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“How to improve handwriting?” - this is a question asked by many people, and these are by no means medical workers, but ordinary citizens who have not paid attention to their handwriting since they were in school. There are many reasons why a person’s handwriting deteriorates. Some people start typing more on the keyboard and therefore lose the habit of putting their thoughts on paper by hand, while others, on the contrary, write very often, as a result of which they do not pay any attention to the beauty of the letters.

Is it possible to change handwriting?

In addition, there is a fairly widespread point of view that a person’s character influences his handwriting, therefore, no matter how much you teach him correct and beautiful writing, after some time character traits will still appear on paper. But the question “how to improve handwriting?” still remains relevant, so methods will be described below that will help not only change ugly letters written on paper, but also completely remake the style of your handwriting, if you so desire.

How long will it take to improve handwriting?

The skill of beautiful writing can only be developed through daily training, the duration of which should be at least an hour a day. The mistake of many self-taught students is that after the first result appears (in this case, the development of beautiful writing), the training stops and very soon the letters again creep unattractively across the paper, even if copybooks are used to correct handwriting. The point is this: one must distinguish skill from ability. The first takes a longer time to form, but allows you to perform a memorized action “automatically,” while “skill” guarantees only a temporary result.

We are talking about a comfortable body position when writing, holding the pen correctly, and a calm environment, since you will have to study for at least an hour at a time. The development of fine motor skills also plays a role in the formation of the skill of beautiful writing. For this, things such as neocube or Chinese balls are purchased. So how to improve your handwriting? The exercises required for this are described below.

The first way to improve handwriting

A person will only need a few ballpoint pens and a lot of patience. The method consists of writing the letters of the alphabet one by one according to the pattern specified in the copybook. Before you improve your handwriting as an adult, you should buy pens of various sizes and shapes. They are necessary for comparison - for some it is more convenient to write with a thin pen with a writing ball diameter of 0.7, for example.

After trying several types of ballpoint pens, you can determine the most convenient one for yourself and subsequently buy just such writing accessories. The optimal distance from fingers to a sheet of paper is approximately 1 cm. How to improve handwriting using the proposed method? One letter is written in capital and small form until it completely matches the model proposed in the copybook. When moving on to the next letter, you should not forget about the previous one, but you should write it with fewer repetitions.

The second way to improve handwriting

Correcting handwriting is possible without using copybooks. A small text written by hand, which is considered beautiful, is enough, it depends on the preferences of each person. A variety of computer fonts that copy handwritten text are also used. Having printed such a font on an A4 sheet, you can put a blank sheet on it and copy everything that is printed. This method is good because you need to write in whole sentences, which means that the skill will come faster than if you write one letter at a time and then connect them.

After a slight improvement in handwriting, a transition is made to writing under the dictation of a friend or any other person who is ready to help. After writing, inaccuracies in handwriting and various “crookedness” are checked. They need to be given special attention in the future. A month of training in this way guarantees the correction of ugly writing. But often people are tormented by the question not of improving their entire handwriting, but only of correcting it.

How to partially change your handwriting

Changing handwriting flaws is easy - just know what exactly needs to be worked on. Initially, a sheet of paper is taken, on which a short passage is written down with one’s own hand. When looking through the written text, you should analyze it for the presence of those letters or their combinations that spoil the beauty of the letter. By paying attention to such shortcomings, you can quickly get rid of them. But what should you pay attention to before correcting your handwriting?

Common Mistakes

When analyzing what is written, attention is drawn to errors such as:

letter size;
tilting (a mistake is leaning too far forward or even tilting the letters to the left side);
pressing the pen onto the paper;
the nature of the connection of individual letters in a word;
partial or complete distortion of a particular letter to such an extent that it becomes practically unreadable and correction of the handwriting becomes a necessity.

Regarding the last point, it is worth mentioning separately - it is better to invite someone to evaluate handwriting, since the habit of seeing letters written in one’s own hand precludes the objectivity of their assessment.

It is better to correct any deficiencies found one by one. For example, with a large inclination of the letters forward and strong pressure, at first you can only deal with the inclination, and only after correcting it can you begin to control relaxation or, conversely, increase the pressure of the hand.

Improving your child's handwriting

To teach a child to write letters beautifully and correctly on paper, ordinary teaching aids, as a rule, are not enough. This is due to the fact that in notebooks for improving handwriting, approximately 3 lines are allocated for one letter, after writing which, the child takes on the second, without acquiring the skill of writing the first. Therefore, before improving a child’s handwriting, it is necessary to print out a copybook, where an unlimited number of lines will be allocated for one letter.

