r/Handwriting

I've always been obsessed with writing. Ever since I was a kid, I'd write whenever I got the chance. I spent a huge part of my childhood just filling notebooks with random words, sentences, doodles, literally anything. Even now, if there's a pen nearby, I instinctively start writing something. 😅

People have always complimented my handwriting, so I guess that helped too. I've also been fascinated by calligraphy for years. I'd watch countless YouTube Shorts and reels of people doing beautiful lettering, but I never actually tried it because I thought calligraphy was something incredibly difficult that required years of practice.

A few days ago I finally decided, "Why not just buy a proper pen and give it a shot?" So I bought a Tombow Fudenosuke.

Today is Day 4 of using it, and technically Day 4 of learning proper calligraphy. Because I've spent so many years writing, I already had pretty good pen control. I didn't really need to spend much time practicing the basic strokes. I tried them a couple of times, understood how the pressure worked, and just started writing.

These photos are my progress after less than a week, with no structured practice, just writing for fun whenever I feel like it. I'd genuinely love some honest feedback. What do you think?

What does my handwriting reveal about me as a human?Kindly substantiate your response with proper reasonings.

"Pereira Maintains" is a novel by Antonio Tabucchi. I first read it thirty years ago, and l keep returning to it whenever the summer heat comes back, whenever I cook an omelette.

Pen: Asvine V126, 1.1 stub
Ink: Pelikan Brilliant Brown (with a few drops of black)
Paper: Canson Marker (back)

Let me know what you all think....

Everyone please does my writing is good , not bad ,not ugly , you can understand letters and words or if not please let me know what to fix and improve

My cousins always encourage me to share my handwriting, but I’m always nervous to. And so, here goes nothing!

This is my mostly natural handwriting in close to normal speed. As I'm newish to fountain pens, I just started to lift the pen less and less. Still, I'm not satisfied with many of my letters. I don't want to influence your pointers, but I'd appreciate if you'd let me know what you like and dislike.
Also, I thought this exercise would be more interesting written in my mother tongue, which uses quite a lot of accents (hence the lifting of the pen I try to minimize), so letter/word legibility wouldn't be manipulated by context. TYIA!

pen: 1972 Pilot Custom
ink: Waterman Intense Black
paper: Maruman 80 g/sm dotted notebook

Let me how is it ? 😃

They’re both my handwriting, one is what I call my “freestyle”, when I need to jot down things very quickly, and the other I use when I’m studying or thinking hard about what I’m writing. I have a third way which is somewhat between the two, a bit flat, still upright and some say is not readable.

I haven’t written anything by hand in a few months but I’m starting to practice because school just started and I want my nice handwriting back

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I’ve noticed that I’m still not very smooth with the pen. I feel like I press too hard and write a bit aggressively instead of letting the pen glide naturally.

These are some pictures of my practice

What do you think? Is my practice horrible, or is this normal for day 2? Any advice on writing more smoothly, improving pen control, or relaxing my hand while writing would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I just purchased my first dip pen and ink and would really like some feedback on how to improve! Thank you!

This is my standard handwriting, using a nice pen - just cursive, not an attempt at calligraphy.

The poem is Invictus by Ernest Henley (1875).

What do you think of the style?

listening to Josh Johnson about lost giraffe in Texas. Per the sheriff, the missing giraffe has "rounded ears".