Beautiful handwriting for notes. How to learn to write beautifully and make your handwriting perfect? Basic principles of practice

Improving handwriting means making it more expressive, calligraphic, easier to read and more enjoyable to perceive. If your handwriting is far from perfect, then you need to start studying to improve it by analyzing the initial data, namely: answering the question of why the handwriting you have is bad.

Having sufficiently developed self-criticism, you can handle the analysis yourself. To do this, take a page with text written in your own hand and give an objective assessment of what is before your eyes.

Letters are too small, too large, or of different heights;
The slope is excessively slanted forward, backward, or completely absent;
The pressure is too strong or too weak;
The connection of letters is absent or heterogeneous;
Some letters are simply written inexpressively, while others are completely unreadable, written in a way that deviates from calligraphy standards.

As for point 5, it is better to analyze it with outside help, because a person gets used to his handwriting and often does not understand why it is not readable for other people.

So, the analysis of the initial data is done. This will be the minimum program that needs to be completed through classes to improve handwriting.

If the letters are too small, too large or of different sizes, then you need to relearn how to write in even letters, using a regular student copybook, so as not to go beyond the horizontal lines.
If the slant is too slanted forward, backward, or completely absent, then you need to get a stack of notebooks with an oblique ruler and methodically work on writing words and letters at the correct slant. By the way, graphologists claim that writing style with a forward bend is a sign of cordiality and emotionality; and handwriting slanted back is a sign of coldness and restraint. So, in addition to improving your handwriting, you will also learn something about yourself from a graphological point of view.
If the pressure is too strong, then you need to learn to control how you hold the pen. Don't push it, learn to keep it relaxed. Make sure that while writing, your neck, shoulders, and arms are relaxed and your posture is correct.
If there is no connection of letters, or it is heterogeneous, it is recommended to practice writing letters using the “continuous” writing method. It involves connecting letters without lifting the pen from the paper. In addition, you will again need copybooks to practice writing connecting elements.

The most difficult thing, of course, is to deal with individual letters. You need to learn to write them again according to all the rules of calligraphy, displaying all the elements from beginning to end. This needs to be done systematically, but without coercion. In order to use mechanical memory in writing letters, you will have to write individual letters and individual words for several pages until the winning result.

Some more practical tips:

Exercises that develop fine motor skills of the fingers help to form beautiful handwriting. These are any actions with small objects: weaving, knitting, modeling, etc.
Determine the goal you are striving for: what you would like your handwriting to look like. Choose from a selection of handwritten or computer font samples. Create a sample on a piece of paper, and then carefully imitate the chosen writing style.
Choose prose or classic poetry for training - this way you will not only improve your handwriting, but also increase your cultural level.
If you are proficient in meditation techniques, use them to work on improving your handwriting. Imagine yourself writing smoothly and beautifully. Come up with an appropriate affirmation to speed up the desired result.

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It's very nice to receive a regular, handwritten letter in the mail from a friend. It’s even more pleasant if all the words can be read accurately and everything written can be accurately understood. The most beautiful handwriting in the world belongs to a little girl from Nepal. Her recipients will certainly understand everything she would like to write about.

The most beautiful handwriting

A photo of the handwriting of an eighth-grader from Nepal's Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya school has spread across the Internet like a virus. All users unanimously call her handwriting the most beautiful in the world.

The owner of such a beautiful handwriting style is called Milla Prakriti. She is in 8th grade. On her page on a social network, the student talks about how the ability to write beautifully is necessary even in the modern world. It helps improve communication between students and teachers. This makes it much easier to sort out all the sentences in the notebook and it will be easier for teachers to check assignments.

The girl shares the results of her research with her subscribers. It showed that in 1992, schools paid much more attention to calligraphic writing of words than now. That's why most children don't bother to write beautifully.

The girl received the title of the most beautiful handwriting only thanks to the opinions of Internet users. They believe that such beautiful letters should become the basis of a new font at Microsoft.

The government of Nepal appreciated the perfection of Milla's handwriting. The girl received a state award as the owner of the most beautiful writing style.

Who has the most beautiful handwriting?

Despite the great popularity of young Nepalese, there are also people in Russia who write very legibly and beautifully. Their profession obliges them to do this. This category includes archive and library workers, school teachers and specialized specialists - calligraphers.

I would like to include workers in medical institutions in the list. But we all know about their illegible scribbles, which even pharmacists (with extensive experience in these matters) do not always understand. It is believed that people with poor cursive writing think very quickly and their hand simply does not have time to transfer all their thoughts onto paper properly.

People of the old school and those who graduated from school during the USSR, for the most part, also have an exquisite and very understandable style of writing. Back then, the ability to write calligraphically was highly valued, because you had to hold a pen in your hands every day. In the modern world, in the era of smartphones and laptops, only a few write legibly and gracefully.

Psychologists say that such people are peaceful, calm and balanced. They never rush to put their thoughts on paper. At the same time, experts believe that every person can consciously develop beautiful handwriting, if only he wants it.

Calligraphy

The art of fine writing is called calligraphy. Today there are only 15 areas of this science in the world. The most striking of them are Chinese calligraphy and Persian script.

The closest school to us is Cyrillic calligraphy. It is its principles that are taught to elementary school students in our schools. We have all seen examples of writing letters in this area - they are often published on the back of writing books and are the basis of copybooks for kids.

An adult may also want to improve his writing skills over time. The easiest option would be to buy a copybook and practice.

Secrets of developing beautiful handwriting

It is better to learn to write beautifully from school. It is then that the child has to rewrite a large number of words every day, preparing for lessons and doing classwork. Calligraphic handwriting, like the ability to ride a bicycle, remains a pleasant baggage as you grow older.

To improve your handwriting style, you need to:

Before the exercises, it is recommended to do a little exercise for your hand, because it is not used to writing a lot. You need to clench and unclench your fist, make circular movements with your hand, bend and straighten your fingers.
Train daily for at least 20-30 minutes.
Buy a quality pen and thick paper to make writing comfortable.
Select the part of the text that needs to be rewritten. This way, over time, you can compare whether there are results from your efforts.

These simple rules will help improve your handwriting. But you need to be prepared for the fact that at first your hand will get very tired.

Basic exercises

Working with paper and pen should begin with the simplest exercises:

You need to start practicing by writing circles, spirals, zigzags. It is also recommended to write the repeated lowercase “Ш”, letters “G” and “A”.
In the beginning, you should listen to the sensations in your hand, write the symbols slowly and carefully.
When the skill has already developed to the point of automatism, you can start writing quickly and reducing the size of the letters.

These basic exercises will help you start developing calligraphic handwriting. In the first days you can rewrite the Cyrillic calligraphy alphabet. Next, you should complicate your task - rewrite large blocks of text, focusing on the correct spelling of letters:

The characters must be written at the same level and not differ in size.
The spaces between words must be equal.
You also need to pay attention to punctuation marks - they should be clearly visible and on the same level.

At first it will be difficult to write on a blank sheet of paper. Therefore, you need to purchase a notebook with an oblique ruler. Next you should switch to unlined paper.

After your hand gets used to the load and you notice a significant difference between the handwriting “before” and “after,” do not forget that the main key to success is practice. To have beautiful handwriting, you need to constantly maintain the skill.

If you are used to taking notes using a tablet and sending letters via email, then it is better to give it up for a while. Then you might even become the new internet star with the most beautiful handwriting in the world and leave the little Nepalese schoolgirl far behind.

We all have to write by hand from time to time, and good legible handwriting is pleasant to read, and they say it can be used to judge a person's character. If you want to improve your handwriting or relearn how to write, this article will give you some simple tips.

Steps

Penmanship Basics

First, find a suitable pen. Some people prefer a pencil. Take what you like best.

Use a pen or pencil with a soft tip, especially if you like to press hard when you write.
Take a lined notebook - it’s easier to write in it than on a regular sheet of paper.

Sit up straight. Remember what your mother told you? Posture matters a lot! If you hunch over, after a while your back and neck will begin to become numb, you will feel uncomfortable writing, and you will begin to hold the pen incorrectly. (See Method 2, Step 3 below).
- If you are comfortable and sit up straight, writing will be much more comfortable. Don't force yourself, it should be your own desire.
Relax. Grasp the handle so that it fits comfortably in your hand. If you have a red dimple on your finger after you've finished writing, you're holding the pen too tightly. It's important to grip the pen correctly because it will affect your range of motion and how you will form the letters.

Work not only on your handwriting, but also on what exactly you write. Of course, many people use abbreviations and abbreviations, symbols, and so on. But when you are writing not for yourself, but for someone else, take the time to write everything correctly. A new clean car without a pair of wheels, no matter how beautiful it looks, will still be useless.
- Check if you have used punctuation marks correctly.
- You should not use colloquial speech or abbreviations from the Internet in your letter. If you are writing for someone other than yourself, don't use the words "ok", "lol", "thank you" and so on.
Find someone to inspire you! Do you know a person with beautiful handwriting? Watch him or ask him for some tips! Search Word (or another text editor) for some pretty fonts to inspire you.
- Feel free to buy and read books and manuals on penmanship for schoolchildren. If you have children, develop penmanship techniques with them! Practice penmanship with your children, with your husband/wife and just spend this time together.
Capital letters
1. First, understand how capital letters are written. Chances are, your handwriting has changed a lot since school, and now you rarely use capital letters. Find tutorials that show an example of a capital letter and ask you to repeat the letter on lined paper.
  
  The whole hand should be used in writing. Most people only use their fingers to trace letters. Pay attention to people who have beautiful handwriting: when writing, they use not only their fingers, but their entire hand. This makes your handwriting smoother.
  
  Write a few lines in capital letters. It is important to practice writing “hooks” and curves - they should be smooth. First, learn how to draw these “hooks”, and then the entire letter.
  - If you want to immediately get used to writing straight, write in a lined notebook. If you are writing on a regular white sheet of paper, first take a ruler and draw even lines with a pencil. Write based on these lines, and then erase them with an eraser.
  - To learn how to draw capital letters, start from the bottom and draw a line up, then draw the necessary hooks or curves (for example, in the letter M there will be one “hook” at the bottom and two “hooks” at the top). Then, maintaining an inclination, move the handle down. Don't forget to connect two letters. The lines should be straight and smooth.
  - Learn to write the basic shape of most letters. This basic form in Russian is considered to be the small capital letter “i”. Because from the letter “i” it is easy to make the letter “a” by adding a “hook” on top, a “u”, adding a “loop” on the bottom, a small capital letter “d” and so on.
  - It is important to learn not only how to write letters, but also how to connect them correctly. Capital letters are created not only for beauty, but also to speed up the writing process. Therefore, there are connections between letters. If you learn how to form beautiful letters along with connecting, you will not only improve your handwriting, but also increase your writing speed.
2. Start writing letters, don’t rush anywhere, focus on every movement of the pen. Cursive writing is the quick writing of text through correct pen movements, that is, through the ability to quickly write letters and combine them into one word. Once you get used to writing letters, you can speed up a little.
Calligraphy Basics
1. Place the sheet of paper conveniently in front of you. It is important to lay the sheet so that the drawn lines are slightly inclined so that the letters turn out even and with the same slope.
  
  Sit comfortably and grab a pen. Your legs should be straight and your back should be straight. Hold the handle so as not to squeeze or strain your hand.
2. Practice moving smoothly from letter to letter. Learn to draw beautiful “hooks” and vertical lines.
  - The vertical line should go down to the base line, then try to draw it the same way, but tilted a little. Don’t forget to draw a “transition” to another letter - a “hook” or stroke. Practice drawing lines with transitions at the bottom and at the top.
  - Then practice writing capital letters; their height should reach the top line. First, try to draw vertical lines, then add hooks and connections to them, do not forget about the slope of the letters.
  - To draw a hook, practice making nice "wavy" lines, curved lines, tilt those curved lines slightly to connect the two letters. Wave lines and hooks are needed not only for connecting letters, but also for writing capital letters. Try starting a line with a thin stroke and ending with a thick stroke (and vice versa).
  - Once you get good at it, try new shapes of curved lines - triangular, oval. Create your own font. Pay attention to the inclination of the letters: letters tilted 45 degrees to the right look beautiful.
3. Try to develop your own handwriting that you like. It is not so easy and will take you some time, but the result will definitely please you.
4. If you're already good enough, try speeding up a little.
5. Don't be afraid to leave large spaces between words and space between letters. Do not “sculpt” all the letters into one line, try to make your handwriting more “airy”, leaving enough space between letters and words.
6. Try not to get distracted. If you start learning to write beautifully, bring it to the end. If you fuss and rush, nothing good will come of it.
7. Focus. Hold the pencil firmly in your hand, but do not squeeze. Try to study in a quiet, calm environment.
8. If you are writing on a regular blank sheet of paper, place a matrix with lines under it to guide you and write letters along these lines.
9. Buy a notepad for notes.
10. If you are having trouble with something, ask someone to help you or appreciate your efforts.
11. Even if you didn’t succeed the first time, don’t give up! Remember that practice is key.
12. Some people prefer to write with a mechanical pencil rather than a wooden one.

In the modern world, you rarely have to write with a pen, with the exception of students and schoolchildren. Since previously reports, contracts, lists, documents were written manually, and if necessary they had to be rewritten, perhaps more than once, now the work is relying on computer equipment. At most, make a few notes in a notebook so as not to forget about something.

It is important for an adult that his handwriting is neat, even, beautiful, and legible, because it can play a decisive role in business and career.

Learning to write beautifully is not easy. Especially if you are an adult, a mature person. This requires patience and strength.

It is also not easy to teach children to write correctly. The difficulties caused are mainly manifested in the fact that for them this is a completely new craft that needs to be mastered well. Previously, they used a pen to draw any sticks, circles, quotes. Now, you need to correctly, carefully display the letters.

Note! The technique of teaching children and adults to write beautifully is different. This must be taken into account.

To learn how to write beautifully in calligraphic handwriting, you need to follow the algorithm of actions. Its conditions are simple and can be done by both adults and children.

How to learn to write letters and numbers beautifully

	For adults	For children
1	On the desk where you will study, there should only be a pen, a blank piece of paper or a notebook. For adults - texts that need to be rewritten, for children - samples of the alphabet, separate letters or with block letters.
2	You need to sit at the table correctly - your back is straight, your hands are on the table. For children, you need to choose a chair that is suitable for their height so that they can write comfortably.
3	The sheet should be at least 30 cm from your eyes.	The child must copy letters from a special copybook for children or one made by you. It doesn't matter much. Watch his posture; you cannot lower your head too low (at least 30 cm from the table).
4	The pen should be held with the thumb, index and middle fingers. It is important to teach your child how to hold a pen correctly from the very beginning.
5	You need to repeat writing the letters many times until you like one of the options and repeat it many times.	Each letter can be divided into several parts. First, let the child write these parts in turn, and then the entire letter.
6	It would be good to change ballpoint pens periodically. You need to find the handle that is most comfortable for you. Some people like to write with thick, while others like to write with thin pastes.	Write one letter several times, but very slowly, so that the child follows your actions and has time to remember. It is necessary to learn to write large and small letters at the same time, that is, after “A” comes “a”, then “B”, “b”, and so on.

Methods to change handwriting for an adult

Handwriting tends to change. It changes with age, with how often you write with a pen, and at what speed.

When you need to sign a postcard, a letter, you can’t write it legibly or beautifully, you begin to regret your ugly, uncalligraphic handwriting.

You won’t be able to quickly learn to write beautiful handwriting. If you think that you can do it in 5 minutes, then you are mistaken. This requires time and patience.

There are several scientific methods to change handwriting for the better:

Copying. The simple way is for you to choose the perfect handwriting that you like. This could be a loved one’s handwriting or printed from the Internet in the appropriate font.
You need to rewrite the text many times, write it in the same handwriting, until you repeat it accurately.
Psychological method – auto-training. This method is not suitable for everyone.
Before you sit down to write with a pen in a notebook, you need to lie down on your back for a long time, several times a day, completely relax, closing your eyes and imagine in your mind how beautifully, perfectly you write.
It is important at such moments to feel warmth throughout your body, calmness, lightness. With all this, you need to convince yourself “my handwriting is perfect.”

The disadvantage of auto-training is that more time is often spent on it than on the writing itself. And not everyone is able to pass it, to achieve exactly what is included in this method.

Important! To achieve perfect handwriting, it is important to write letters in several versions in different fonts. So, you will quickly develop correct calligraphy.

