Left-Handed Calligraphy Part Two

Practice

Part One Here - >Part One - Getting Started

You've been practicing your letters. You've been practicing joining those letters together. You been writing words. 

But things aren't always going to go smoothly.

Some tips.

When you first buy your pen it might not work at first.  Especially if you are using a fountain pen.

Practice

Make certain the ink cartridge has been pierced.  It has? Run the nib under a slight stream of water until the water turns inky.  Start writing without drying off the tip.  You might have to repeat this process a few times.

Regular Lined Paper

Practice Paper

 You can raise your pen to the light to see if there is ink between the tines of the nib.  If you see light, either do the water trick (if new) or just scratch away on your paper until the ink starts to flow again.

It will.  I have this issue on the days I missed a practice session. Or left the pen on its side too long.

Italics Paper

You might have to practice making bigger letters if your handwriting is too tight.  Unlined paper would be good.

Make certain you are writing on a level surface. Don't practice in bed! Unless you have a flat level surface. 

Check your ink. An empty ink cartridge will not write.

But the big thing,  without practice you can't get creative. Master those basics and then you can practice getting fancy.  Address a letter using your pen.  The Post Office works using the area code first. Then the address.  Then the name. But mostly the area code and address.

Over time, while your handwriting and calligraphy writing will look different, your handwriting will change somewhat too.  Isn't that almost always a good thing for us lefties? Anybody else see a difference over a week? I know I did.

Any other tips, tricks, or troubleshooting that I missed, didn't know, or didn't post? Comment below.

Alicia

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