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How to Improve your Handwriting with Fountain Pens
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2014
- I am not a handwriting expert. However, many viewers requested a video of this nature, so here we go with me rambling about handwriting.
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For North Americans, I highly recommend the 32lb HP copier paper. Print out 5mm graph template on it and use for practice. Excellent value - 500 pages for the price of a single Clairefontaine notebook.
The way my father taught me back in the Dark Ages, was using musical staff paper. There's lots of info online on how to use it and loads of printable pages. It should help you keep the characters uniform due to the lines. Yes I was scolded as well, I still have samples of my father's script and I try to emulate it (though he passed when I was 10)
I am currently getting back into fountain pen again after leaving it for more than 15 years. I learned this handwriting whilst I was in England long time ago. Moving back to Malaysia, fountain pen is not a norm here. Most people either use ballpoint or gel pen. I remember the time when I wrote using cursive handwriting, my classmates doesn't understand what I wrote. Now my handwriting is a mixture of cursive and non-cursive handwriting. Your videos had help me back to track on fountain pen and cursive handwriting. TQ so much.
+Agnes Lim Thank you, I'm very glad my videos are helpful!
@@sbrebrown yeah indeed...your videos are too helpful for me also.....
yeah fountain pens here in Malaysia are quite uncommon thing but the bright side is that whoever does use em' you can pretty much tell that they really wanted to start and enjoy the hobby :)
40 years for me. I had a Parker fountain pen (a 45 I think) and a couple of cartridge pens when I was 9 or 10 years old. When I broke the nib I never used one again until now. The lockdown has caused me to start collecting some pens to use!
You should become a motivational speaker! I feel that every word you said can be applied not just to calligraphy but pretty much any kind of skill. Practice, practice, practice, practice and practice. After that practice. Love it!
Thank you!
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And being a 'primary teacher' Stephen Brown can I add another "P" to your list - PURPOSE! Use your handwriting; write notes, write thank you cards, write labels, write letters, annotate documents, write cheques, write a novel - USE it!
Indeed, the more you use it, the better it is!
One of my secondary school teachers described my handwriting as 'a spider crawling across the page'! Believe me, I've had to work on it!
I know the feeling :)
"I Enjoy it" - that is the most important part I heard ... very very nice videos, very practical, I don't I have heard dry theory in your videos ever, even in theory you provide some good points. Love it.
I've had chicken scratch my while life but I turned in my first paper for the term and my professor said it looked like calligraphy, I'm so glad I got into fountain pens a few weeks ago
That's wonderful!
sbrebrown my handwriting is crap
bisquitnspanky man, that's awesome. It's been like 6 months since that comment and I'm still obsessing over new pens and nibs and inks. The thing that really made a difference for me was using a 1.1 stub nib, I'd imagine that's the only reason my writing looked different.
Johnny Petes
Weeks l.p. Doeskisirk councils medium,jjsmx
Quite inspiring ~ thank you Stephen. My father was a sign painter for over 50 years and tried to teach me calligraphy but my attention span wasn't what it should have been in my younger days. He was truly an expert (did work for the Smithsonian Institute). Now, years later, you have sparked my interest, thank you for that.
You're very welcome!
Good job! I also do calligraphy and most of the time when people see me writing they usually say that I don't write but draw the letters. I love to write using a cursive writing because they look so great. Thank you for your presentation.
Fascinating and enthralling!! I've recently started watching calligraphy type videos and I think I just found a new hobby/passion...
Good work on the old Irish font by the way, I'm going to start practicing with that first!
Bravo sir.
I used to have the best handwriting. I taught myself cursive in kindergarten at Montessori school when I seen it in the encyclopedia. I fell in love with it and took that darn book home because they said I had to wait. I didn't want to wait. Fast forward to this time last year. I was in the hospital for a month and they hit a nerve putting a pik in. My hand has been numb ever since, so this is therapy for me and something Immensely enjoy!
need to learn to conjugate the verb to see first....
A Montessori school telling you to wait on learning something? That seems odd. My Montessori school allowed me to learn at whatever pace I was going!
