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1. Spencerian Penmanship (Theory Book plus five copybooks)
- Used Book in Good Condition
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2. Zebra F-301 Ballpoint Stainless Steel Retractable Pen, Fine Point, 0.7mm, Black Ink, 2-Count
- 0.7mm fine point retractable ballpoint pen features a contemporary, stainless steel barrel that resists corrosion and is easier to sanitize than plastic
- Easy-glide ink brings top of the line writing performance to your everyday needs, like note-taking, document signing, filling out forms and making lists
- Durable stainless steel barrel resists corrosion and has a modern, attractive appearance with a non-slip grip for writing comfort and ease; Shorter length fits inside shirt pockets
- Convenient metal clip makes these instruments a fantastic grab and go option, attaching to your pocket, planner or briefcase pocket
- This 2-pack of sturdy ballpoint pens is refillable with Zebra Pen F-Refill; Built for boardrooms, courtrooms, medical settings, and personal use, the F-301 adds personal style to your work
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4. Pentel Arts Sign Pen Touch, Fude Brush Tip, 12 Assorted Colors in Marker Stand (SES15CPC12)
- The richly saturated colors are fully blendable with water and other Sign Pen Brush colors
- Tip can be diluted with water to get a full range of values
- Great for a variety of techniques, including feathering, cross hatching, outlining, calligraphy and detailed line work
- Wear-resistant, pressure sensitive, flexible tip
- Will not dry out if left uncapped and can be cleaned with a paper towel
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5. Handwriting for Heroes: Learn to Write with Your Non-Dominant Hand in Six Weeks. 3rd Ed.
- Used Book in Good Condition
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6. PILOT Metropolitan Collection Fountain Pen, Black Barrel, Classic Design, Medium Nib, Black Ink (91107)
- Pilot's sleek Metropolitan Collection signature pens
- Finest quality at a mid-range price
- Medium nib
- Brass barrel with stainless accents
- POWER TO THE PEN: Pilot makes exceptional writing instruments to suit all your needs. We have fountain, ballpoint, retractable, erasable & gel ink pens, whiteboard markers & more for every writing style.
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7. Spencerian Handwriting: The Complete Collection of Theory and Practical Workbooks for Perfect Cursive and Hand Lettering
- Used Book in Good Condition
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8. The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic
- Ships from Vermont
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10. Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens (2-Pack)
- Contains both the soft and hard tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens
- Features a flexible brush tip for different lettering and drawing techniques
- Create extra fine, fine or medium strokes by a change in brush pressure
- Great for calligraphy and art drawings
- Soft tip and hard tip water based, pigmented black ink
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11. Tachikawa Comic Pen Nib Holder, Model 40 (T-40)
- Tachikawa Comic Pen Nib Holder
- with Sky Blue Grip
- T-40
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12. Leuchtturm1917 Medium A5 Dotted Hardcover Notebook (Emerald) - 249 Numbered Pages
- The A5 MEDIUM notebooks are the perfect size with a wide range of colors making them ideal companions for all walks of life — this notebook series is perfect for midnight ramblings, daily entries, thoughtful reflection, careful chronicling and illuminating life stories
- Thread-bound to open flat which helps make reading the contents easy and adds efficiency to note-taking
- Features 80g/m² acid-free paper with high ink compatibility to help prevent bleed through, an expandable gusseted pocket on the back cover, 2 page markers / bookmarks and an elastic closure band
- Includes 251 numbered pages of DOTTED paper (punktkariertes / pointillées) with 8 perforated detachable sheets, a blank table of contents for easy organization and notes, also includes stickers for labeling and archiving
- Durable hardcover notebook in a lovely EMERALD color with FSC MIX paper made from responsible sources — measures approximately 5¾ inches by 8¼ inches (145x210 mm)
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14. Speedball Super Black India Ink, 2-Ounce
- USING ONLY HIGH-QUALITY PIGMENT - Made from highly opaque, carbon black pigment
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE - Offers excellent reproduction quality on absorbent surfaces
- WITHSTANDS FADING – Offers optimum lightfastness
- USE WITH A VARIETY OF TOOLS - Easily applied by pen, brush, steel brush or airbrush, Speedball’s India Ink is free-flowing, non-clogging and waterproof
- CONVENIENT SIZE – 2-Ounce plastic jar
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15. Uni-ball Signo UM-151 Gel Ink Pen, 0.38 mm,19 colors set (Japan Import)
In Bulk PackageJapan Import
16. Stratton Silvertone & Etched Design Biro Pen Gift - The Ideal Gift For Him or Her ST1014
- Our Chip Defiant and anti-fade technology helps color stay vibrant longer for a fade resistant wear
- Gorgeous color goes on smoothly and bubble free
- Formulated without formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate, toluene, formaldehyde resin, and camphor
- Choose from 64 sheer, opaque, shimmer, metallic, and chrome shades
- Pair with our Revlon Quick Dry Base Coat to protect against chips, breaks, and yellowing of nails
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17. Kokuyo Campus Smart Ring Binder - B5 - 26 Rings - Light Blue
- Slim and portable as a regular notebook, easy to carry and space saving.
