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Paragraphs of the Week - #6

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Discuss handwriting, ask questions, or just chat...

The Paragraphs!

  1. "So he walked for a short time by the side of Little Red Riding Hood, and then he said: 'See, Little Red Riding Hood, how pretty the flowers are about here - why do you not look round? I believe, too, that you do not hear how sweetly the little birds are singing; you walk gravely along as if you were going to school, while everything else out here in the wood is merry.'" - Little Red Riding Hood

  2. "The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  3. “Don’t go beyond, no matter how much you feel you need to, Doctor. The barrier was not made to be broken. Remember this: there is more power here than you know. It is old and always restless. Remember.” - Lemony Snicket

  4. "Tonight's the night. And it's going to happen, again and again. It has to happen. Nice night. Miami is a great town. I love the Cuban food. Pork sandwiches. My favorite. But I'm hungry for something different now." -Dexter Morgan

  5. "It's harder than I thought to find five decent quotes every week - books, movies, famous people...the selection is endless, and yet the choice is difficult." - OboesBleat

I dare someone to write one with their non-dominant hand ;)

Edit: Just looked at the header on my Mac, and I made a silly mistake but I'll try fix it soon :)

Edit 2: Header is now 1920.

Posted Jun 2, 2014, 2:42 AM UTC · edited

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hkhw•

My first time commenting, you've got a nice community here! Sorry if there are any mistakes, it's 5am in the UK and I'm still a little drunk! http://imgur.com/fvlH2dK

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StarWalkOP•

Wow...that is so nice!

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hkhw•

Cheers! I'm a maths student so I haven't had to write much prose for a while!

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StarWalkOP•

Do you know what the nib is? 0.7 or so? I think that's what it says on the pen...

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hkhw•

Yup, it's the Uniball Signo 207 with a 0.7mm needle tip.

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KySi•

Imgur

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far_shooter•

classy

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professor_rumbleroar•

http://imgur.com/a/WRjJt/

I did the first paragraph out of these five; I did cursive and print in four different writing utensils. First image is with a green Sharpie Pen (fine); second one is a Pentel Energel (.7mm I think); third is with a Pilot Acroball (fine; my favorite ballpoint); and last is with a #2 pencil by Dixon. The pencil was awful; I had to press really hard for some reason. I like the Sharpie Pen, but with a lot of them you end up having to hold it straight up and down which is not comfortable. I like the feeling of writing with a ballpoint best, but I'm not sure that that's the one my handwriting looks best with.

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StarWalkOP•

I think if I wrote with a sharpie I'd probably faint from the smell...eventually. Definitely prefer the first two pens' thickness though. Screw pencils.

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professor_rumbleroar•

Sharpie pens aren't permanent markers, so no smell!

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daleygaga•

Quick one! I'll post an updated one with all the paragraphs after my meeting. Haha!

  1. Left hand (non-dominant)
  2. My usual writing style. I call it my "comic book" handwriting (I'll post the next one using solely this)
  3. Normal quick serif.
  4. I messed up the cursive.

Written using a .5 Pilot GTech, which is thicker than I'm usually used to (.3 GTech). I normall use a .3 because my handwriting is really small.

It's my first time to participate in paragraphs of the week. It's fuuun!

EDIT: Here you go, completed

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StarWalkOP•

Everyone writes using non-lined paper, it's interesting...

Your standard s is like a little tick :)

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daleygaga•

I find lined-paper distracting, as my handwriting can usually fill-out 2-3 lines inside one row.

Haha I've been working on that "s" for a while now! Even the "G" that looks like a "6."

Edited my comment for all the paragraphs :)

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far_shooter•

I would forgo lined-paper as I also like to write small, except that I can't write straight without it.

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Sainsbo•

Here's my attempt

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far_shooter•

The picture is a bit too small to see.

It does seem too clustered.

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KySi•

My attempt at the second paragraph

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KySi•

Link?

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KySi•

And in the darkness bind them

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hannahha•

This is my everyday cursive and my everyday print... personal notes are usually in cursive, whereas notes I may need to distribute are in print for legibility.

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twinhed•

You're definitely a female judging by that writing.

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StarWalkOP•

Yeah, if I didn't look at the name first that's what I would have guessed too! :P

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StarWalkOP•

Cute little Reddit alien (forgot its name)

And don't we all! :)

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far_shooter•

Mine. Lamy Safari, EF

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StarWalkOP•

Woah, is that first one how you write at normal speed?

Also, you love your t's in cursive :P

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far_shooter•

Thank you.

Somewhat my normal speed. I really want to make my print as close as to a typeface as possible. Still struggling to make all my letters uniform. I shall put a normal speed next time.

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StarWalkOP•

Haha yeah, thought it resembled a font I've seen :)

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far_shooter•

Not my finest

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ChefBones•

I've decided to improve on my handwriting, so for the same of record, my first attempt with no effort in trying to improve.

Here's to hoping.

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alteraego•

Wow, a few weeks of no school and everything goes to shit

first two

nondom/dom OB soliloquy

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StarWalkOP•

haha I know that feeling - you feel somewhat silly writing after not doing it for a while.

Also, your non-dominant is so pretty <3

hahaha

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rilyena•

http://i.imgur.com/oXNX9PQ.jpg

I sorely need the handwriting practice. This was written very slowly and laboriously and I definitely hold the pen too tight.

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StarWalkOP•

What kind of pen are you using? I use a gel pen but still hold it too tight for no real reason...

Your handwriting is very vertical :D

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rilyena•

Pilot metro(F), using private reserve tanzanite

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rilyena•

annnd I had time before bed, here's paragraph 2, same pen&ink, but in cursive and closer to my normal writing speed. it's... far less legible. http://i.imgur.com/o8qcofk.jpg

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