Spencerian style

[HIbleda]

... that pen is usable?

[joecairo1]

Sexy............

[johnnyfisalive]

what type of pen is needed to write spencerian style? or what kind of nib? because i have a rotring artpen with different nibs.

[johnnyfisalive]

nice writing what size nib is that on your pen?

[dzava]

Do I have to buy a special equipment, or a standard Parker Fountain Pen would suit enough? Because I dont know how you do these thick parts of letters.

[StonedBoo]

@dzava Standard parker fountain pens aren't very flexy... most of them have a very stiff nib. If you want a cheap way to do this and still have a nice fountain pen. Buy a noodler's Flex pen or noodler's ahab flex pen. You can buy them from the goulet pen company... you can google it and you should find it. The site is gouletpens(.)com Hope i was helpful.

[dzava]

@StonedBoo And how about brands like Waterman, Cross or Montblanc?

[StonedBoo]

@dzava I believe mont blanc make some flex pens but i am only really familiar with noodler's and parker. I would look for some waterman, cross and mont blanc. But most likely the nibs will be gold and the pen will be more expensive. Noodler's flex pens are steel nibs and are reasonably priced and write smooth. Unless you are willing to spend over $100 on a solid gold waterman or mont blanc nib, i would go with the noodler's. I'm not an expert but thats what i would go with. Hope i helped.

[skate2spellgirl]

Best styles for exams. Love it when it takes me 3 minutes to write 2 words.

[villegas24]

what's your equipment?

[prioryy]

thats really nice if u want to write a birthday letter...

but man it took u like 1:40 to write one word O_o

[dodocrest]

What type of pen is that?

[aatul97]

hollyshit, it looks perfect! love how u write it slow and how it just slowly unfolds to achieve perfection. must have practiced tones of times before u made this video...lol

[THECUBER108]

stedey hand

[cportmigo]

u suck

[1gmarquez]

your slow shot

[Myrmidon717]

"i can write faster" talk about missing the point. nice video, very fancy :)

[anagennao]

You could probably write a lot faster if your pen wasn't broken.

[mingfai24]

you write like drawing LOL.

[CrazyIMG]

wow that's an amazing pen! Why would you use that pen?

[zwimipo1]

i can write faster

[DoTheNeverLetPk]

@zwimipo1 thats why u came here

[sharpezor]

is that bone?

[Emsyphine]

Very sexy

[lynx777]

The Chopin music was perfect, you do very well at your craft, loved watching it, talented, very beautiful work.

[plunkettsnumber7]

Does it always take that long to write or do you eventually get faster..?

[tylerbrainerd]

@plunkettsnumber7 This is more for headers then for just writing long form.

[BokuwaRagna]

The hell's up with that pen? Looks like a crooked dick.

[LLAW019]

Some downstrokes are too thick to be Spencerian. There shouldn't be any flex strokes with letters like r e n just for example. I don't think that every downstroke is flexed in Spencerian. Beautiful handwriting though, steady hands.

[will34uk]

@klaarover123456789 I can't remember why but I remember someone once told me a left-handed underwriter has an advantage with this form of writing

[17Brennen]

what kind of pen is that?

[aaron1shmim]

@17Brennen its called an "oblique pen".

[klaarover123456789]

Can you do this when you're writing with your left hand?

[woodlist]

I reckon if anyone received a letter from you, written in this graceful hand, they would want to frame it. Maybe your bank-manager would compliment you on your cheques too, as long as you don't go overdrawn!

Gorgeous handwriting.

WL

[TheFunkypool]

Im 13 years old and i write like that, my teacher says im gifted but i need to speed up because it takes about 10 mins to do a sentence

[BillyTheMilkMan]

@TheFunkypool lmao xD

[henday750]

SQUINT YOUR EYES

[GeorgeChar95]

also could somebody tell me the name of the song? i know it's Chopin Mazurka in A minor but i cannot find this part of the song/op.

[GeorgeChar95]

@tipstricksyou dear sir/madam i am practising this for 2 days and now i can write the spencerian style.My only problems are: the letter "p" ,"r","v","u" because i think that most people will not understand these and the Capital letters! Do you know any practise to do to learn them? Also i find it really hard to type fast like this!

