My handwriting is a fucking nightmare hellscape of jagged misshapen letters.
Rhylith - <Shambler Milk> Horde Chogall
+1
#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
DMAC, I was toying with the idea of making 2017 the year I actually try to get some kind of illustration skill at all. Where should I start? Life drawing?
The only time I seem to write anything by hand any more is when I'm meticulously drawing maps for tabletop RPGs, or when I'm filling out a shipping label for something I need to mail out from work. Which means the folks at Central Utah Electrical Supplies get a lot of boxes that look like they were labeled by J.R.R. Tolkien pointing out that Here Be Dragons (And Also Defective 12V Power Sources To Be Returned To The Manufacturer).
Realizing lately that I don't really trust or respect basically any of the moderators here. So, good luck with life, friends! Hit me up on Twitter @DesertLeviathan
+1
#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
I would fucking love to be able to hand render script like this
My favourite artist is a guy from Melbourne called Monaux who does shit like this
MariisunIn the plains of NefirRegistered Userregular
I feel like every time I write, I don't put a lot of effort into it so it always looks different. I wondered if I started killing people and involving handwritten notes if some Typographer somewhere would wonder If I was mentally sane and or different people. Probably not. That seems like something I'd eventually would like to work on but drawing is currently my main focus
0
Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
DMAC, I was toying with the idea of making 2017 the year I actually try to get some kind of illustration skill at all. Where should I start? Life drawing?
Where are you starting from? Completely blank slate? Some art classes through high school?
Life drawing is a great way to improve but I don't know if I'd make it my first step. It also kind of depends on what sort of illustration you'd like to be able to do. For example if you're trying to get a grasp of basic perspective/technical/concept drawing, I'd start with something like the exercises here: http://drawabox.com/
I made a blog post earlier in the year about improving your basic control over lines which applies as much to penmanship as it does to drawing. The key to any of this stuff isn't just to write/draw a lot, it's to practice with the goal of slowly improving over time. It's not going to happen in a day or a week but if you can improve by even 1% and keep working at it, eventually you'll see results.
I made a blog post earlier in the year about improving your basic control over lines which applies as much to penmanship as it does to drawing. The key to any of this stuff isn't just to write/draw a lot, it's to practice with the goal of slowly improving over time. It's not going to happen in a day or a week but if you can improve by even 1% and keep working at it, eventually you'll see results.
Thank you! I'm going to practice these. My thing is I suck at control and my drawings reflect that, but those are some good exercises to start.
At my company, everyone gets handed a notebook when they start as part of their office supplies. I think some people go through one every year or two, I've been here 7 and a half years and I'm on page 50.
I tend to go a long time without writing things on paper. A few sentences in xmas cards was the first time in weeks, probably.
0
#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
DMAC, I was toying with the idea of making 2017 the year I actually try to get some kind of illustration skill at all. Where should I start? Life drawing?
Where are you starting from? Completely blank slate? Some art classes through high school?
Blank as fuck. I had a handful of art classes in high school but basically nothing practical that has stuck in my brain. I draw like a 6 year old.
I'd really like to be able to supplement my design ability with illustration, if I could draw something original and then render it in Illustrator. The thing is I'm super competent in illustrator and can perfectly trace or replicate vector icons and layered illustrations, but I can't translate say from a photograph to a vector because I don't have that illustrative comprehension of how to simplify.
At my company, everyone gets handed a notebook when they start as part of their office supplies. I think some people go through one every year or two, I've been here 7 and a half years and I'm on page 50.
I tend to go a long time without writing things on paper. A few sentences in xmas cards was the first time in weeks, probably.
I keep a written To Do list. I find that having to write things down helps them stick in my memory a little more and if I have to move something from the previous list to the new one, I have to write it down AGAIN which reminds me it still needs to be done. I use my phone/digital lists for some things but I still prefer pen and paper a lot of the time.
9 years later, the only extensive hand writing I have done since college was taking orders as a server, which is not conducive to proper form or legibility. I'm pretty sure doing that job for a few years actively destroyed my penmanship.
The GeekOh-Two Crew, OmeganautRegistered User, ClubPAregular
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
BLM - ACAB
0
TonkkaSome one in the club tonightHas stolen my ideas.Registered Userregular
In elementary school I had a really hard time with my hand constantly hurting and cramping up. It was discovered that I was "drawing" my writing instead of just "writing". I'm better now, but if i end up writing anything at length (which happens often as I am overly verbose at times), I have to take a break and remind myself to just write and stop trying to be so damn exact.
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
Realizing lately that I don't really trust or respect basically any of the moderators here. So, good luck with life, friends! Hit me up on Twitter @DesertLeviathan
+1
The GeekOh-Two Crew, OmeganautRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I've seen people argue "without cursive, how would you sign documents?" or "you won't be able to read the constitution!"
You won't understand cursive until you try to write with a good fountain pen
I'm no artist but I've been getting into calligraphy (well, trying to start) and it's pretty therapeutic
I'm currently rocking a F pilot metropolitan with iroshizuku kon-peki, a lilac Lamy Safari modded with a 1.5mm italic Lamy Joy nib with Sailor Jentle Yama-dori, and a noodler Ahab with X-Feather because I was curious how an insane chemist writes. And Tomoe River paper at 25 cents a sheet, though I usually go for HP 32lb laser paper. I'm thinking of actually going full hog with a Nikko b nib and yatsumoto sumi ink.
I actually have very bad handwriting and can't do cursive, but italic nibs make it seem like a good idea
You can kind of see the metallic green chromatography in a certain light but it was kind of disappointing for me.
