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Does anybody write "a"? I certainly don't, I can't even really guess what would be the correct hand movement to easily include the tail. Do a reversed s then up

Does anybody write "a"? I certainly don't, I can't even really guess what would be the correct hand movement to easily include the tail. Do a reversed s then up down?

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otherme123 3y ago
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cbfrench 3y ago
I don’t normally, but I can if I’m trying to print clearly. I basically make the shoulder and descender of the a, then come back up the ascender and make the loop, connecting the loop in such a way as to leave the tail. That said, I normally just do a D’Nealian lowercase print a. Edit: thanks to the other commenter who shared a link to this. Much easier to show than to tell! http://sketchtoy.com/71138762 http://sketchtoy.com/71138762
neilv 3y ago
I don't normally write the double-storey `a', but when I choose to do it (such as when hand-lettering something very neatly with lowercase), it's (1) the top-to-tail stroke, (2) reposition pen, (3) stroke the remainder from top to bottom. I could skip the pen reposition, by reversing direction at end of the tail, but the options I've thought of for that don't have the aesthetic I'm going for when using double-storey `a' at all.
Cyykratahk 3y ago
My mother uses both "double-storey" a and "loop-tail" g in all her handwriting, even throwaway notes and shopping lists. Most likely due to working for many years as a graphic artist/signwriter.
barry-cotter 3y ago
Your guess is exactly how I did it before returning to the normal handwritten way.
casion 3y ago
I do. stroke order is - | o
pirates 3y ago
I write ‘a’ this way, but my hand movement is more like making a lower case ‘d’ with | and then o without lifting. but in the case of ‘a’ the stem is a curved motion to start with.
Kwpolska 3y ago
I do. The quick, single-stroke version goes like this (follow the numbers: ___ / \ 1 2 | _6_| / 3 |5 7 8 \_4_|/ (I draw the bottom part of the right line twice, and the bottom loop ends up being rounder). Or, the two-stroke version: ___ / \ 1 2 | _6_| / 3 |7 4 5 \_8_|/
fuzzfactor 3y ago
Yes, learned it from a manual typewriter before starting elementary school. Two strokes, but the ampersand is a single stroke. Lower-case "g" as seen in Times New Roman too. Quick dollar sign has one vertical, formal has two verticals. Never used cursive and I am old enough to endure penmanship being universal. Only use it for calligraphy. Talk about regional handwriting, interestingly, Port Arthur, Texas must have had a hell of a penmanship teacher at a quite early time from which descended some of the most beautiful handwriting across all walks of life well into the 1980's.

Does anybody write "a"? I certainly don't, I can't even really guess what would be the correct hand movement to easily include the tail. Do a reversed s then up down?

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otherme123 3y ago

http://sketchtoy.com/71138752 http://sketchtoy.com/71138752

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cbfrench 3y ago

I don’t normally, but I can if I’m trying to print clearly. I basically make the shoulder and descender of the a, then come back up the ascender and make the loop, connecting the loop in such a way as to leave the tail. That said, I normally just do a D’Nealian lowercase print a. Edit: thanks to the other commenter who shared a link to this. Much easier to show than to tell! http://sketchtoy.com/71138762 http://sketchtoy.com/71138762

neilv 3y ago

I don't normally write the double-storey `a', but when I choose to do it (such as when hand-lettering something very neatly with lowercase), it's (1) the top-to-tail stroke, (2) reposition pen, (3) stroke the remainder from top to bottom. I could skip the pen reposition, by reversing direction at end of the tail, but the options I've thought of for that don't have the aesthetic I'm going for when using double-storey `a' at all.

Cyykratahk 3y ago

My mother uses both "double-storey" a and "loop-tail" g in all her handwriting, even throwaway notes and shopping lists. Most likely due to working for many years as a graphic artist/signwriter.

barry-cotter 3y ago

Your guess is exactly how I did it before returning to the normal handwritten way.

casion 3y ago

I do. stroke order is - | o

pirates 3y ago

I write ‘a’ this way, but my hand movement is more like making a lower case ‘d’ with | and then o without lifting. but in the case of ‘a’ the stem is a curved motion to start with.

Kwpolska 3y ago

I do. The quick, single-stroke version goes like this (follow the numbers: ___ / \ 1 2 | _6_| / 3 |5 7 8 \_4_|/ (I draw the bottom part of the right line twice, and the bottom loop ends up being rounder). Or, the two-stroke version: ___ / \ 1 2 | _6_| / 3 |7 4 5 \_8_|/

fuzzfactor 3y ago

Yes, learned it from a manual typewriter before starting elementary school. Two strokes, but the ampersand is a single stroke. Lower-case "g" as seen in Times New Roman too. Quick dollar sign has one vertical, formal has two verticals. Never used cursive and I am old enough to endure penmanship being universal. Only use it for calligraphy. Talk about regional handwriting, interestingly, Port Arthur, Texas must have had a hell of a penmanship teacher at a quite early time from which descended some of the most beautiful handwriting across all walks of life well into the 1980's.