I've watched this video many times and it helps greatly. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your most thorough and candid instructional video on improving one's handwriting. I am about to embark on the addressing of 200 wedding invitations for my only daughter....wish me luck. With computers being all the craze these days, most people rarely circulate anything handwritten anymore. I have been practicing all this week...and you are quite correct in your emphasis on PRACTICE...it does tend to make anything more perfect...!!! Luckily, I come from the generation that received extensive instruction in the elementary grades on handwriting...and the ball point pen was introduced when I was very young, so I have been had lots of experience and access to fountain pens throughout my life....it is a true pity that the emphasis on handwriting has waned over the past few years....there is absolutely nothing more beautiful than an beautifully handwritten letter or note. Thanks again...I am very excited about your other videos....so now on to them...xoxo
I used to do calligraphy, and I had gotten my handwriting from cursive writing to much closer to copperplate. Then college note taking started to corrupt my handwriting, and then I had a stroke in 2010 which threw my handwriting back to almost illegible. I have worked and worked to get it legible again, then I was reminded that fountain pens lessened hand strain and cramps, which, because the stroke impacted my writing hand, ballpoint pens really make worse. Got a fountain pen that I really like, it's the right size for me to be comfortable with, and my handwriting is really starting to look like it used to.
You really nailed it, with the whole explanation. Great job!
The lowercase f is killing me. I swear all mine are unique. God forbid there are two together, like "effort" or whatever. Back to practicing, I guess...
i literally have the same problem. it all started when i was probably in my early teens when i got bored of the standard f they tought us in school. i could never quite settle on a new one and now have about 6 different one i use at random X_x
exactly the same here! Often it looks like a lowercase B, sometimes like a lowercase L, and at times even like an uppercase F.
My "f"s are fine, but I cannot write an "a" or "o" properly to save my life 😭
I have trouble with F's depending on the letters that follow it and in the middle of words
Luckily your name isn't Mark Hornfferger :P
Thanks for the tip man! although I am not that into calligraphy, good hand writing makes you feel more confident!
My grandfather was a pharmacist for 40+ years. He once commented on my handwriting when I was about 12 "If it only took handwriting to be a Doctor you would be a brain surgeon" When using a ballpoint to this day (I'm now over 60) this is still true ... I write much to fast. When I do calligraphy or write with a fountain pen even my mother thinks it is like someone else is doing the writing ...
What I do to practice cursiva writing is to choose a book I like and copy the text, during several days. I try on different paper sheets, of distinct textures. After watching your video, I was motivated to try other techniques as well. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for this! I just got into fountain pens and came across your videos! This is an excellent one!
You have great advice and good presentation.
Vicki
+dizzyk54 Thank you, I am glad it was useful.
Great video! Very useful, and perfect timing for me! Thank you! And, you do have lovely handwriting.
+Diane Milligan Agree!
Has inspired me to improve my awful handwriting.
Veronica
I usually hit the like button even before I watch Stephen's videos. This time it was even easier. Congrats for this tutorial, much needed and wanted by many of the channel's followers.
This vid has everything. Great tips, awesome fountain pens, beautiful inks and a new haircut :-)
Congrats and thanks for posting this!
Thank you! I'm glad you found this useful and like the videos pretty much automatically :-).
sbrebrown
+Albert Nettlin Thank you!
Just a great video thank you so very much for sharing this with us. The advice you give is very helpful to the FP community.
You're welcome!
My class teacher Miss Shapiro (who I adored and furnished me with my first standard italic pen) said my handwriting looked like a cat had crawled across the page! Now I'm told I have beautiful handwriting - sound trumpets. Good video Stephen!
Thank you! It's a nice feeling to "get even" in that manner, right :-)?
Thank you Stephen for a helpful video.
man,. u went right down to the basics..good work..
Just discovered your channel recently, as I have gotten back into using fountain pens. Thanks for all the tips in this video on improving one's handwriting.
BTW, I like your handwriting. It may not be Palmer Perfect writing, but it is very legible and has character.
Good video for those who want to start writing in cursive. What I have notice a lot is that most people pause/stop right in the middle of writing a words and that is not the correct way to do it. I learned to write in cursive when I was in second grade and it was always drilled in my head to never stop or pause. When you finish writing the words you go back and add the dots on the I or the line that goes across to create the x and so on. Like I said, this is a good way to start and hopefully more people will start wanting to learn it.