- The cover uses a smart ring and fastener that can be folded over or opens flat and wide.
- Fastener can be easily open with a single touch, so you can smoothly insert and remove the paper inside.
- The stopper function is added so it will not accidentally open in your bag.
- The binder contains 10 sheets of loose leaf paper, and a title page with detailed usage instructions. It's the Kokuyo original paper which is acid-free and resistant to bleed and suitable for long-term storage.
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18. Diamond & Diamond Patterns Black/White Composition Notebook - 100 Sheets, Case Pack of 48, Ideal for Bulk Buyers (100Sheets)
- Extreme Durability: Pressure / Impact Resistant up to 250 PSI; Extreme Conditions from 32°F to 225°F; Water Resistant up to 65 FT
- Made from anti-shock and anti-scratch TPU material
- Metal attachment loop with the capability to secure the cap when the drive is in use
- USB 2.0 High-Speed Interface / True Plug-and-Play connection for hot swappable function
- Compatible: Windows 10, 8, 7; Mac OS X; Gaming Consoles**
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19. 2500 JAPANESE VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE JLPT LEVEL 2 (Trilingue Japanais- Anglais- Chinois) (N2 (2))
20. Set of 4 Pilot Parallel Calligraphy Pens 1.5, 2.4, 3.8, 6.0 mm
Breakthrough nib design features two parallel plates that create sharp, beautiful linesParallel Pens come in four nib widths, each packaged separately: 1.5 mm, 2.4 mm, 3.8 mm, 6.0 mmMixable inks create remarkable color effects by blending the ink of two pen nibsEach pen comes with two cartridges, a ...
You can see over here on Fountain Pen Network how the exercises are set up in Fred Eager's The Italic
Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive & Calligraphic. It's the book I've had for a few years that I've been very slowly practicing through. I don't care much for classic cursive, but found Italic from this book, Getty & Dubay, or Rosemary Sassoon have been helpful for some improvement.
In Sassoon's book, Improve Your Handwriting, she'll guide you through some things and you can see samples of improvement after just a few hours of practice. This book is worth checking out from the library. There should be some free resources on the Getty-Dubay website, including an exemplar you can copy over with tracing paper. You can also see samples of improved writing.
Good luck with your journey in improving your hand! Just 10-15 minutes practice a day will help you significantly :)
I'm still a newbie too so don't take my word as anything other than a fellow person learning too, but I've recently gotten the Pilot Metropolitan (a fountain pen)
Amazon has one for around $10 https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Metropolitan-Collection-Fountain-91107/dp/B009X9Z2FW (that's medium nib, I prefer a fine nib for writing small such as a dot journal, and medium for larger writing such as lined paper or unlined).
My local pen guy calls it "absolutely the best pen under $100, bar none" and "don't bother buying another pen until you save up $120-150 and can afford a gold nib", so for $10-15 that makes it a super easy way to get into writing with one.
Why use a fountain pen? With a cartridge they're hassle free but regardless of ink supply they're very nice to write with. Almost no pressure required at all, a very simple and smooth glide over the paper. Easy to hold and you can hold it reverse to get an even finer line (at the cost of losing some of the smoothness of the glide).
Plus if you get into it, you can replace the disposable cartridges with a converter that lets you actually suck up from a bottle of ink and do it the old school way, and there's something "zen" or meditative about using great paper, a great pen, and treating writing practice as a form of mindfulness practice. But maybe that's just me :P
EDIT: On the total other side of the spectrum, if fountain isn't for you, I used to make cheaply rigged Mont Blanc rollerballs. The rollerballs are better than ballpoint (but not as smooth as fountain). I would buy Mont Blanc rollerball refills for like $7, and G2 Gel pens, and then one could cut a little bit off of the end of the Mont Blanc rollerball refill and place it into the Gel pen case after removing the gel ink. http://www.instructables.com/id/Save-$200-in-2-minutes-and-have-the-worlds-best-wr/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Mont-Black-Mont-Blanc-Hack-fitting-the-new-Mon/ That would get you a very high quality writing experience for cheap I bet
Thank you, /u/wilontherun for /u/Lil_Giygas, for your compliments! I really appreciate your feedback!
