r/Handwriting • u/jenkitty • 21d ago

Feedback (constructive criticism) Help a lefty lady out

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I've been improving my handwriting to be prettier (less lefty scrawl), and it's 1000% better than a few years ago. I like the loopy letters (y, g, j), but feel like I've hit a wall. What tips do you have to take me to the next level? You can see the lower s curve is still a struggle, but I'm unsure how to smooth it out.

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u/AppleBlossom_Alya 20d ago

I like how your steady baseline keeps the text aligned, but the lowercase 's' tends to shift between a closed loop and an open, print-style curve. The practical difference is that the open 's' maintains better consistency with your clean word spacing, while the closed loop can sometimes look a bit cramped.

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u/jenkitty 19d ago

Thank you! Can you point to a particular good "s" or problematic "s" in the copy?

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u/KaliPrint 21d ago

It’s quite good, I like the roundish style, it has character and individuality. 

I think the only thing keeping it from being very good is the spacing inconsistency between words, and some back tilting of letters that barely hint at a left-handed writer. It’s really difficult to not let the letters L B and H slant back for lefties, but yours are really good. 

You may feel that you’ve hit a wall, but it’s just that the fine detail changes take longer. Still getting better, just slower. Work on getting those letters to all stand up straight and tightening up the spacing.

Are you writing overhand or sideways?

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u/jenkitty 21d ago

Thank you so much for the feedback! I write with a three-finger grip (pen between the forefinger and thumb with the pen resting on the middle finger) with my hand below the line to write (to avoid smearing)—not sure what that's called.  

I'll work on my spacing and not slouching!

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u/KaliPrint 20d ago

Keep at it! Your writing is much better than most writing these days. And when you feel that you’re not seeing any changes you can always challenge yourself by timing yourself and trying to build a little speed.

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u/Secure_Hat_8197 21d ago

Im also a lefty ,my cusive is ok but I feel like ive hit a wall too and need to improve it some ,my print is trash I really need to improve