I do that wrongly too.
Very good video Mr Brown, wise words.
You writing with the italic nib is so beautiful!
"This is not great handwriting"
It's still better than mine lol
This yet another truly enjoyable presentation! If you are a school teacher in your personal life I am sure your students absolutely love you and recommend you to other students. The would say to other students "Hey take his class. He is good!"
Thank you.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Love your videos as always, and got a good laugh out of the "it's actually vodka", haha!
I'm glad you're enjoying my videos!
Theory as to why you enjoy the letter "G" so much. Or at least why I was loving it and maybe it's the same reason you love it. It almost seems like a ribbon on paper. I personally do enjoy drawn out ribbons. Thoughts?
Sounds interesting!
Thanks for posting the video, this gave me inspiration and some structure to practicing my handwriting. I have tried to improve my handwriting a little bit in the last month but had no method to improving it. I feel I have lost a bit of skill during the years when digital has taking over more and more. One thing I have discovered is that I like writing with a M nib (which I have on a Lamy Safari), but drawing with a F nib (TWSBI 580). I also have a Rotring Art pen with 2.3 nib from when I was younger, that I restored (it was dried up with old India ink... yeah I did not know better back then ) and converted to an eyedropper. I think I will give a try writing with that. I also got some dip pen and nibs, but I'm guessing it's harder to write with them.
Love your work, I have watched many of your UA-cam videos. You have got me to want more pens though, at the moment I only have the three mentioned above ;)
Thank you kindly!
Fantastic Video Dude. Really Cool & Helpful Plus Interesting. Keep up the great work. Nick.
Thank you!
Excellent video! Jen
Thank you!
In England primary school back in 1967 we were taught cursive hand writing.did the exercises again and again.but to no avail could i write neatly,grab a fountain pen ,i write with nib at a slant like forward hash/ my writing changed for the better.then learnt myself calligrapy.love ink
Having several fountain pens, my best handwriting is with the Vanishing Point pen, I suppose because the clip helps me keep the nib on the straight and level. Besides, I love writing with that pen. It has a fine (F) nib, and I use only Noodler's ink ( I'm a nut for security ink). And, it's beautiful - dark blue ink and pen. I hope someday Pilot offers a stouter pen with greater ink capacity.
My handwriting is like...handwriting of a doctor. But! With an italic nib - whole different story. I usually use my fountain pen about...8 hours most of the days and with italic nib, my handwriting looks actually pretty good. I can almost feel ink flowing gently, every curve of the paper. It's pleasure for me. But with regular nib....man. As a writer I'm used to write quickly if I need to take some notes or sth like that. So it's more like routine than pleasure writing with italic nib. Thank you so much for this video! Really great! :) Greetings from Czech republic
Italics are a great way to improve your handwriting.
Thanks for the helpful video, very cool :D
You give great motivation.
Hi! Will you suggest which ink is the closest to the color Orange. A rich, vibrant and deep orange that can be read easily. Nothing like an orange/brown. Just a simple orange. Thank you!!
I practiced with dip pens , and now my hand writing is really cool :D
Thanks for your video! I totally agree with you that there's no easy way to improve your handwriting. I've been practicing my Chinese handwriting for a couple of months, and I found that the more I practiced, the less uglier it looked! Using fountain pens really helps a lot on handwriting. Highly recommend!
Yes, this is really a matter of practising and then practising some more.
Great video! Thank you!
Great tutorial!!! You do have a nice hand writing. Cheers mate!!!
Pet :")
Stephen, in a video about tuning you recommended twsbi to a viewer. Which of the twsbi pens would you recommend today plz. I love the 580 aluminium type, it looks good. I love my jinhao 80, and my handwriting is goodish, but have a bit of extra cash and would like something better and modern. Also, if you would be so kind, what paper would you recommend? I have used photocopying paper which has been good 😂.
thanx for your tips
I love your handwriting and want to emulate a similar style. I wanted an upgrade from a Safari but can't decide whether to get F.C Loom or Pilot Prera. Which would be more suitable for cursive writing and for using on cheap paper?. I like Medium nibs but find the Lamy width to be more than what I would like.