But in order for a child to learn to write a letter correctly, a sample of it must be printed on approximately every third line, otherwise the student will begin to copy his own letters after 5-10 lines. The next step on the path to beautiful handwriting is combining letters into words and sentences. Using copybooks to correct handwriting and constantly practicing on the simplest sentences, you can move on to rewriting the works of Russian poets, which will help the student not only learn fluent and beautiful handwriting, but also expand his vocabulary.

Changes in handwriting during adolescence

Since in adolescence a student has to write often and a lot, handwriting deteriorates during this period. Not having time to write down information or trying to do homework faster, the teenager individualizes his handwriting, distorting each letter. This becomes a problem when the notes become incomprehensible to the people around them or even to the teenager himself. Therefore, the question “how to improve a teenager’s handwriting?” very relevant.

Frequent rewriting of voluminous texts at a slow pace, which must be increased as incorrect or simply ugly written letters are corrected, will help correct this state of affairs. The works of any prose authors whose style does not imply the presence of a large number of floridities and a variety of participial and participial phrases are suitable for rewriting. Otherwise, after half an hour, the teenager will become very tired of complex speech, ceasing to pay attention to the beauty of writing letters, or will refuse such an activity altogether.

By taking care of the beauty of their child’s writing during adolescence, parents guarantee that they will retain this skill for life.

Copying a person's handwriting is not so difficult; it is enough to have a sample of his handwritten texts and about an hour a day to practice your writing. As described above, writing letters according to a pattern at a slow pace gives very good results.

For lazier people, the option of partially copying someone else's handwriting is suitable. This method consists of finding and reproducing the most striking features of handwriting, such as slanting, strong deviations from the norm of certain letters, or pressure on the paper.

For detailed copying, you just need more effort and time, since you should pay attention to many features of someone else’s handwriting. These include: slant, pronounced deviations from the ideal of writing each letter, as well as their size in combination with the distance between words.

Boring workouts will turn into an exciting activity if you start keeping a diary or constantly writing down interesting thoughts, not forgetting about beautiful handwriting.

Cluttered, illegible, neat, small, large, ornate, beautiful, careless... Whatever handwriting there is. Each of us has our own. It begins to form at approximately the age of 8–10 years, is finally formed only by the age of 20, but can change throughout life. And it can tell a lot about us. Scientists have long established that there is a certain connection between a person’s handwriting and his character: when writing, hand movements are controlled by the brain, and therefore bear the imprint of the mental processes occurring in it. So, do you want to draw a psychological portrait of a person? Analyze his handwriting!

General information

Graphology is a scientific field of knowledge that studies the laws of the relationship between handwriting and personality, human character. Graphological analysis is carried out on the basis of a number of parameters: the direction of the line is important (with a shift to the left, right, up and down), and the features of writing letters, and the slope and degree of compression of the handwriting, the location on the sheet... From the combination of these and many other parameters, a individual characteristic. A good graphological analysis provides a complete description - from prospects for personal growth, determination of abilities to sexual preferences and propensity for drug addiction.

Recently, many companies have been using the services of handwriting experts to compile characteristics of specialists hired, as well as to assess some of the characteristics of competitors. So don’t be alarmed if, when applying for a job, you are offered a blank sheet of paper, a slate pencil and asked to write a couple of sentences on a free topic. It is unlikely that you will be able to deceive a graphologist, but by artificially distorting your handwriting, you can do yourself a disservice by receiving a description of a person who is not suitable for the given position.

The basic principles of graphological analysis are shared by a psychologist, graphologist Mikhail Petukhov.

What do you need?

For graphological analysis, you need text written by hand on a blank sheet of paper. At least four sentences with signature. The larger the text, the better (for example, an A4 sheet).

It is better to write with a lead pencil or a fountain pen - this makes it easier to assess the pressure.

Not every handwritten text is suitable for analysis. For example, a congratulation in a postcard is not the best option, since when signing, a person, as a rule, makes some effort to make it as beautiful as possible. The document being analyzed should be written under circumstances when the person is calm and in no hurry. It is best to have several copies written at different times.

Main stages of analysis

1. Press

Strong pressure is typical for self-confident and energetic people with high performance. Such people are usually very sociable and attract people with their determination and optimism.

Light pressure most often occurs in extremely sensitive and romantic people. These are dreamers, focused primarily on their inner world. They are responsible, but unhurried, they do everything carefully, trying to avoid mistakes. Often such pressure is a sign of weakness.

2. Tilt

A slight tilt to the left is most often found among individualists: they always put their own interests above group interests. Such people have a critical mindset.

