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Ampersands, 165–66
Ascenders, 19–22, 29, 40–42, 47, 87–89, 95, 107–9
Basics, 15–26
Bullet journals, 171–72
Calligrams, 177–81
Calligraphy, 181–83
Capital letters. See also Uppercase letters
connecting to lowercase, 91–93
Copperplate style, 66, 68–69, 181
printing, 119–38
Roman capitals, 119–38
Spencerian style, 17, 32, 67–70, 181
variations of, 66–76
Copy work, 173–75
Creative endeavors
ampersands, 165–66
connecting letters, 78–93
cursive, 77–118
double letters, 100–105
flourishes, 20, 106–16, 157, 160, 178–79, 182–83
gifts, 173
ideas for, 168–77
mixing print and script, 160
numbers, 161–64
printing, 153–60
punctuation, 161–65
signatures, 116–18
Cross bars, 19, 20, 92, 94–96, 108, 116, 122–23
Cursive
creative endeavors with, 77–118
double letters, 100–105
flourishes, 20, 106–16, 157, 160, 178–79, 182–83
joining letters, 78–93
lowercase letters, 39–54, 91–93
pitfalls with, 94–99
printing and, 160
signatures in, 116–18
uppercase letters, 55–76, 91–93
Descenders, 19–22, 29, 40–42, 87–89, 95, 107–9
Double letters, 100–105
Downstrokes, 17, 20, 29, 96, 146, 157, 181
Flourishes, 20, 106–16, 157, 160, 178–79, 182–83
Gifts, creating, 173
Gratitude journals, 170–71
Guidelines, 18–19, 22, 29, 94–95
Handwriting
basics of, 15–26
calligrams, 177–81
calligraphy, 181–83
consistency in, 28–32
digital world and, 11–14, 165, 175–77
flourishes, 20, 106–16, 157, 160, 178–79, 182–83
getting started with, 11–38
history of, 16–18
ideas for, 168–77
joining letters, 78–93
paper position for, 25
personality of, 7, 12, 96, 116, 168, 183
posture for, 24–25
practicing, 33–38
pressure of, 31
signatures, 116–18
spacing letters, 30, 35, 131, 134–38
terms for, 18–20
tools for, 20–24
Italic print
alphabet, 151
lowercase letters, 140–46
uppercase letters, 147–50
Joining letters, 78–93
Journal writing, 14, 168, 170–72
Left-handed writers, 25–26
Letters
3/4-square letters, 122–23, 127–29
capital letters, 66–76, 91–93, 119–38, 181
double letters, 100–105
families of, 43–49, 56–64, 122–30
flourishes, 20, 106–16, 157, 160, 178–79, 182–83
half-square letters, 122–23, 125–26
italic print, 139–52
joining, 78–93
lowercase letters, 39–54, 68–70, 91–93, 140–46, 181
overhand letters, 50–54
printing, 119–38
Roman capitals, 119–38
style of, 30–31, 36, 154–60, 167–85
underhand letters, 50–54
uppercase letters, 55–76, 91–93, 147–50
whole-square letters, 122, 124
Letter-writing, 172–73
Lists, writing, 169
Lowercase letters
connecting to capitals, 91–93
families of, 43–49
italic letters, 140–46
overhand letters, 50–54
Spencerian letters, 68–70, 181
underhand letters, 50–54
Majuscule, 19, 64–65. See also Uppercase letters
Minuscule, 19. See also Lowercase letters
Notes, writing, 172
Numbers, 161–64
Paper position, 25
Pen grasps, 23–24
Penmanship. See also Handwriting
basics of, 15–26
consistency in, 28–32
personality of, 7, 12, 96, 116, 168, 183
terms for, 18–20
tools for, 20–24
Pitfalls, 94–99
Posture, 24–25
Pressure/touch, 31
Printing
creative endeavors with, 153–60
italic print, 139–52
Roman capitals, 119–38
style of, 154–60
variations for, 154–60
Punctuation, 161–65
Roman capitals
alphabet, 131–32
copying, 133–38
families of, 122–30
history of, 120
mastering, 120–21
Signatures, 116–18
Spacing letters, 30, 35, 131, 134–38
Style of writing, 30–31, 36, 154–60, 167–85
Terminology, 18–20
Troubleshooting tips, 94–99
Uppercase letters. See also Capital letters
connecting to lowercase, 91–93
families of, 56–64
italic letters, 147–50
Waist line, 19, 40, 47, 87, 143
Warm-ups
italic warm-ups, 140
lowercase warm-ups, 40–43, 140
practice warm-ups, 33
uppercase warm-ups, 56–57
Writing tools, 20–24