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Transform Your Handwriting With Beautiful & Easy To Read Cursive

Offered By: Skillshare

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Penmanship Courses Calligraphy Courses

Course Description

Overview

Did you ever learn cursive back in school, but now you've realized it’s very difficult to read? Or perhaps you’ve always liked the look of old style cursive and this is something you would love to learn?

THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU.

Hello, my name is Robert and I will teach you how to write beautiful and legible cursive.

The style I’ll be teaching you is loosely based on Spencerian, an old American Script used in the 1800’s. While this script is known to be very precise and with a lot of rules, my approach to using its forms and shapes is much simpler and after you learn from me you’ll be able to use it in your everyday.

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Pen grip & Position.
  • Tips for making the best of your practice time. 
  • Proportions.
  • The elements of each letter and common mistakes.
  • Practical tips on speed and consistency.

Learning cursive or improving what you already know doesn’t have to be overwhelming. It can be enjoyable and very rewarding.

In this beginner's level class I will take you step by step through everything I’ve applied myself to see big results in a very short period of time.

I want this class to allow you to write in a way that brings you joy. Not only will you be able to have beautiful penmanship, but as you progress through each lesson you will also find the way to adapt or tweak everything I teach you in a way that feels comfortable and also reflects your own personality. If you apply what you learn and spend time practicing, you will see improvement and change, I promise.

BONUS

As a bonus with this class you'll be able to download:

  • The lowercase alphabet on the guide sheet (as I wrote it over the lessons).
  • The uppercase alphabet on the guide sheet with the most common variations.
  • The sample paragraph you will see me write in real-time.
  • Another sample paragraph with smaller handwriting for you to see and compare.


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Tools, Materials, & Guides
  • Size & Proportions
  • Pen Grip & Position
  • Practice, Overview, & Project
  • abcde
  • fghij
  • klmnop
  • uqrst
  • vwxyz
  • Introduction to Uppercase Letters
  • ABCDE
  • FGHIJ
  • KLMNOP
  • QRSTU
  • VWXYZ & Numbers
  • Sample Paragraph
  • Closing

Taught by

Robert J. P. Oberg

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