Strong tilt to the left. Owners of this style are self-sufficient and independent, they always have their own point of view on any problem.

A slight inclination to the right is the most common inclination of handwriting, characteristic of calm and balanced people. Always open to communication, but also not averse to being alone for some time. Prone to mood swings.

A strong tilt to the right indicates determination and perseverance. Such people, as a rule, are maximalists and strive to be the first in everything, so if they decide to do something, it is on the condition that they get either everything or nothing. They are amorous and very jealous.

If the handwriting is vertical, then this speaks of internal harmony, a balance of rationality and emotionality at the same time. People with this style carefully analyze the situation and only after that make decisions. The most important character trait is stubbornness.

3. The size of handwriting indicates a person’s sociability.

For example, those with large handwriting (more than 3 mm) are open, emotional and easily find a common language with people. By nature they are leaders and the soul of any company. They can convince anyone that they are right.

Small handwriting (less than 3 mm) indicates that its owner is a reserved, calculating, secretive and reserved person. He can be trusted with responsible work, as he knows how to fully concentrate on the task at hand.

Broad handwriting – broad soul! This is how creative and talented people write. Narrow letters are a sign of rationality and frugality.

4. Outlines

Round letters indicate kindness and responsiveness, as well as the ability to compromise. If you meet a person with such handwriting, know: you can rely on him, he will always support you in difficult times.

Angular handwriting is a sign of selfishness. A person with such a style strives for independence and does not like being told how and what to do.

5. Line layout

For optimistic people, the line rises towards the end, for pessimists, on the contrary, it goes down. Straight lines are typical for calm, reasonable, balanced people. Uneven lines indicate frequent mood swings or instability of a person.

Graphologist Mikhail Petukhov agreed to analyze for us a series of texts with different types of handwriting. A small disclaimer: these remarks cannot be considered a full-fledged personality characteristic. A real graphological analysis is a scrupulous study of how, from what angle, and with what pressure a person writes. It is advisable to have an example of how to write all the letters. Only in this case will the specialist give a complete and detailed description of the person.

However, these brief characteristics will give you an idea of how a graphologist works and what conclusions he draws on the basis of which significant elements. Take a closer look, maybe you will find handwriting that is somewhat similar to yours?

NATALIA EROFEEVSKAYA

Graphologists claim that handwriting helps to determine distinctive character traits. To understand character, you need to know the signs of writing letters. It has been noticed that people's handwriting, like their character, is different.

What is graphology and who are graphologists?

Graphology is a science that studies handwriting, as an example - a graphological analysis of a person’s character based on his handwriting. Graphologists, as follows from the definition, are people capable of performing such analysis. Although until the middle of the last century the methods of this science were considered to be those that help to study the characters of people in psychology, in our time this doctrine of the inextricable connection between character and handwriting is considered pseudoscientific, it is classified as proto-scientific thinking. In medicine, this term is found in the form of the possibility of studying handwriting as an auxiliary element for monitoring diseases of the brain and central nervous system.

Modern scientists are skeptical about graphology, despite the past achievements of science.

The scientific community questions the reliability of graphology. A considerable number of researchers graphology is recognized as a pseudoscience. The British Society of Psychologists puts graphology on a par with astrology. Despite the fact that the science of studying handwriting and character analysis initially found support in scientific circles, and despite the fact that some studies support the validity of such a theory, most scientists are confident that graphology has no predictive ability.

But there are still many who believe in the ability of graphology to determine the main character traits. Of course, no one guarantees 100% probability and accuracy in judgments, but approximate characteristics of a person will be indicated by handwriting.

Why do you need a psychological analysis of personality based on handwriting?

It is worth immediately noting that the description of handwriting makes it possible to make probable conclusions, but not exact statements. In addition, analysis of human handwriting in psychology with examples is common and is considered to provide a general description of human psychology, but not an exact one. In addition, graphologists require at least a page of text that is handwritten, and even better, a couple that are written in dissimilar situations.

Why is analysis needed? Often, personnel workers need to identify the main personality qualities, character traits and state of mind of the applicant. This will make it possible to more accurately determine its suitability for the job. In addition, knowledge of graphology will help an individual decide when choosing or changing a field of activity. Remember that each sign should not be considered as an absolute dogma. It needs to be compared with other features.

Handwriting analysis will allow you to find the main character traits. Sometimes this is important when applying for a job.

An interesting discovery was made by Western scientists. It turned out that people who have lost their arms are trying to write the same letters with their feet and mouth as they wrote earlier. It turns out that we write like this: as our brain tells us, and the hands only follow orders.

