Italic handwriting practice for adults, semi joined penmanship workbook

Italic handwriting gives adults a tidy, fast and easy to read everyday script, slanted and semi joined. This 32 page undated workbook teaches it one letter family at a time on guide lines set to a 5 mm x-height and a 5° slant, using model, trace and write rows.

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How this italic handwriting workbook builds the habit

Each lowercase letter comes with a stroke order diagram showing numbered starting points and arrows, a plain language tip, one row to trace and one to write. Letters sit in six families built on one shared motion, so the arches that branch and the slim ovals soon come without thinking. Two pages cover diagonal and horizontal joins and the letters that stay unjoined, and then everyday words, phrases, pangrams and short quotes put the new hand to work in full sentences.

Practice stays small and steady thanks to a daily ten minute drill and a three week plan, while a day 1 versus day 21 page lets you compare your progress at a glance. Two sheets of practice paper with the same 5 mm guides, one carrying faint slant lines, can be printed again whenever you need them.

Who will enjoy this italic handwriting course

• Adults whose writing has grown untidy or hard to read and who want a calm, clear method to improve it
• Anyone who finds cursive loops slow yet wants something quicker and more graceful than print
• Journal keepers, letter writers and card senders who want writing they feel proud of
• Calligraphy newcomers who would like to begin with a chisel marker or edged pen on simple letters

Design and printing

• A clean, minimal style: white pages with gentle blush pink accents and very low ink use
• Roomy margins all around, so your home printer will not trim anything
• Portrait pages in A4 (210 x 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• Undated, so the drills, the daily page and the practice paper can be printed over and over
• Every practice row uses a precise 5 mm x-height and 5° slant, with dark models and pale gray letters for tracing
• Keep it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have a print shop spiral bind it

Inside the italic handwriting workbook: 32 pages

1. 1Cover featuring a page index and room for your name and the date you begin
2. 2Getting started: the features of the italic hand (an oval shape, a slant, branching strokes and semi joined letters), the four guide lines, how to work through the book, four rules and a before sample of your current writing
3. 3Posture and choosing a pen: how to sit, a loose grip, paper angle for both right and left handers, recommended tools, and monoline compared with chisel pen examples plus rows to practice
4. 4Lines and angle: the four guides, a table of proportions, the 5° slant, letter width, spacing and two rows to practice
5. 5Warm-up patterns to trace: slanted downstrokes, branching arches, cups, ovals, zigzags and linked patterns
6. 6Family 1, i l t j: a stroke order diagram, a tip, a trace row and a write row for every letter
7. 7Family 2, n m h r: the branching arch, shown with diagrams plus trace and write rows
8. 8Family 2, b p k: diagrams with trace and write rows, and words using the family
9. 9Family 3, a d g q: the bowl of the italic a, shown with diagrams plus trace and write rows
10. 10Family 3, u y: diagrams with trace and write rows, and words using the family
11. 11Family 4, o e c s: narrow ovals, shown with diagrams plus trace and write rows
12. 12Family 5, v w x z: the diagonal letters, shown with diagrams plus trace and write rows
13. 13Family 6, f and a review of the alphabet: the italic f, every family gathered together and f used in words
14. 14Lowercase a to m: two letters on each row with a model, a trace and open space
15. 15Lowercase n to z, set out the same way
16. 16Capitals A to M: a stroke order diagram and a trace row for each, along with a name that begins with it
17. 17Capitals N to Z, with diagrams and names
18. 18Practicing capitals: all 26 to trace, plus three names and places
19. 19Numerals 0 to 9: formation diagrams, rows to trace and numerals in real use such as times, lists and page numbers
20. 20Diagonal joins: how they work, eight pairs of letters to trace and three joined words
21. 21Horizontal joins: linking out of the letters t, f, w, v, r and o, eight pairs, three words and the letters that are never joined
22. 22Everyday words: 16 joined words, first traced and then written
23. 23Everyday phrases: five brief notes and card messages, each with a row to trace and an empty row
24. 24Pangrams: five sentences containing every letter, traced and then written
25. 25Quotes to copy: five short, gentle lines, traced and then written
26. 26Signature practice: an italic signature in five steps, an example, and six rows for your signature, your initials and your full name with the date
27. 27A ten minute routine for each day: a warm-up, one chosen letter family, joins and words, one sentence and a check-in from 1 to 5
28. 2821-day practice plan giving each day a focus and a tick box, along with your reward and the time of day you practice best
29. 29Day 1 vs day 21: the same pangram written on both days, a table for checking yourself and notes on what has changed
30. 30Common fixes: seven usual problems and how to correct them, plus four rows for fixing
31. 31Lined sheet for practice, 11 rows on 5 mm guides with faint 5° slant lines
32. 32Lined sheet for practice, 11 rows on 5 mm guides without slant lines

Files in your download

• Italic Handwriting Practice for Adults, US Letter PDF (32 pages)
• Italic Handwriting Practice for Adults, A4 PDF (32 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief guide to printing (PDF)

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Good to know

• This is a PDF intended for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still import it into most note taking apps and write on the pages.
• You are buying a digital file. Nothing physical arrives in the mail.
• Printed colors may look a little different from what you see on screen.
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• Write with whatever you like, from a pencil or ballpoint to a gel pen, fineliner or chisel marker. Pens and paper are not included.

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