Apparently my daughter didn't get the message about the livestream tomorrow and decided to get sick. Going to have to keep her home from school and postpone the livestream until this Thursday, September 17th at 12pm ET. Stop in during your lunch break and do some writing with us!
Penned some name tags for Santa last night. A rare chance for me to sit at the desk and do some proper writing. Still need to write Santa’s note. I love adding these touches to Christmas.
I'm teaching a Business Penmanship (Palmer Method) workshop, hosted online by The Gentle Penman, this coming Wednesday, October 1 and the following Wednesday, October 8th at 9:30am ET. You can join live or watch the recordings after. Should be a lot of fun. More details here:
In collaboration with The Gentle Penman, I'll be teaching a live workshop on Business Penmanship starting September 17th. The workshop will be for beginners and will focus on understanding and developing muscular movement.
This past week I've been taking a closer look at the most fundamental form in American Penmanship: the oval.
My first step was to draw the oval as perfect as possible. I quickly had a realization as I was failing to draw it properly that the oval does not touch the base or top lines on the slant line. This is something that I figured out years ago, but had somehow forgotten.
I think my misconception was actually affecting the way I made my ovals with movement as I was subconsciously trying to distort them so the oval touches the lines on the axis of the slant line.
Things like this might seem trivial, but they aren't, especially when you are dealing with a form that is fundamental to the entire script. It's hard enough to make these forms and it's impossible when you have an inaccurate conception of the form in your mind.
My plan is to work the oval drill in both directions and see what else I can figure out to really tighten this form up. This is all in preparation for me to start studying Ornamental Penmanship, but we'll see how it goes.
Hi Everyone, just launched "The Palmer Method Intro" series. It's a 6-part video series I've posted here on YouTube that will get you started learning the Palmer Method.
I also have full video course on the Palmer Method in the works. If you want to get access to a couple of the videos from the course today, sign up at thepalmermethod.com/study-plan. Happy Holidays! Dave
You might have saw I recently published a ton of videos (35 to be exact). These videos are part of a free course I put together called, “Consistent Cursive”. It’s a basic course that covers simple, traditional cursive forms (no arm movement/Palmer Method).
I encourage you to read this article titled, "The Line of Direction in Writing" by Zaner in the Volume 20 of Penman's Art Journal, page 115: archive.org/stream/penmansartjourna20unse#page/114… (link goes directly to the article, which starts on the right page).
In the article, Zaner discusses how the angle of the page relative to the forearm affects writing and gives his opinion on the optimal position.
While this isn't the most genius insight, it's something that I'm guessing most penman never consciously consider and I've never seen this included in any of the penmanship manuals. The more I read from Zaner, the more I understand why him and his company were the leaders of penmanship education.
I hope your study is going well. Why not send me a letter? I'll write back with a critique - perfectbiscuits.com/write
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Apparently my daughter didn't get the message about the livestream tomorrow and decided to get sick. Going to have to keep her home from school and postpone the livestream until this Thursday, September 17th at 12pm ET. Stop in during your lunch break and do some writing with us!
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Penned some name tags for Santa last night. A rare chance for me to sit at the desk and do some proper writing. Still need to write Santa’s note. I love adding these touches to Christmas.
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I'm teaching a Business Penmanship (Palmer Method) workshop, hosted online by The Gentle Penman, this coming Wednesday, October 1 and the following Wednesday, October 8th at 9:30am ET. You can join live or watch the recordings after. Should be a lot of fun. More details here:
www.thegentlepenman.com/business-penmanship
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**Upcoming Business Penmanship Workshop**
In collaboration with The Gentle Penman, I'll be teaching a live workshop on Business Penmanship starting September 17th. The workshop will be for beginners and will focus on understanding and developing muscular movement.
Learn more and register here: www.thegentlepenman.com/business-penmanship
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This past week I've been taking a closer look at the most fundamental form in American Penmanship: the oval.
My first step was to draw the oval as perfect as possible. I quickly had a realization as I was failing to draw it properly that the oval does not touch the base or top lines on the slant line. This is something that I figured out years ago, but had somehow forgotten.
I think my misconception was actually affecting the way I made my ovals with movement as I was subconsciously trying to distort them so the oval touches the lines on the axis of the slant line.
Things like this might seem trivial, but they aren't, especially when you are dealing with a form that is fundamental to the entire script. It's hard enough to make these forms and it's impossible when you have an inaccurate conception of the form in your mind.
My plan is to work the oval drill in both directions and see what else I can figure out to really tighten this form up. This is all in preparation for me to start studying Ornamental Penmanship, but we'll see how it goes.
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Hi Everyone, just launched "The Palmer Method Intro" series. It's a 6-part video series I've posted here on YouTube that will get you started learning the Palmer Method.
I also have full video course on the Palmer Method in the works. If you want to get access to a couple of the videos from the course today, sign up at thepalmermethod.com/study-plan.
Happy Holidays!
Dave
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Check out Bryan’s (iCursive) new channel. This dude is one of the best penman putting out content today. Watch and learn!
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You might have saw I recently published a ton of videos (35 to be exact). These videos are part of a free course I put together called, “Consistent Cursive”. It’s a basic course that covers simple, traditional cursive forms (no arm movement/Palmer Method).
You can watch the course on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
And learn more at consistentcursive.com/.
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If you’re not subscribed to Mike Wards channel, check him out. He’s been doing some late night live sessions lately that are worth watching!
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I encourage you to read this article titled, "The Line of Direction in Writing" by Zaner in the Volume 20 of Penman's Art Journal, page 115: archive.org/stream/penmansartjourna20unse#page/114… (link goes directly to the article, which starts on the right page).
In the article, Zaner discusses how the angle of the page relative to the forearm affects writing and gives his opinion on the optimal position.
While this isn't the most genius insight, it's something that I'm guessing most penman never consciously consider and I've never seen this included in any of the penmanship manuals. The more I read from Zaner, the more I understand why him and his company were the leaders of penmanship education.
I hope your study is going well. Why not send me a letter? I'll write back with a critique - perfectbiscuits.com/write
Sincerely,
Dave
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