/r/PenmanshipPorn

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Penmanship Porn

What counts as penmanship?

For the purpose of this subreddit, penmanship is any hand-written text. This can be everyday handwriting, calligraphy and hand-written text on chalkboards, whiteboards, and signs.

Rules:

If any submission breaks the following rules, report the post and message the mods about why you reported it.

1) No posts asking for help/tips with your handwriting/signature, and no posts asking for people to sign your name. This includes "Is my handwriting good or bad?" posts. Those posts should be posted in /r/Handwriting

2) Keep comments civil. No personal attacks, bigotry, hate speech, etc.

3) No Blogspam or self promotion.

4) Search before posting. Reposts will be removed. If you spot a repost, report it and message the link to the reposed submission and with a link the original post.

4a) Do not post this video. It has been posted hundreds of times.

5) Penmanship/Handwriting pictures/videos/ect only. Meaning, no links to news articles about penmanship, pictures of pens, ink, ect., or anything that doesn't directly have handwriting content.

6) Try to use RES friendly urls. Use Imgur if in doubt. Avoid Photobucket and Instagram as image hosts due to incompatibility with RES. If the content is someone else's post on Instagram, it is allowed to be posted so that the content creator can get credit.

/r/PenmanshipPorn

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Another Grocery List

A particularly neat grocery list from this week. Probably because I used a pencil.

4 Comments
2025/02/01
14:48 UTC

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inspiration

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2025/02/01
06:56 UTC

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Anyone else have illegible handwriting that they think is (subjectively) pretty?

10 Comments
2025/02/01
04:17 UTC

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Trying my hand at calligraphy style fonts

0 Comments
2025/01/31
21:43 UTC

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Practicing cursive and I’m so proud of the word “letter”

8 Comments
2025/01/31
15:24 UTC

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Spencerian Script Book Recommendations

I have recently taught myself to write with my right hand (naturally, left handed) and while I find it incredibly enjoyable, I want to learn the Spencerian Script style.

Are there any book recommendations that anyone has?

Found this on Amazon but would like to tab into the knowledge base here before I buy.

10 Comments
2025/01/31
04:11 UTC

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Newbie

I started learning cursive last month. I think my fountain pen might be too big for what I’m going for? Tips are appreciated.

3 Comments
2025/01/31
03:48 UTC

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I just picked up a pen for the first time in a while

It’s probably been about 2 weeks since I did any journaling, and I was surprised when I produced this today. I’m pretty proud of it.

0 Comments
2025/01/30
20:53 UTC

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New fountain pen 💕

3 Comments
2025/01/30
14:32 UTC

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Are you tired?

Used: leonardt principal ef, gouache, ph martin terracotta, cheap notebook paper

1 Comment
2025/01/30
02:01 UTC

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I am very proud of this v & e

Parallel pen

3 Comments
2025/01/30
01:15 UTC

201

Pages of exceptionally elegant 1820s handwriting practice from the archives I work at

1 Comment
2025/01/29
22:06 UTC

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I wrote my favorite book into a journal to practice my handwriting

The book is “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky

45 Comments
2025/01/29
21:17 UTC

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A guide signed by famous British steeplejack Fred Dibnah in copperplate script

0 Comments
2025/01/29
15:53 UTC

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More handwriting practice

23 Comments
2025/01/28
14:46 UTC

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Today's practice - Financier script

2 Comments
2025/01/28
00:24 UTC

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Quick Work

I did this at work. I work at a restaurant and our wait list has names, and i choose whatever name I want to do.

0 Comments
2025/01/27
23:40 UTC

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How does my “g” look?

I typically have horrible chicken scratch but I somehow managed to write what I think is the best g of my life.

33 Comments
2025/01/27
21:58 UTC

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“i feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” — van gogh

1 Comment
2025/01/27
17:42 UTC

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fall..🍁 🍁

5 Comments
2025/01/27
11:29 UTC

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hot dogs

5 Comments
2025/01/27
05:27 UTC

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This is the memorial name plate of Oliver Cromwell, with a beautiful flowing font. It was found on his lead coffin when he was dis-interred when Charles II ascended the throne.

0 Comments
2025/01/26
19:18 UTC

58

French Roundhand practise!

2 Comments
2025/01/26
06:37 UTC

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This P from years ago is still my best

Never thought I’d find a place to share it!

1 Comment
2025/01/26
05:36 UTC

57

bouncy cursive

what word did i write the best? i think i like ‘utensils’ ‘yellow’ or ‘orange’ best🤷‍♀️ im left handed😁

12 Comments
2025/01/26
01:02 UTC

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Elizabeth I's penmanship at age 15, 1548.

38 Comments
2025/01/25
23:32 UTC

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My classmates notes caught my eye… 😍

1 Comment
2025/01/25
17:07 UTC

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