiency in technique/a concept of the script that I have yet to grasp?

 

Thanks!

[SuperNib44]

You might get more of a response if you posted a photo of your writing. I know what Kurrentschrift is, but I don't know how to read it (or spell it ). However I am learning a old style of writing, Gregg Shorthand. I am also finding it a little tricky to learn without a teacher, though I do know a few people that (used to) know shorthand. You are writing Kurrentschrift in German I assume? It might be good to find someone online that uses it. There might even be a forum someplace for it. Lamy might make an oblique nib, but I'm not sure. Lamy pens are pretty ugly but they seem to provide a variety of nib types. The best bet might be to find a cheap vintage German pen, you might even find a pen made for your style.

 

I'm curious about Kurrentschrift now. I love different writing styles, could you maybe share, or direct me to some basics of the writing style?

[Cosmo_D]

http://i.imgur.com/orRmqQw.jpg

Here is a sample of my Kurrentschrift. It reads:

"This is a sample of my writing. It was done with a Pilot medium italic nib

As you can see I am quite bad."

 

I have been using the tutorials from this site http://www.kurrent.de/_html/uebungen.htm, and I grabbed a practice sheet from here: https://script.byu.edu/Pages/German/en/kurrent.aspx

 

[proton007]

I am endeavouring to teach myself and I am having some difficulty. I am using the nib of a Pilot Plumix transplanted into a Metropolitan body. I write with the nib rotated on a 45 degree angle. I am having difficulties getting the super thin joining lines, especially in letters that have little loops in them (r, v, w, etc.). Is it necessary to rotate the nib as these strokes are made (that doesn't seem very efficient so I doubt it) or is there some other aspect of my technique that is lacking? Would I be better off with a different pen/nib combination (such as an oblique--side note: what is the cheapest oblique nibbed pen I can get? I want one for my own amusement) or is it simply a deficiency in technique/a concept of the script that I have yet to grasp?

 

Thanks!

 

I'm a fan of this script.

I like how it eliminates backward looping movements in many letters, thus promoting better flow.

 

If you want width variation, you need to use an Italic nib at a 45 degree angle, as mentioned on the first website you posted the link to.

 

The letter shapes on the second website can be made with a flex nib, but then it seems the pen will have to be held at a different angle, or an oblique nib holder would work well.