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Handwriting
Handwriting is much more than a means of communication. It's a part of our personality; you can always tell whether something was written by you or someone else. The flourishes or how we write a letter can reveal a lot about our personalities. When we're in a hurry, our handwriting can go from super neat to chicken scrawl. Furthermore, many people prefer to write letters in an aesthetic way, which requires a more advanced level of handwriting.
Everything from the pen or paper used to achieve such elegance to tips on how to develop aesthetic handwriting skills. Slow down, aim for consistency in your letter forms, and practice is thought to be three important tips for having aesthetic handwriting. Slowing down makes you more mindful of putting pen to paper, so you pay more attention to letter form consistency. There is also no substitute for practice, whether it is as formal as handwritten drills or as simple as making a daily to-do list.
Recommendations for you to practice your aesthetic handwriting
- Use a Nice Pen
The adjective "nice" is subjective, so you'll have to look around for the pen that works for you! There are thousands of pens on the market, so we recommend that you shop around in order to pick up your most suitable pen! It doesn't matter if you prefer gel pens, fountain pens, or ballpoint pens... whatever works best for you is ideal.
- Maintain a Relaxed Grip
A nice, relaxed grip is one of the most important things you can do to improve your aesthetic handwriting. A "relaxed grip" means that none of your hand's muscles are overly flexed, and your fingernails should not be white from squeezing the pen's barrel. Many people grip the pen, resulting in an achy hand after a few minutes of writing. We often clutch without realizing it, so check yourself mentally every few minutes to ensure you're still holding the pen comfortably.
- Experiment with Paper Rotations
We are generally taught as children to keep our paper in a vertical position in front of us. That's fantastic if it works for you! If not, enjoy around with different paper rotations. Keeping the paper at a specific angle can help you greatly improve your aesthetic handwriting!
Because paper rotation is a personal choice, we encourage you to experiment with various angles. Right-handed people should begin by holding the paper vertically and rotating it to the left until writing feels easy and comfortable. Left-handed people should begin vertically and rotate the paper to the right.
- Practice with Aesthetic handwriting practice sheets
If you want a structured way to improve your handwriting, we offer several Aesthetic handwriting practice sheets for you to practice! There are a lot of collections of worksheets focused on aesthetic writing — you can download them or print them out. Basically, these handwriting worksheets take you through drills, capital and lowercase letters, words, and sentences.
