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Now this is productive advice!
This isn't a detail I was taught in cursive writing, but I'll definitely keep that in mind for the next round.. 👍
Do you have any particular advice links for any particular 'standard' on cursive writing?
I really am practicing here, I learned wire bending before I learned cursive, so any and all criticism and advice is welcome..
I learned well over 30 years ago, but after looking through a few sets this site matches the lettering I was taught.
Mind you, I don't think many people will recognize that Q for what it is anymore, my name includes a capital Q and I always write it in block and start the cursive from the squiggle. (I was taught the Q as it is in that practice set though)
That practice sheet shows the confusion pretty well too, a U and W are identical except the swoop on the W that looks exactly like a R after a U.
True, although you'd start the t from the edge of the vertical line of the w rather than the ground line. I actually couldn't see the confusion until you pointed this out
I’ve got messy writing, I was taught to drop the R at a slant and come back with loop before starting the next letter.
It’s also wire, so some allowances for material ductileness. Context makes what it should be obvious,
Just like Cowtown could be confused as courtown, but ones more likely than the other. Cowtney is just poking fun though.
I think that's the basic practice set I learned from as well, yeah Q is fucking weird, looks like a fancy 2...
Thanks for sharing that link, I just added that link to my original post. 👍
It really is becoming a lost art, let's try to not let that happen...
Fwiw I know a lot of my personal cursive quirks I have picked up from online script fonts. You could try looking through sites like 1001fonts, filtering by script font, and seeing if you notice any details that make letters unique that also seem doable with wire.
All I'm really looking for is details like how to better distinguish letters, such as the R as many have mentioned, and the T, which finally someone mentioned!
The lowercase R is difficult to get the distinguishing curl and curve on.
The lowercase T is like the most difficult, as however I fold it, I can't exactly come back over to cross it later, so the cross has to come along with the fold..