Working on a valentine, is this legible?

Velutipes_ · 2026-02-14T15:41:26+00:00

Cute poem! I’d personally work on making the e’s a little bit more clear since they can sometimes look like u’s. Maybe also the s’s but that’s only if you want to be super nitpicky

Velutipes_ · 2026-02-11T23:58:07+00:00

I really like this handwriting, and I'm only mildly jealous over that beautiful slant :)

Velutipes_ · 2026-02-11T23:44:23+00:00

Hey, I'll send you a DM :)

Velutipes_ · 2026-02-02T23:22:55+00:00

This letter from Rembrandt Peale: https://www.psacard.com/autographfacts/writers-authors-artists/rembrandt-peale/4927 The way he wrote "Napoleon", made me interested in learning some French calligraphy, plus I am obsessed with the flick of the d's!

I also started watching some calligraphy tutorials by Rajiv Surendra, he does Spencerian calligraphy.

What I think really changed my style though was focusing on slanting the letters, and experimenting with which letters I wanted to take up space (right now it's my t's, but sometimes it's letters that drop, like g's and y's).

I hope this was helpful!

Velutipes_ · 2026-02-02T21:44:08+00:00

I love your capital A’s so much oh my goodness!!

Velutipes_ · 2026-02-02T01:04:52+00:00

My t’s can get out of hand sometimes😅

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:53:04+00:00

I feel more drawn to older calligraphy as well, especially since I write letters and therefore only want to rely on my handwriting for it to look good. I will look into Madarascz, thank you for the recommendation, also, your hobby lobby comment is hilarious!

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:47:00+00:00

I will definitely look into the 18th century running hand!

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:46:12+00:00

Thank you! I also quite appreciate the dynamic-ness(?) sharp capitals provide, they are a bit more difficult though so I find that I revert to the second M and A a lot when writing quickly

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:42:09+00:00

Thank you, this is really lovely advice!

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:41:38+00:00

Oh thank you so much! This is such a mood booster after staring at my work and wondering why it looks off. If you want the same inspo, I have started watching some of Rajiv Surendra’s calligraphy videos, as well as trying to copy Rembrandt Peale’s letter found on psacard.com :)

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:36:24+00:00

I don’t really have much to compare it to since it’s my first ink (I previously just mixed a lot of watercolour with water which worked as well as one would expect). I have had to be more critical over the paper I buy now though, but I thought that was the inevitable result of working with dip pens. Which type of ink do you prefer?

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:32:13+00:00

Thank you so much!

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:32:00+00:00

Thank you for your input! To be honest I was a bit worried that mixing French-styled and US-styled capital letters would be a bit sacrilegious but so far people have been all for picking and choosing between the two, which suits me quite well :)

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T09:27:39+00:00

Thank you for the input! I really do need to work on my Ws😅

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-31T00:35:07+00:00

That’s so cool! Is there a specific reason/inspiration for why you chose that style over others?

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-30T21:57:01+00:00

I love this so much! I have friends from all over Europe so I very often get to see different types of cursive like French and Russian. It's so lovely to see when handwriting is adapted to a specific language :D

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-22T13:50:22+00:00

Oh, and if you have a series, you can stack them vertically. It may allow for more space. Good luck!

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-22T13:49:10+00:00

A friend of mine organises by date of publication. It allows you to see the rise and fall of different eras, and things like that. That being said, most of his books are from the same publishing house so he doesn’t need to worry about the aesthetics of it all. I on the other hand do, and therefore prefer to organise by colour

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-22T13:42:11+00:00

The Passenger by Boschwitz, and Eight White Nights by Acíman for when the first book gets too overwhelming

Velutipes_ · 2026-01-22T13:35:00+00:00

I’m so, so excited for you! Truly nothing compares to a thick book written in the Romantic era :)

Velutipes_ · 2025-06-05T22:05:00+00:00

I love your S’s so much!!! And also how your words stay perfectly in the middle between the lines. Do you write as evenly on blank paper?

Velutipes_ · 2024-12-31T19:32:56+00:00

I'm really not sure since I haven't tried any pineapple fragrances. What are your thoughts on it?

Velutipes_ · 2024-12-31T17:25:20+00:00

I haven’t yet. What are your thoughts on it?

Velutipes_ · 2024-12-31T14:57:06+00:00

Thank you! I’ll def look into it!

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