Awesome videos! For someone who only started using fountain pens a year and a half ago, they really help me to stay motivated to continually practice my handwriting with my Lamy Safari. =) A little piece of advice for anyone that's trying to practice their handwriting: write out the lyrics to your favourite songs, poems, quotes, etc. (slooooowwwly)! When I do this, I often look back at my watch once my hand starts to get sore and find that an hour has passed by haha. Losing yourself in your writing is, in my opinion the best way to find your true style!
I agree, that's an excellent way to do it.
Excellent suggestion, Liam, thank you so very much for offering it. I am already incorporating it into my regimen for improving my penmanship and expanding my knowledge of all things "pen-ish".
Thanks for this Stephen. I've never been a great writer, something that got worse once we were forced to write cursive with a fountain pen since about age 9. What made it worse was we were all expected to have handwriting that was a carbon copy of a certain style, and that the fountain pens available weren't very good (supermarket purchased platignum's which leaked and blotted constantly). I started using fountain pens again a few years ago (Lamy), and have noticed a vast improvement in my handwriting when using even ball point pens (of decent quality - Schneider slider memo Xb are my fav). I've been thinking of getting the Seyes set from Bureau Direct for practicing with - do any adults out there have experience of these?
my fountain pen is a mix of broad and medium/fine nib idk what size exactly plz help
also the only info i got for u about pen is that it is an iridium point german fountain pen (iridium point germany is engraved on nib)
Can u please do a review of the hero 285 fountain pen. I love your videos and thank you so much for helping us fountain pen newbies.
Totally agreed! Practice makes perfect, love your video. thank you for sharing!
This video is actually very helpful thank you. I come from a family with terrible penmanship and it has taken me so many years to get mine to look decent. I know first hand that practice really does work. Also i'm hopefully getting my Parallel Pens tomorrow and can't wait to start using them!
I'm glad you found this useful! Good luck with your efforts and enjoy the Parallels: they're nice pens to use.
sbrebrown
i got them today and immediately started using them and yes they are very nice.
darkangelkarasu Glad you like them!
Really wish there was a pen store around here so I could try them out. But I live in the US and there isn't a whole lot of fountain pen culture and shops around.
As a product of the American educational system (no cracks, please, we all know it's a bit of a joke), my cursive handwriting was never that good to begin with. The letters 'B' and 'F' in lowercase always looked the same, and at 38 years old, it's still not-so-good. I recently purchased a Platinum Preppy with the Fine nib and have tried to write something every day since I got it a week or so ago. Mostly journal-type entries with the odd set of song lyrics or a famous poem to break up the monotony. I think I need to concentrate more on getting the individual letters right than making everything 'look' right, if that makes sense.
Thank you Stephen for your videos and advice.
You're most welcome. Maybe have a good look at Foundational calligraphy, that might help.
Can you tell us what you write with all your pens-diaries, journals, personal letters ?
People have always said that I have good handwriting, but I've recently gotten into fountain pens and I've found that; as you said; I have to slow down and be mindful of what I'm writing. Through trial and error, I've found that a fine nib is best for me. Two problems that I encountered right off, was I either exerted too much pressure and left a lot of ink on the page, or I wrote too lightly and had skips. I don't see how you can write letters that slant right, when you hand is angled to the left. My hand needs to angle in the direction of the lettering.
Great video, Stephen! Your handwriting is easy on the eyes and has character, too!
Oh---what is the 2nd pen you used (the one after the metal Waldmann)?
Thank you! Ah, that's a Delta Titanio. It actually has a flexy nib, I forgot to go into flex writing. Ah well, I'll save it for the sequel :-).
Steven nice tips on handwriting and u r right as they say practice makes u perfect and when r u reviewing the twsbi classic and thanks for this incredible video.
The Classic will be reviewed soon, probably next week.
Awesome video!
Thanks!
I like how you focus more on the enjoyment than the fruit of the action because what's the point of it's not fun?
You are a well-spoken, intelligent person.