For this reason handwriting is a mirror of a person. This fact was also proven by the biologist Preyer. He conducted an experiment using hypnosis. The person was told that he was angry or boastful, while at the same time a text was dictated to him. As a result, the handwriting turned out to be different, with characteristic features.

What does handwriting depend on?

Many people are interested in the question what does our handwriting depend on? If you believe the observations of scientists, our handwriting depends not only on age, but also on profession and position. Moreover, each of us has several handwritings. One is for personal notes, another is for important statements, the third is for congratulations and letters to friends.

But for graphologists they are all the same; even parsing crooked handwriting (for example, as a result of illness or stress) is not difficult. In all handwritings of one person, only the size of the letters and quality are changed, the internal structure does not change. It would seem, what is the dependence of character and these scribbles? Developed by scientists system of signs, which explains the features of a person’s handwriting and his character.

Some of them are immediately visible, others - if you look closely, but still others are in no way connected with experience. There are many dark spots in this science, or as scientists are sure, pseudoscience, but this does not prevent people from using graphology in practice.

Determining character from a person’s handwriting with examples

So let's consider signs for graphological analysis and find out what a person’s handwriting says using examples:

Incline

20-30 degrees to the right. This is the most popular slope. Such people can be called open-minded, but they cannot be said to be impulsive. A person is characterized by the ability to control emotions in tense, emergency situations.
If the slope is stronger, 50-60 degrees to the right– an indicator of the desire for communication and love. These people will most likely try to show their feelings. A person with a similar style is receptive to everything new. At the same time, owners of this inclination have developed possessive instincts.
Slight tilt to the left speaks of the predominance of reason over emotions. Such people are secretive and rational.
Large tilt to the left more common in left-handed people. There is great control of emotions, secrecy combined with sensuality.
If no tilt– balance of emotions and rationality.

Pressure

Nowadays, when many varieties of pens have appeared, it is sometimes difficult to determine the pressure. But if you can take it apart, it will help a lot.

Strong pressure- evidence of perseverance, energy, and ability to work. They are sociable individuals who love their work and people.
If the pressure is superficial and light, then such individuals are distinguished by sensitivity and subtlety of nature. These are often introverts whose self-control helps them cope with important tasks.
If average pressure force, then such a person is more predictable, she likes to explore the outside world.

Combination of pressure and other characteristics

Even letters and light pressure – rationality of thoughts, high morality, discipline. Large round letters and light pressure – weak will, non-conflict, altruism. Strong emphasis on capital letters - energy, leadership and creativity.

Line arrangement

If the lines remain horizontal to the end of the sheet, there is balance in everything. Such people carefully think through all their actions.
If the handwriting goes up, you have an optimistic nature. In a career - purposefulness.
The lines go down - a skeptic, realistically assesses events.
An uneven line means mood swings and poor adaptability.

Roundness of letters

Decoding round letters in a person’s handwriting indicates the individual’s readiness to cooperate. Such a person is not persistent; he is open to others. But he is worse at doing things that require perseverance.

Remember that all these qualities must be analyzed together. Separately, it is impossible to create even an approximate portrait. Everything must be double-checked in comparison with other features.

Space between lines and words

Often, the density of words is an indicator of frugality. The further the distance, the more wasteful a person is.

Margin size

This is an indicator that helps identify the level of waste. Vast fields everywhere - excellent taste, craving for art. If they are rational, it is an indicator of prudence. Narrow, even on the sides - a tendency towards frugality. If the text occupies the entire sheet, and the margins are very small, the desire to get the maximum.

Letter size

How to understand a person's character by small or large handwriting?

Small letters indicate the ability to concentrate in one direction. These are non-aggressive individuals. If the capital letters are also too large - courage and pride. If they are too small, there is a lack of courage. Small handwriting with small distances - a secretive nature, a person who loves solitude.
Large letters found in expansive, somewhat aggressive natures. If the capital letters are graceful - the ability to attract people to oneself, the romanticism of nature.
Middle letters occur in many people, so they cannot be taken as a separate indicator for analysis.

Printed letters

What does printed handwriting mean? The nature of such a letter is to write block letters where written letters should be - which means that the person seeks to replace his outdated views on life with modern ones.

Decorations

How does curly handwriting characterize a person? The presence of various decorations in the letter (a curly “lid” for the letter “th”, curls, vignettes, etc.) indicates a person’s desire to attract attention and the superficiality of his thinking.

