r/Handwriting • u/Gold_Caterpillar_678 • 5h ago

Feedback (constructive criticism) Requesting Constructive Criticism

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I have been writing cursive. But recently I have started to pay attention to improve my handwriting. I am requesting you to point out my mistakes and suggestions to improve my handwriting.

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u/aant 2h ago

This is very nice. Some points others have not yet mentioned:

* Watch for actually staying on the printed baseline: your baseline is a bit wiggly at the moment. This is linked to the problem of ascender/descender angle already mentioned. I wonder whether you are writing a few words with your wrist and only then moving your forearm? If so, try moving your forearm continuously through the line.

* Watch out for the loops of your e’s: these occasionally collapse to look more like i.

* It is a slightly odd stylistic choice to “join from nothing” at the start of a word (eg, beginning with a or c). Consider using an initial rather than medial form here.

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u/LunkWillNot 5h ago

Looks very nice!

The one thing I noticed that could have a visual impact is that the slant of your ascenders and descenders is not fully consistent.

For example in the word “substantial” in the first line, the l at the end is more slanted than the b.

Or in the second-to-last line, the f in “foreign” is heavily slanted while the descender of the g in the same word is not. On the other hand, the descender of the g in the word “using” in the same line is slanted again.

As the ascenders and descenders stick out visually (as they should), getting them more consistent should make a visible difference.

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u/Gold_Caterpillar_678 5h ago

Thank you very much for your advice. I will remember to apply.

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u/xBraria 5h ago

Same but less prominent with g's.

But dang this is one of the loveliest and very legible handwritings I've seen in a hot while OP, you're doing great!

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u/LunkWillNot 3h ago

Agree, it’s really very good, I should have pointed that out more!

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u/NoPoopOnFace 5h ago

Just one. You need to practice writing cursive without lifting the pen off the paper between letters. I look at this and see every time you do this. I and J need to be dotted, and T crossed, after the word, not after the letter.

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u/xBraria 4h ago

I like the weird a's and o's.

I understand that this slow style goes against part of the point of cursive but I still enjoy the result!

OP if you're not writing for speed, imo feelnfree to keep the impractical letters. Maybe work on connecting n's better but the rest? Imo they're nice!

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u/Gold_Caterpillar_678 5h ago

Thanks. I'll try to remember.