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My handwriting sucks ass
glithert
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It really does.
so any suggestions on how I go about fixing this?
so any suggestions on how I go about fixing this?
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practice?
seriously, if you really want to fix it, write slower. take time to form each letter. put effort into it and in time you will be able to write relatively quickly while still keeping it legible.
do that then. focus on form first. you have to retrain yourself to write, and every time you put speed over form you undo some of that training.
to be honest, unless my hand isn't tired, it still is really difficult to read
but what helped me the most was: math classes. i had to rewrite problems from the book, and then do 8 lines of math problems, so that the teacher could read it... there was A LOT of erasing.
but eventually, after two years (i had to take a lot of math courses), my handwriting is somewhat legible now. it just takes time, and practice. practice practice practice practice. it sucks, but you can get there. it won't be fast.
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One problem is that all letters are capitalised. What you should do is write every single letter in both lower and upper case. Repeat this slowly until the letters you write are completely consistent. This should solve the all capitals problem and help the legibility also.
As for speed, that unfortunately requires lots of practice. We're not talking years, or even months, but a few weeks of solid, effective practice should work wonders. Go as slowly as you need to get the words looking right (Building on the letters work mentioned earlier) and within weeks you should be writing in beautiful, legible script.
The final issue you'll probably face is stringing the letters together with neat little lines. As silly as this sounds, you'll find with practice that there is a natural point where a letter will join another letter if you don't take your pen off the paper. A "o", for example, will naturally join an "m" by a little bridge at the top, whereas an "e" will naturally join an "f" by continuing the curve of the "e" and letting it start the "f". This just comes with practice, much like everything before.
Good luck with the handwriting difficulties, and I assure you you'll back at this thread at one point and laugh about how you could ever have had bad handwriting at all.
The more practice you have with a better style, the easier it'll become. You won't have to think about every letter forever, but it's a good idea if you want to improve.
I used to think that my S, G, and Y were too similar, until I spent some time looking at them. Sure, at first glance they look close, but they're subtly different. So by becoming more familiar with what came out of my fingers when I wrote, I was able to read what I write w/o making a major change in my handwriting.
Most handwriting is FOR you, after all, since most anything professional is going to be typed up. Don't worry about everyone in the world reading what you write by hand; just make it consistent and good enough for you to know.
...That is print.
Beyond that, just go slower, and go over letters that seem to be confusing.
Upon closer inspection, you are correct.
As you follow the 'basics', you'll start to develop your own style.
Be prepared for your hand to hurt like hell the first few days though!
I used to copy a full dictionary page every night in architectural lettering (with hand-drawn guidelines and title blocks) as homework for more than one of my classes.
Here are a few examples:
http://www.will-harris.com/store-a/images/plains-lettering.gif
http://blog.miragestudio7.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/architect_bold_font_hand_writing.jpg
I don't know why anyone actually uses cursive anymore. I grade the written part of the Biology CSET, which is a subject test california teachers have to take to be biology teachers. Man you get some horrible horrible handwriting there. I have some bad handwriting, which gives me an edge in deciphering things but it takes me like 30 minutes to read a single side of a page.
becides people in write in cursive-print amalgam. those who write like tiny little line letters suck
I was going to suggest cursive too. People often write completly differnet when using different syles.
Basically, don't fret if you can never write neatly with the same speed with which you can generate the clusterfuck of jagged slashes you posted above. It's okay to have different writing styles for different purposes.
Now, if even you can't read what you wrote up there, nevermind.
Try to seperate upper and lower case (A-α, E-e, R-r) at least. Don't mix them up like you did in your example. As others have already said, practice. Practice until it becomes second nature. There are times when I haven't written in weeks which results in shitty handwriting, but I always remember my writing style.
Since printing is essentially drawing, I always assumed that is why my printing / handwriting sucks ass.
I haven't really bothered practising, because I just do everything by email.. but even if i sit and go REALLY slow, my writing still looks horrible compared to other people.
Doctors think my handwriting looks bad... yes that bad.
I can actually read yours pretty well. Two days after I write something, I can't even read it 1/2 the time. (Unless I take 3 minutes to write one paragraph)
I am not sure if there is anything I can do about it besides sitting and writing for 8 hours a day for 3 months straight practising.. so for now, any important things get typed.
Try cursive and SLOW THE F*$% DOWN. Break down each sentance into each word and don't worry about how long it takes to write it down. Speed comes after accuracy.