We've seen how Italic is still Italic even when it doesn't slant. Mono Italic, today's alphabet, reminds us that Italic doesn't necessarily have to be written with a broad-edged pen, either. This purist's italic reduces all that thick and thin to an unvarying monoline about 1/8 as wide as the letter's height. It's beautiful in its simplicity, and you can write it with anything--pencil, ballpoint, laser pointer, cake icing. The illustration here was done with a classic Speedball B 5 pen point.
I love Mono Italic. It's a calligraphic palate-cleanser.
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| Pay attention to the shape of the letter body by practicing in letter groups: a, c, d, e, g, q, u, y, and b, h, k, m, n, p. |
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| If you have trouble visualizing the organic curve of the rounded triangular letter body, there is a detailed lesson and suggested model in Learn Calligraphy, page 127 [for today, ignore thicks and thins, just think about spines and chins]. |
This the most simply elegant way of handwritng, with flourishes and is understandable to anyone.
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http://www.kellermansoftware.com/p-43-ninja-net-database-pro.aspx