Q&A for How to Have Beautiful Writing

Yes. You can use a brush pen, or just your normal ballpen. You can just shade some parts of your normal cursive writing, and there!

Just use the pen that you think you feel more comfortable with, and the one you think makes your handwriting look better.

Yes, you can write beautifully with a pencil but you might have to sharpen it more. Or, you can just use a mechanical pencil.

Don't worry about ways to hold your pen. Just focus on improving your writing. One tip is to study what muscles you're using. Use your whole arm, not just your fingers. Write carefully with each letter, and be steady with your pen.

You may be writing too slowly or too quickly. Focus on each stroke of the letter; don't be afraid to pick up your pen or pencil several times per letter. Also, try measuring the spacing around each letter so they are even.

Yes, as long as the pen is not running out of ink.

Calligraphy is meant to be artistic; it is generally very beautiful. Regular writing is just regular everyday writing - which can also be beautiful if you have nice handwriting, but isn't an art form to the same degree that calligraphy is.

Place a piece of ruled paper behind the white paper so you can see the lines to write neatly.

See How to Draw Bubble Letters .

Use whatever is comfortable for you. Your handwriting is more important than the writing implement.

See How to Write in Cursive . There are also many tutorials elsewhere online. Most people are taught cursive writing at some point in school.

It does not have to be, but the writing looks significantly better if the pencil is sharp.

Put a piece of lined paper underneath and then use your ruler to draw the lines from your lined paper (or just follow the lines through the underside of the paper).

Try to hold your scale using light pressure, and then draw the line.

No, use any pen that is comfortable for you to use, but I suggest a pen the has a soft grip.

No, do whatever you're comfortable with.

Practice, practice, practice! Write common words over and over, until it feels natural. There is no way to do this overnight.

Yes, you can look through the apps that are available in the app store on your phone and pick the one that you prefer the most.

No, your handwriting doesn’t have to look neat while taking notes unless you might want to show them to another person. Make sure you are able to read your notes though!

If you are talking about a fountain pen, then avoid touching the nib, and do your best not to touch the paper where you've just written. Left-handed people tend to have this problem more than others, and there are special pens made for lefties if this is your issue.

Practice! Once you've gotten the hang of it, you should be able to write like any other.

Just make sure it’s consistent and your position is good. The more you practice proper handwriting techniques, the quicker you'll naturally become.

Do whichever one is comfortable and you think makes your writing look prettiest. If you hold your pen tightly, consider using a grip.

Use the same techniques listed above, but make sure the ink dries first or else your writing efforts will smudge.

The font for the words "calligraphy workshop" were donw in Blackletter, the rest in cursive.

Practice a lot! As with everything, it takes time and practice. If you write every day, you can write faster. If you haven’t written anything in a month, then writing will feel weird and it will be hard to control the pen. It also helps to write slowly.

It depends on you. Some people like gel pens due to the smoothness and it feels very satisfying. Others prefer using markers or pencil. It’s your choice.