How to Write with a Fountain Pen
Balance the pen.. Take the pen in your dominant hand.. Rest the barrel on the bottom knuckle of your middle finger.
Steps
1
Balance the pen.
Balance the pen.
2
Take the pen in your dominant hand.
Take the pen in your dominant hand.
3
Rest the barrel on the bottom knuckle of your middle finger.
Rest the barrel on the bottom knuckle of your middle finger.
4
Hold the pen toward the paper at a 40 to 55 degree angle.
Hold the pen toward the paper at a 40 to 55 degree angle.
5
Keep the nib level with the paper.
Keep the nib level with the paper.
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Avoid using your hand muscles.
Avoid using your hand muscles.
7
Minimize pressure.
Minimize pressure.
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Do not rotate the pen.
Do not rotate the pen.
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Practice with singular strokes of the pen.
Practice with singular strokes of the pen.
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Write a sentence.
Write a sentence.
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Purchase an inexpensive fountain pen.
Purchase an inexpensive fountain pen.
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Use new, untainted ink.
Use new, untainted ink.
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Get a pad of lined paper.
Get a pad of lined paper.
14
Sit in a comfortable chair at a desk.
Sit in a comfortable chair at a desk.
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