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Right Handed Sidewriter - Am I A Monster?
rautej1 posted a topic in Handwriting & Handwriting Improvement
Hello fellow penmen, I was wondering, since I started doing some research into cursive improvements, custom grinds etc. I write in a righty side writer position, pointing my tip approximately towards the 10 o'clock position. (and also rotating the nib sligtly clockwise) basically Oblique (left foot oblique) felt like nonsense to me. I wanted to mimic the classical thic downstroke cursive with a stub, but realised this is not possible for me. So to achieve this I would probably need and architect grind (going to try some and let you know) But For this hand position, any stubs just look silly (thick horizontals and thin verticals). Also flex nibs are strange to use, as I would flex them sideways, which makes them scratchy... Any right-handed sidewriters out there? Any tips? Btw here is a sample of my writing -
On June 27, 2016, I decided that I needed to learn how to underwrite. Here are some snapshots of my ongoing, epic struggle. Before: My writing has never been pretty because I write too fast and too carelessly. My sole goals in my transition to underwriting were to write at my original speed, maintain the slope of the letters and remain fairly legible. Baby steps. June 27, 2016: July 3, 2016: July 13, 2016: July 17, 2016, with bonus cat ear shadow:
