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Tutorials => Tips for Lefties => Topic started by: Erica McPhee on January 08, 2014, 07:51:33 PM
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I decided not to try to reinvent the wheel and instead go searching! Here are some great links for left-handed calligraphers, including videos. I hope you find these helpful.
IAMPETH Left-handed videos and links (http://www.iampeth.com/lessons_left-handed.php)
Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society - tips and diagrams (http://www.clas.co.uk/left-handers.html)
Left-Handed Calligraphy book review (http://www.nibs.com/Books-Lefthanded-Calligraphy-Review.html)
Facebook Group for Left-handed Calligraphers (https://www.facebook.com/groups/417036914982616/?notif_t=group_r2j)
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Wow. Thanks, Erica! I just spent over an hour checking all this out. Great info!!
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I watched John De Collibus (left-handed IAMPETH Master Penman) on You Tube and he compleeeeeetely blew my mind. Look for his Dueling pens video... Guaranteed :o :o :o
And PS Erica, the author of Left Handed Calligraphy (Vance Studley) was my college design professor!! He got me to love typography & lettering. :D
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Thanks so much for posting these, Erica! I read about a calligraphy teacher that wouldn't teach left-handed students unless they used their right hand -- yikes!
I do think (in my extremely limited experience as a pointed pen newbie) that being a leftie isn't as much as a disadvantage with pointed pen as it is with broad pen. At least I'm hoping that's true!
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I'm leftie !! I confirm that when you want, it's not as hard to learn calligraphy... Just have to place the paper correctly, LEFTIES GO ON !! - thanks Erica for the links ;) -Nora
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Linda, WHOA!!! That did blow my mind. I truly thought he was making flourishes.
When I was a kid I could write with both hands at the same time. One of the wonderful things of life was that I didn't know lefties were "supposed" to write with their hand hooked and so I learned like every other rightie. I didn't realize until middle school that I wrote differently from other lefties.
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Thank you so much Erica for putting up this thread and I am currently checking out the links while at work! :D I can't help, it I am totally in love with Calligraphy. :)
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Thank you for the links! Can't wait to get my left-hand into calligraphy! :D
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Cheers to lefties! :)
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Hi Erica! Before I decided to take a calligraphy class using pointed pens, I was already following your posts here at the flourish forum 😄 I have a long way to go, since I don't get to practice often. Thank you for all the tutorials you have prepared for newbies like us! God bless! 😃 hooray for lefties!
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Lefties UNITE! ha ha
I was telling my husband last night that it was a blessing and a curse to be a lefty in the world of calligraphy because I use only straight holders and it's the obliques that have all the fun! Blessing for my already weeping wallet, but a bummer there aren't more beautiful custom designed straight holders!!!
Plain jane plastic speedball is where it's at!
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This lefty says thank you! Can't wait to check out these links :)
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Thanks Erica for the links!
As a lefty, I'm always looking to learn from left handed calligraphers and try different methods to improve my writing. John DeCollibus' videos definitely blow my mind too, but I can't seem to write at his angle with an oblique penholder! So currently writing underhand with a straight holder..
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Not sure how I missed this for So Long!! Yay For Lefties!! I'm a Lefty Too!! I currently use a straight holder but am contemplating an oblique! I love my straight for copperplate... But if I go too fast I smudge going over the top. I Just Recently saw Johns video and WOW! I learned to write sideways in a broad pen class I took 2(cough)5 years ago! I'd completely forgotten about it!! I'm currently taking Harvests Spencerian Class and am applying the sideways writing to it!! Still using a straight holder... For now... But Man!! What a Difference that Paper Angle Makes!!
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Erica - thank you for gathering and posting these left-handed links. The videos are particularly helpful. It is interesting to see how each left-handed calligrapher uses their individual pen and paper position.
I naturally write from 'underneath'. I have a small chalkboard and I am using it to practice from underneath and overhanded to see which feels the most comfortable as well as providing the best results before investing in a straight or oblique pen holder.
I am starting with the lowercase Copperplate exemplars I have seen on this forum.
I also want to thank all the lefties for their encouragement. This is a beautiful art form and I would love to be able to letter my own holiday cards this year. Practice, practice, practice. My new mantra!
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Thanks 🙏 Erica going through each link one ☝️ at a time Got a left handed calligraphy book 📚 will post a review or my brief comments if you have not mentioned it already . Enjoy 😊 rest of weekend