It is recommended to do exercises for your hands and fingers before you sit down to retrain yourself to write. You need to stretch your fingers well. It’s better for someone to help you bend and straighten your fingers, but you can do it yourself - massage your right hand with your left hand, and your left one with your right hand.

While writing, you need to do exercises for your neck, shoulders, back, and arms to restore blood supply and stretch your muscles.

Reasons for poor handwriting in children and how to improve it

In order to teach a child to write correctly, you need to find out the reasons for poor handwriting.

There are 5 main reasons:

features of brain development;
hand motor skills are not sufficiently developed;
the notebook is lying incorrectly on the table;
incorrect position of posture, arms, legs at the table;
the level of perception of space is not sufficiently developed.

How to correct a child's handwriting, step by step:

You can have your child write from your dictation. Don't rush, let him print the letters correctly.
It is important that the child likes the text so that it is interesting for him to write.
Use zebra crossing. It will help you understand the size and slant of all words and develop the child’s habit of writing exactly on any sheet of paper.
If you spell letters incorrectly, you should focus on them and learn to write them.
Draw the child’s attention to those words and letters that turned out great. Success pleases and motivates.
There is no point in overworking your daughter or son with activities. He must fully study, play, and relax. Choose a time for this activity.

Parents must be patient with this process. Speak softly and quietly to the child. Don't shout, don't punish for mistakes. It is important to make the child want to change his handwriting for the better. Of course, it will be more difficult for a left-hander to learn, but anything is possible.

You can, for variety, learn the letters of different languages. Write in Ukrainian, Russian, English.

You can determine a person's character by handwriting. Beautiful, correct letters are pleasing, good, and attractive.

Useful video

– the concept is not universal. This category includes handwriting with curlicues and strict, clear handwriting. There is a whole science dedicated to the art of beautiful writing - calligraphy. And although today we are less and less likely to pick up a ballpoint pen, beautiful handwriting is still considered an art, and the ability to write beautifully is a talent that many parents want to instill in their children.

How to get very beautiful handwriting(photo)? For some, control of their hand is easy literally from the first grade, while others come to calligraphic writing through long and hard practice. There are some secrets that, having mastered, you may not get the most beautiful handwriting in the world (photo), but you will not be ashamed to sign greeting cards and fill out applications and reports.

Photo of beautiful handwriting in Russian

The easiest way to learn to write beautifully is in your native language. By the way, it is believed that the owner of beautiful handwriting is endowed with a calm character, prudence, and patience. At the same time, the opposite is also true: the task of learning to write beautifully stimulates perseverance, patience, and will.

So, we reveal the secrets of calligraphy that you can use yourself or try on your schoolchildren.

The main thing is to use your hand correctly. The hand should be pressed tightly to the table, while the muscles of the shoulder and forearm also work while writing. You need to sit in a way that is comfortable, but in order to keep your back straight and beautiful, it is better to lean on the back of the chair.

You should start learning to write by drawing various shapes. Calligraphy is a type of fine art, therefore, you don’t have to write letters, but draw them. Practice on curls, circles, squiggles.

As an idea what beautiful handwriting can be like (photo, sample), take other people's handwritings, which can be easily found on the Internet. First of all, this concerns writers and artists of the 18th and 19th centuries. This can help you decide on your style. Some people are not good at classic, beautiful handwriting, but they can do very well in strict letters, separated from each other.

Write as often as possible, slowly, imagine that each letter is a drawing, a small picture created by you.

Write not only with a ballpoint pen, but also with other writing instruments. Some people claim that the best way to improve your handwriting is to start writing with an ink pen. Some people find themselves in pencils or a thin brush. Having learned to write beautifully in one thing, you will quickly master this skill as a whole.

If you hold a photo competition "The most beautiful handwriting", then the winners will be teachers, librarians, and professional calliographers.

Well, if you look for a photo of beautiful handwriting in Russian, you will probably find the Cyrillic school of calligraphy. It exists among other national schools (directions) of this type. Actually, the copybooks that are given to first-graders contain the basic rules of such calligraphy in a simplified form. And on school lined notebooks, on the back cover, you can see what makes up beautiful handwriting - a photo of the alphabet.

It's hard to say who has the most beautiful handwriting in the world– photos of different options will be unequal, since people write in dozens of different languages. One thing is certain - you can learn to write beautifully even in adulthood.