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submitted 10 months ago by neidu@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Ok, I might as well go first: I wish I could draw. Not at the level where I could make photorealistic portraits, but I've always been envious of those who are able to scetch something together in a few minutes that perfectly captures what they want to convey. Sometimes words aren't enough to express what I want to say, and for those situations I would love to have a simple drawing do the talking for me.

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[-] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

I wish I could write better...

Bad handwriting literally runs in my family, and as hard as I've tried I've never been able to improve it. I've resorted to writing in block, and even then it still looks scruffy.

Yet some of my colleagues have wonderful handwriting, and it makes me wonder why I couldn't have been born with better hands.

I'm going to start trying to learn how to draw in the New Year, so I hope that helps in some way.

[-] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

If you do practice, thicker pens or markers can make shaky printing look nicer. Maybe a fountain pen or a thicker roller pen might help a little.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

Here’s what changed my handwriting: turning it into a hobby

At school, writing stuff all the time was more like a job, so naturally I wasn’t really that interested in it. However when you don’t have to write a ton of stuff every day, you can approach it form a different angle. Go to the library and find a book about calligraphy. Pick a style you find interesting, and start practicing.

Motivation is key. Don’t write stuff you hate in a style you despise. That’s just basically a long way to say: school. Let’s say you fall in love with textura quadrata, so you start practicing that style instead of cursive. Eventually you’ll try italic, humanist, uncial and other styles too. Then you’ll start writing longer things; not just shopping lists, but journaling too. After a while, you start to notice that your handwriting has improved.

BTW don’t go with a dip pen at first. Instead, get a Pilot Parallel Pen, because it’s good for for most styles. Once you’re familiar with a specific writing style, you can start learning how to manage the ink flow of a dip pen, because that’s a completely different ball game.

[-] lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

I've found that people who worry that they have bad handwriting typically have very good, legible handwriting. This is true with a lot of things actually. If you care about it, chances are you're above average already. It's only people who don't care and thus you don't hear from at all about it who are truly bad at something.

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