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u/derbloodlust ยท 7 pointsr/Calligraphy

Thank you! Well when I was around 10 or 11, so ~20 years ago, my grandma bought me and my cousins each a Rotring fountain pen, probably 1.5 or 1.9mm nib, and gave us a few classes on italic calligraphy. I always liked my grandma's italic, and it definitely sparked an interest in me, but I wanted to learn blackletter/gothic and that type of hand. I did it for a while, but I lacked discipline and didn't stick with it long enough, didn't know how to take care of the pen and probably lost it eventually.

Fast forward to my 30s, never lost interest. I've been lurking this sub, /r/PenmanshipPorn and /r/Handwriting for a few years now, and while going through all her calligraphy stuff everywhere in the house I said to myself, "let's do this."

TL;DR, skip the story: I inherited a lot of calligraphy/illumination books from her. One of my favorites so far is Written Letters: 29 Alphabets for Calligraphers by Jacqueline Svaren. Here are some excerpts, I really love her italic.

I also used:

  • this site quite a bit: http://www.calligraphy-skills.com/italic-calligraphy.html (Edit: /u/RekiRyu has pointed out that the script is only average on this site so it shouldn't be used as an exemplar, but I used it when I started and found the instructions to be informative. You should check the resource links in the sidebar for the good stuff.)
  • alphabets I found on google and inspirations from this sub and other places.
  • this lined paper generator for your specific needs like heights and nib size, etc. I know how to nib ladder and use a ruler, but I just wanted to mow through as much as possible.
  • I was given some sage advice from /u/slter, one of the awesome scribes from this sub who posted this amazing card that inspired me quite a bit, about practicing letter groups so I found this exercise.
  • I'm constantly writing on stuff, these are arranged from most recent at the top to back to when I started. I have a pretty fat folder so far of all the paper I've gone through.

    I have a ways to go! I'm very critical of myself which is one of the reasons I haven't posted here until now. I always notice a lot of mistakes that I will continue to work on the best I can. (I probably freehand more than I should.)