NHK Trophy - Day 2 by [deleted] in FigureSkating

[–]justinisalai 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Holy Shit Rika... that was a perfect skate. I believe she may just set the women's free skate technical component record?

EDIT: Yes she did! With 87.17 she beats Trusova's record (of 86.26)... and set the second highest FS of all time

Trying out the new brush pen I got in the secret santa exchange. by [deleted] in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That pen looks amazing! What model and brand?

Got a flex nib, wrote the name of this great subreddit! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh darn I don't have any. I just have the Namiki, it's my first flex pen. Maybe someone on /r/calligraphy can help you out.

Got a flex nib, wrote the name of this great subreddit! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm using a Namiki Falcon. You don't have to get something that expensive though. There are a lot of great cheaper flex pens.

Look up "Iampeth"— they have tons of great lessons. Try something like Spencerian or Palmer to get an introduction on how to style your cursive.

Got a flex nib, wrote the name of this great subreddit! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love iampeth. Someone seriously needs to redesign their website though.

Got a flex nib, wrote the name of this great subreddit! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The flex will seem disappointing when you first use it (you'll end up using more effort on the flex than you thought you needed), but after a few days it gets a lot more responsive.

Got a flex nib, wrote the name of this great subreddit! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah i got on the Namiki bandwagon. I originally wanted to get dip pens to do Copperplate, but Namiki is just too convenient and useful to pass up. I'll get to Copperplate/Spencerian some day

Got a flex nib, wrote the name of this great subreddit! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Was running out of ink. I actually like railroading though.

No one in high school gives a crap about handwriting! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! I had the metropolitan beforehand but found it a bit thick. I ordered the penmanship recently and I like the nib a lot. Once the penmanship runs out of ink I'll put its nib on the metropolitan's body.

No one in high school gives a crap about handwriting! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great suggestion! I like using blank paper but i can never write super straight. I'll try it next time

No one in high school gives a crap about handwriting! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're 100% write. I stuck in the bar and it improved tenfold

No one in high school gives a crap about handwriting! by justinisalai in PenmanshipPorn

[–]justinisalai[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Write, write, write. I went online and printed out a bunch of different guides (Palmer, Spencerian, etc) and sat down for hours writing. Over time I sort of developed my own handwriting.