Qotw - 2018

[Inky.Fingers]

Always a lovely italic hand, G'pa David.

 

By going thru the Ziller manual for Business Penmanship the second time, I have improved a bit. I am happy that I can finally use one of my favorite pen without nib modifications. Shaeffer Imperial Triumph in Fine nib. Sheaffer black cartridge.

 

Edited September 26, 2018 by _InkyFingers

[dms525]

Always a lovely italic hand, G'pa David.

 

By going thru the Ziller manual for Business Penmanship the second time, I have improved a bit. I am happy that I can finally use one of my favorite pen without nib modifications. Shaeffer Imperial Triumph in Fine nib. Sheaffer black cartridge.

 

 

Thanks, _Inky!

 

Your Palmer (?) cursive looks a lot like what I was taught in elementary school. Note that I said "taught," not "learned."

 

I also have that model Shaeffer but with a custom italic nib. Haven't inked it in ages.

 

David

[Stompie]

The Hand Writings are wonderful!

 

 

[putteringpenman]

An attempt at business penmanship. Written with a Pilot Custom 823 medium nib and Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Kai ink.

 

[dms525]

I believe I am up for this week's QOTW. I will oblige tonight or tomorrow.

 

David

[PurplePlum]

Looking forward to it David, I’d like to get in on this one.

[dms525]

QOTW - 10-3-2018

 

 

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was a physician, but he was best known as a poet, essayist and humorist.* He was the father of supreme court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Many of the pithy aphorisms attributed to Justice Holmes were actually written by his father. Not to take anything away from Justice Holmes who was an important scholar and gifted word smith in his own right.

 

Enjoy!

 

David

 

* Google "Old Ironsides" (poem) or "The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table" (essays) or "The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever" (Contribution to medical science). These are but examples. Holmes was one of the most prolific American authors of the 19th century.

 

P.S. Any resemblance to current American political affairs (or affaires) is purely coincidental.

[PurplePlum]

Well, I did have some blood red ink that I was wanting to waste, just saying.

[MarkHanks]

Just tresspassing.

 

Montblanc 144 Classique Jungle Eyes Citrine M

The humble $0.6/90ml "Bril Ink" Black.

 

 

[putteringpenman]

Nice quote David!

 

The italic portion was written with a Pilot Parallel pen 1.5mm and Pilot Blue Ink. The copperplate section was written with a Desiderata pen and Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi ink.

 

Edited October 6, 2018 by putteringpenman

[Aminah]

Happy New Year 2018, David, Salman!

 

 

 

Wingsung 698 with a modified flex nib

College Day Candela ink, my own mixture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Salman,

 

This penmanship is beyond lovely. Were you inspired by a certain script? Okay, let me get down to the nitty gritty. Is there a course for this hand?

 

Lyric

Edited October 7, 2018 by Lyric

[Inky.Fingers]

[bobje]

Lyric,

The hand with the Wingsung 698 is what probably could be called undisciplined copperplate. I learned it mostly from the 1989 Eleanor Winters book.