Paladin on
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
It's a relic of the fountain pen era where you used your arm to write instead of your wrist. You'd have to keep the pen at a constant angle with the paper, and therefore used less energy to write as long as you could with a single stroke. With ballpoint, you have to put pressure to write at all, so it's less tiring to lift off the paper as much as possible.
Don't do cursive with ballpoint.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
After that post hit the front page of Reddit with 16K upvotes, I had two different Websites contact me asking if I had any videos of myself printing neatly.
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
After that post hit the front page of Reddit with 16K upvotes, I had two different Websites contact me asking if I had any videos of myself printing neatly.
that seems kinda creepy
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
After that post hit the front page of Reddit with 16K upvotes, I had two different Websites contact me asking if I had any videos of myself printing neatly.
Did you guys know that Pilot used to be (and still is) a boutique pen company? In order to survive, most pen companies have had to branch into cheap office pen lines, but Pilot/Namiki still has a strong fountain and specialty pen offering.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
What's the big damn deal about cursive anyway? Why is there such a big push to preserve it in schools?
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
After that post hit the front page of Reddit with 16K upvotes, I had two different Websites contact me asking if I had any videos of myself printing neatly.
A whole new fetish frontier.
As far as sex work goes I would gobble that up
0
facetiousa wit so dryit shits sandRegistered Userregular
Being able to read cursive is massively important to historical research.
Not even close to everything is digitised yet.
"I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
By the way, what is that instrument with the blue barrel in both pics
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Frank Ocean wrote a song with Futura in the title and Wes Anderson is synonymous with the font so I'm somewhere around that level of artistry and dedication
"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Posts
I'm still pretty sure you are a robot. None of the artists I know, including myself have handwriting that immaculate
THIS IS YOU? YES?
INSTAGRAM | ART TUMBLR | OCCASIONAL TWEETS
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
My favourite artist is a guy from Melbourne called Monaux who does shit like this
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
Where are you starting from? Completely blank slate? Some art classes through high school?
Life drawing is a great way to improve but I don't know if I'd make it my first step. It also kind of depends on what sort of illustration you'd like to be able to do. For example if you're trying to get a grasp of basic perspective/technical/concept drawing, I'd start with something like the exercises here: http://drawabox.com/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JI9WWSRW1YJI
Thank you! I'm going to practice these. My thing is I suck at control and my drawings reflect that, but those are some good exercises to start.
I tend to go a long time without writing things on paper. A few sentences in xmas cards was the first time in weeks, probably.
Blank as fuck. I had a handful of art classes in high school but basically nothing practical that has stuck in my brain. I draw like a 6 year old.
I'd really like to be able to supplement my design ability with illustration, if I could draw something original and then render it in Illustrator. The thing is I'm super competent in illustrator and can perfectly trace or replicate vector icons and layered illustrations, but I can't translate say from a photograph to a vector because I don't have that illustrative comprehension of how to simplify.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
I keep a written To Do list. I find that having to write things down helps them stick in my memory a little more and if I have to move something from the previous list to the new one, I have to write it down AGAIN which reminds me it still needs to be done. I use my phone/digital lists for some things but I still prefer pen and paper a lot of the time.
9 years later, the only extensive hand writing I have done since college was taking orders as a server, which is not conducive to proper form or legibility. I'm pretty sure doing that job for a few years actively destroyed my penmanship.
Tradition for Tradition's Sake.
And the persistent belief among a certain sort of old fashioned person that all of our communications technology is just a fad that will pass any day now. Any day. Just you wait.
I'm no artist but I've been getting into calligraphy (well, trying to start) and it's pretty therapeutic
I'm currently rocking a F pilot metropolitan with iroshizuku kon-peki, a lilac Lamy Safari modded with a 1.5mm italic Lamy Joy nib with Sailor Jentle Yama-dori, and a noodler Ahab with X-Feather because I was curious how an insane chemist writes. And Tomoe River paper at 25 cents a sheet, though I usually go for HP 32lb laser paper. I'm thinking of actually going full hog with a Nikko b nib and yatsumoto sumi ink.
I actually have very bad handwriting and can't do cursive, but italic nibs make it seem like a good idea
You can kind of see the metallic green chromatography in a certain light but it was kind of disappointing for me.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
so it starts super neat
and then progresses into basically scribbles
I don't think that's it at all.
First of all it's a very small part of a modern curriculum, and it's taught at an important stage of developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Second it's amazing to me that it's viewed as a "useless" skill, and then someone like DMAC here with his very neat handwriting is seen as a robot wizard artist.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Funnily enough they actually are in a way!
It's a relic of the fountain pen era where you used your arm to write instead of your wrist. You'd have to keep the pen at a constant angle with the paper, and therefore used less energy to write as long as you could with a single stroke. With ballpoint, you have to put pressure to write at all, so it's less tiring to lift off the paper as much as possible.
Don't do cursive with ballpoint.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
After that post hit the front page of Reddit with 16K upvotes, I had two different Websites contact me asking if I had any videos of myself printing neatly.
When I use a pencil it improves to legible.
INSTAGRAM | ART TUMBLR | OCCASIONAL TWEETS
that seems kinda creepy
A whole new fetish frontier.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
As far as sex work goes I would gobble that up
Not even close to everything is digitised yet.
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Pencil/lead holder. You can buy packs of whatever type of leads you prefer and then load them into the handle.
I cannot find hb or darker lead of those things for shit
it's a Technical Mechanical Pencil
With a big thick lead you can sharpen.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.