[tipstricksyou]

@GeorgeChar95 Look at my picasaweb album (tipstricks4) and you can find some learning books.

[GeorgeChar95]

@tipstricksyou Also could you please tell me the name of the song?and how can i find your album? thanks for your support and congrats for your cool hobby! I cannot believe that by practising this style all day long i can now write like this!

[tipstricksyou]

@GeorgeChar95 Chopin, Mazurka op.68 n.2.

worldwideweb picasaweb dot google dot com slash tipstricks4 is the link

[gezaborbely]

Chopin : Mazurka in a minor

nice handwriting!

[filipog4]

Beautiful man... 5/5

[D0ST03VSKY]

Well done!

[ZachMaximus]

You sir, piss excellence.

[ArchieLovesMe]

BRAVO!

[dakoata121212]

what is this song?

[sNaYkE15]

My name is Spencer, and what do you know, I collect pocket watches and recently started calligraphy....What kind of Spencer would I be if I didn't learn Spencerian?! :)

[ImperialEarthEmpire]

i wish i had your writing skill... im so envy you...

[wagonburnt]

Everyone's a keyboard critic. Petty people that take any chance to knock someone down because either they can't do it, or need to feel like an authority on the matter, are less than trivial. I like your penmanship, regardless if its Spencarian or not. Don't pay attention to throng of antagonistic know-it-alls. Props to you man for taking up a dying art form.

[tipstricksyou]

@wagonburnt Thank you! I'm not a teacher or artist, this is my hobby and I can make mistake, however critiques are always accepted. Good writing to all!

[doriandoti]

where can i get a pen/pencil holder like this one?

[tipstricksyou]

@doriandoti google for "oblique penholder"

[bvolsky]

R is not spencerian.

[floatingtrains]

Looks like a font!

[9262ABC]

100 seconds to write one word? We all have things to do.

[davido53]

This writing is way too slow.

[tipstricksyou]

@davido53 Well, it's my hobby, not my work! I have to learn a lot!

[marcuskim76]

how do you learn to write like that? i have horrible handwriting and want to learn ..

[tipstricksyou]

@marcuskim76 I've learned on fountainpennetwork com, and lot of practice. Take a look at my picasaweb album id=tipstricks1 where you can find the Spencerian key to practical penmanship book

[lpanades]

@tipstricksyou,

The autor take specenrian writing like just one style, like a result forgotting the process.Spencerian is a fluid method of writing. For example the top of "T" is rounded, it is because he isn't doing the right movement. Press the nib and don't move it, so push it sideways to the left, softly, and after the nib splits you pull it down reducing the pressure that will produce fastly one sharp top without the need of retouch.

[occasm]

@lpanades Yes this is really Engrosser's script or roundhand approach. Not true Spencerian. NOt in appearance or method. True Spencerian is done much, much more fluid and let constructed.

[lpanades]

@occasm,

Exactly... you well synthetize it with the word approach.

Because english is not my first language sometimes the right words escapes from me. You put the just one.

I write exclusively with fountain pens so my spencerian learning was a bit difficult because i had almost used rigid nibs fountain pens. This nuances of spencerian width were difficult to learn but not impossible.

The use of flexible dip nibs show me the way that i could replicate in proportion for the fountain pens.

[lpanades]

@lpanades,

So i concluded that the real spencerian writing and result is just completly acchieved with flexible nibs in spite of the use of correct method. Studying the style i conclude too that the width were not just for appearence purposes but for good and fast reading.

In school I had learned to do the "a" and "o" with about the same motricity and form and only after study this beautiful style i discover the importance in doing they the "right" way. In my languade, portuguese, it is crucial

[DickHead69able]

@tipstricksyou how much diazepam did you need to take before doing this?

[tipstricksyou]

@DickHead69able Don't worry, take the time you need! Every time you'll write (or try to write) in calligraphy you'll enjoy.

[L4DWonton]

@marcuskim76 Sadly, this does not really improve your handwriting. Fountainpennetwork is a good place to learn about handwriting, but don't count on using Spencerian to replace your handwriting anytime soon xD

[Honken]

Which composer is this?

[tipstricksyou]

@Honken: I really don't remember, I've choosen an audio file in the youtube options when I published the video.

[tonyjosep007]

Brilliant

[alexander978]

REALLY NICE