Which pen r using I can't understand.I'm try to write better but my pen nib dout write like that
love your writing the best
WOW! Very interesting video!!!
Thank you very much!
Great Video! came across you channel a while back, I love your pen shoot-outs and reviews! anyway, keep these videos coming, they are very intriguing :) good work
I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
sbrebrown sure am! great work, you were the man who got me hooked on fountain pens, now i am the proud owner of the waterman edson sapphire i picked up for £231 :D
Chris geo That's a serious pen!
sbrebrown indeed, i love it! great smooth writer. sure helps when your doing a phD, i like to note everything before i type it up.
Thanks for the reply.
many this for sharing this useful video!!!!!
Thank you kindly!
does anyone think french-ruled or paper from primary school would be beneficial?
Awesome. Which font is it?
Thank you so much.
What kind of notebook are you using?
Nick Bunch A Staples
Sbre! I missed your videos and I didn't even realise :) I watched you about 4 years ago. I can't afford most pens reviewed by you but I can always fantasise about them :)
Glad to have you back!
Would you consider showing us different ways how to write all the different letters of the alphabet? Especially caps are difficult for me since I need quite a lot of them in german. Thanks in advance and nice video!(:
Apache sunset is so hard to find in London! Has anyone managed to get their hands on some recently?
thank you so much these video is really helpfull
I'm glad you found this useful!
Thanks for the advice. I personally improved by using my fountain pen EVERY TIME I had to write ANYTHING. I also tried copying other people's handwriting which I thought it was very good, but that, did not work.
Yes, writing everything you can with a fountain pen is a great way to improve your handwriting :-).
I just can't write in cursive, but my longhand is great. I'm trying to get back in to practicing cursive, and this is helping a lot.
I'm glad this was useful for you!
I already have the pilot metropolitan with a fine nib, which is apparently smaller than a western extra-fine nib, and my e's still have no space in them lmao. Great video. Gonna start practicing!
what's the brand of this pen??
Can you use a pilot parallel for writing in print?
If not where can i get cheap and good ink?
What font did you imitate?
kunstler script helped me a lot thanks a ton for suggesting
You're welcome!
Thank you so much!!!!
I have a question on how important "neat" handwriting. All of my letters are distinguishable from each other but they have idiosyncrasies like some e's are closed and some open and other stuff when I write slow it actually looks nice and consistent but when I write at a moderate pace it's not chicken scratch but not like super pretty it's like meh. Even with the finest pilot g2 roller ball I have barely any loops in my letters
Awesome video! I can see you must be a great teacher, as you explain thing very nicely. One tip I have for practicing, is to get a pen pal or more and write letters back and forth. I just started this through FP Geeks and it makes writing a lot of fun and before you know it you are writing a lot and your handwriting is improving and you are making some fun friends along the way.
Yes, letter writing can be a lot of fun!
Very useful,thanks
You're welcome.
what type and size of nib are you using?
What was the pen that you used to do the calligraphic forms with? Is that also a Waldenan Tango but with some sort of brush nib?
No, it's a Pilot Parallel 6 mm.
Thank You!
Thank you for making this video Stephen. I would like to buy a good fountain pen (my first!) and this information will be most helpful in knowing what to look for when I try them out in the store. I also appreciate your love and respect for handwriting. It sadly seems to be a lost art in this age of texting and emails!
I'm glad you enjoyed this video!
Lauren, if you have the time, this's a fun way to combine "the best of both worlds". Write (w/your FP) what you have to say, scan it into your email client, send. Voilà!
Liked the be proud of your personal handwriting bit.
I'm a college freshmen but I remember in 3rd grade elementary, it was part of the school curriculum for everyone to learn cursive. For some reason learning cursive was taken out and by now Ive completely forgotten it. Now trying to relearn it.
I can't wait to see the video for lefties! Really would like tips!
I was finger-picking a little jumping tune on my guitar and he starting saying Practice over and over in time with it
Is the clear sheet of plastic you are moving around for keeping the sweat from your hand from warping the page?
Sweat and oils from skin.
With water based fountain pen ink, the oils from your hand can block the ink from getting to the paper to bond.