I feel like I'm still in between the N4 and N3 level (except for Kanji, as I know about 1600 so far because they're lots of fun), but I'm still learning and trying to review the grammar and vocabulary I learned thus far for those levels. In the meantime, I bought books and some architecture magazines to practice reading, but novels are still a bit above my level in terms of vocabulary. My hope is to start studying N2 material (grammar and vocabulary in this book) to make reading and using the language easier. I'm still working on the listening portion, as I find it can be hard to pick out words or understand completely stuff I hear from TV shows and in podcasts (aside from words, I find people speak a bit too quickly or almost mumble, like with old people).
I don't get too much of a chance to speak because I'm self-studying in Canada and haven't yet visited Japan. I think those two things I need to figure out a way to improve those two. I have some JLPT listening books, and I try to listen to audio recordings and TV/ movies to bring my listening comprehension and speed up. As well, I'm now trying to practice writing composition. It's still a bit slow and take my time, and I need to edit what I write. I'd like to improve to the extent that I can write university-level essays coherently like native speakers can.
I'm sure with more work I'll get there eventually. :)
For a fountain pen, I would recommend (not really calligraphy, but they do look fancy compared to ballpoints)
For calligraphy, I would recommend
Edit: Like shugpug said, It depends what script you are trying to practice.
You're welcome. There are so many places to start it can be overwhelming. Step one is figure out what you're trying to learn. Do you want to learn cursive? calligraphy? printing? There are many styles. Step two is practicing your butt off. I write in cursive every day, all day.
I keep a work journal and am sure to write in cursive in it. When I'm on the phone or in a meeting, instead of doodling I write words in cursive or I write individual letters over and over. I have a sketchbook that I currently practice in. The weight of the paper does a good job of accepting the ink from my Lamy fountain pen. Oh, pens.
Find a good pen that you like. A fantastic start is an F301 ball point pen. I LOVE this pen for an everyday writer. The gel ones are even better. Then get a legal pad or a steno pad and just practice your butt off. It takes time.
I'd be happy to help with whatever.
As strange as it may sound, the best thing that happened to me was acquiring a fountain pen.
Initially, I purchased the Spencerian Penmanship Copybooks and I found that basic repetition of simple strokes really helped to make myself aware of my hand and finger movements. The books helped me to, more than anything else, sit down in once place for an hour or so and simply focus on the techniques of writing. It got me familiar with practicing writing.
This is where the fountain pen comes in. I practiced my writing with a fountain pen, and the way the nub works and the weight of the pen made me very conscious of my every movement. Looking at my fountain pen writing, I was convinced that my handwriting hadn't improved. Yet when I set down my fountain pen and took up a normal ballpoint, the difference was easily noticeable; writing with a ballpoint pen was suddenly so easy. That was when I realized how my writing had improved.
Hope this helps, and best of luck in school!
tldr; Repetition and practice, coupled with a fountain pen.
I bought the mott media reprint of the original Spencerian workbooks off of Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/088062096X It's rather old-fashioned, but it'll get you the basics and you can adapt it to regular use without much effort. Spencerian was originally supposed to be efficient, and with practice, you're supposed to be able to write it at a pretty good speed while still having it be easy to read.
Back in September I decided two things I wanted to get into fountain pens and I wanted to improve my handwriting. Before September it had been 15-18 years since I had written anything but my signature in cursive. I think I'm doing pretty good but I'm still not happy with it.... but I think I'm at the point were I wont see any more rapid improvements and I just need to keep writing and it will come over time. But if anyone has any ideas on how to improve my handwriting I'm open ears. I'm thinking about ordering Spencerian Penmanship book and workbooks. Anyone have any thoughts on them or others I might try?
Thank you! I've actually left the model number at work but I'll be sure to tell you in the morning.
Edit: It's a part of Stratton's Rollerball Series, model number ST1014!
Very reasonably priced, writes very smoothly and capable of delicate movements when needed. However it's worth noting that its a pretty heavy pen (especially the top), and Ihave had some issues with the twist-top coming somewhat loose before.
All that training was needed for endurance writing. Now that we don't write very much simple practice with a modern pen on lived paper will improve penmanship enough.
I recommend something like this The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626540381/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wnnPBbZMBD6XG
Spencerian Handwriting: the Complete Collection of Theory and Practical Workbooks For Perfect Cursive and Hand Lettering.
It's on Amazon, and was written by Platts Roger Spencer, the guy who invented Spencerian. Has all the lessons and the copy books in one complete edition. Bought it myself to learn Spencerian, and am finding it really useful.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1612435289/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_7txAq2OXRbkQW
Yeah, here are some links to IAMPETH: 1 2
2 is a collection of Spencerian examples by master penmen and the first are a few practice sheets. There are also a few books you can get through Amazon (or possibly locally depending your location). 1 2
I would recommend the latter, but it is often expensive/unobtainable. The guides online can help a lot too, though I recommend you print off the sheets and trace the letterforms for a while to get them down.
I think your handwriting looks fine, but if you are wanting cursive, I could recommend the Spencerian penmanship (theory book plus five copybooks) I own these books, and I love them. It's a system based on ovals, and meant for speed, due to the 52° slant. I have linked below, both the UK link to buy them, and a US link.
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Theory-Book-Copybooks-Spencerian-Penmanship/dp/088062096X
US: https://www.amazon.com/Spencerian-Penmanship-Theory-Book-copybooks/dp/088062096X
Is it a problem with both hands or just your dominant hand?
Edit: here's a great book with exercises that teach how to write with your non dominant hand. If the problem is in just one hand.
http://www.amazon.com/Handwriting-Heroes-Learn-Non-Dominant-Weeks/dp/1932690697
That's actually quite nice to hear, my family have been awful about it and I think it's kinda made me a bit overly worried about it.
Basically everything that is in this book.
I have noticed that when I'm writing slowly on things like christmas cards my handwriting does improve, I might try to do this with note-taking and hopefully start to see some actual improvement.
Thank you! It's a work in progress.
I really appreciate your comment.
Those pens are the 筆touchサインペン.
At the moment I live in Japan so they are available at most places that sell stationary and writing supplies.
I think this is the English equivalent. Pentel Sign Pen
There are so many ways to answer this one.
When I was younger my favorite pens were gel pens and mechanical pencils.
For YEARS from High school - post college I was partial to zebra's F-301.
In the past 2 years I was fixated on [Sharpie's Ultra Fine Point] (http://static1.jetpens.com/images/a/000/054/54716.jpg) when I needed to fill out documents for work because it was a solid black. Which morphed into me wanting an even finer point Micron.
I then swung back to pens instead of markers after grabbing a Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pen. It was amazing and I've bought about 10 more since then just for filling out timesheets for work.
Most recently I got a Pilot Metropolitan fine for Christmas which is fantastic, but has only gotten about 25 minutes of use out if it so far.
I also want a brush pen, but haven't taken the time to pick one up at hobby lobby or Michaels yet.
There is also a single book version you can get: Spencarian Handwriting: The Complete Collection of Theory and Practical Workbooks for Perfect Cursive and Hand Lettering
Best cheap pen imo is the pilot metro: https://smile.amazon.com/Pilot-Metropolitan-Collection-Fountain-91107/dp/B009X9Z2FW/ref=sr_1_2?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1550905029&sr=1-2&keywords=pilot+metropolitan+fountain+pen
I'm a big fan of this blue / black ink: https://smile.amazon.com/Noodlers-Ink-Fountain-Bulletproof-Massachusetts/dp/B00DJAKBAW/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1550905089&sr=1-1&keywords=54+massachusetts
Looks like a Pentel Fude Touch Sign Pen.
I have a set and they are amazing!
https://www.amazon.com/Handwriting-Heroes-Learn-Non-Dominant-Weeks/dp/1932690697?keywords=Handwriting+heroes&qid=1536754774&sr=8-1-spons&ref=sr_1_1_sspa&psc=1
This is a book for learning how to write with your non dominant hand. It might be useful, as after removing the cast, your hand might be weak.
In the sidebar is Handwriting repair: The italic approach.pdf for something free/crash course. I just purchased The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic by Fred Eager to start learning Italic Cursive myself.
They are seriously the best.
And full color sets? They exist! I've got one on an Amazon wishlist!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0141NPU5G/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_XDT5ybDCY93BB
Are you perhaps an engineer or architect? That printing is what my professors wanted mine to be, and it just never happened.
Sorry it took me a while, I'm italian and I tried to look for the same items in Amazon.com instead of Amazon.it. Here's the complete list (from left to right, and from top to bottom):
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It’s the Kokuyo Campus Smart Ring Binder :)
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0066LZLEC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vtaIDbV2S7H47
I've picked up some good tips from this book (Improve Your Handwriting by Sassoon & Briem). Got me to think differently about the shapes of letters and how they join (or not), and what I want out of my handwriting.
Don't have yellow notepads in my country unfortunately, but good point on the smudging. I'm going to try this journal and see what happens: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075F953ZQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3F3W9OERZ10EW&psc=1
This. Actually you might find the pdf for free since it's quite old, this is from IAMPETH.
Spencerian Penmanship (Theory Book plus five copybooks) https://www.amazon.com/dp/088062096X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bGgxCbYTZS889
> Spencerian theory book
This thing?
These books
Spencerian Penmanship (Theory Book plus five copybooks) https://www.amazon.com/dp/088062096X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ln96yb338H3W5
https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Metropolitan-Collection-Fountain-91107/dp/B009X9Z2FW/ref=sr_1_5?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1519938429&sr=1-5&keywords=pilot+metropolitan
Is this a good one to start with?