Loops

If no bottom loops, then the person is distinguished by independent thinking and prefers the search for simple explanations. They are inventive and adaptable.
The loops at the bottom are narrow- an indicator of caution, spirituality, love for family. Wide extended lower loops - the desire to satisfy material needs. Too large loops at the bottom - a person does not like to be tied to something.
Loops too small at top and bottom- indecision to take the path of independence.

Breaks in words

If breaks are located in every word, then the person is inclined to believe in intuition. This sign is correlated with another. If there are no breaks in the words, this is a sign of logic.

Letter sizes

If words begin with capital letters and then decrease, the person is in a position where strict secrecy is very important. Words begin with small letters and then increase in size - a person does not know how to keep secrets.

Graphology and signature

A special place in this science is given to signature analysis. It takes us a long time to come up with and model an autograph. For this reason, it is believed that the writing of the text determines the personality of a person, what he is, and the signature - what he wants to be. This is the key to predicting changes in personality and character, in fate.

We choose our signature ourselves; it contains important information about our goals and aspirations.

Signatures, like handwritten text, are examined according to parameters, which include the length and sharpness of the letters, interesting characters and the unity of the letters, the distance between them and the pressure force, dots, hooks, etc. Let's consider some characteristics:

direction. Here, take a look at where the tip of the signature is pointing. If up - optimistic nature, energy, desire for goals. Direct – balance in personality. Down – pessimistic moods;
length. Long signatures speak of thoroughness, slowness, and perseverance. Short – a person is constantly in a hurry, takes things lightly;
letter size. If the first letter is noticeably different from the rest, then the person is capricious and overly demanding of others. With a slight difference from other letters - modesty. Small letter sizes – rationality, economy, concentration. Capital letters - dreamy nature, trusting, impractical;
breaks and connection. If all the letters are connected - evidence of logic and consistency, conservatism of views. If a small number of gaps are noticed, adaptability and flexibility of thinking. A large number of breaks - daydreaming;

decorations. If a person likes to brag and embellish himself, then this is immediately noticeable in the signature, because it is also decorated: with ribbons, curls, etc. The number of curls shows the level of insincerity of the personality, secrecy. But jewelry is found among creative individuals: actors, musicians. A testament to the richness of imagination then. Mathematicians' signatures are often “naked.” The letters seem to be losing some parts;
letter spacing. This sign determines the level of generosity: at a large distance - a high level. If the letters are almost on top of each other - stinginess and frugality;
ponytails, underlines. If the signature is underlined at the bottom, then the person is characterized by pride, touchiness, and is interested in the opinions of others. If the line is on top - pride, vanity, desire for something new. But the length of the host at the end of the signature speaks about people’s reaction to interference in their affairs. The longer the tail, the less a person tolerates comments and decrees. If the signature is crossed out - evidence of dissatisfaction with oneself, self-criticism, hesitation;
dot. This is a positive sign. If there is a dot in the signature, this is evidence of discipline, the desire to finish what you started. If it stands at the end, a person finishes what he started under any circumstances. At the beginning of the signature - the desire to obtain complete data before starting work;
repetition of elements. Identical signs indicate obsessiveness in actions and thoughts, and established habits. Along with this, this sign is an indicator of perseverance and the ability to easily cope with monotonous work.

Conclusion

This article discusses the most important criteria, the so-called key points for working with handwriting and analyzing its elements that can shed light on the personal characteristics of its owner. But there are still many nuances that help determine the character by signature. If you wish, it is possible to master such skills on your own, but to do this you will have to analyze a lot of handwritten texts of closely acquainted people, whose character is known to one degree or another.

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Instructions

Prepare your work area. To work out, you will have to train for several hours a day, so take care of convenience in advance, and not at the moment when your back and eyes hurt. The beauty of what is written, first of all, depends on the correct position of the body. Therefore, choose a chair on which you will be comfortable to sit and your neck will not strain. The back of the chair should be rigid. Remember that both feet should be firmly on the floor, so choose a chair with adjustable seat height. Lighting is also very important. It is advisable that the table be near the window, and the light should fall from the side opposite to the writing hand.

Purchase supplies. You will need a ballpoint pen (regular, transparent, the kind recommended for first-graders). Later, when you start to get beautiful letters, it is better to switch from a ballpoint pen to a fountain pen; take care of buying it in advance. You will also need bias-ruled notebooks to help you wean yourself from squiggles and practice slanting, and later you will need a lot of unlined A4 sheets.

Download some calligraphic font and install it on your system. The Primo font is very suitable for these purposes. Open any text or graphics editor and write your favorite poem in the downloaded font. Adjust the font size, spacing and other parameters so that the lines look like handwriting, and print the result. Place a blank piece of paper on top of the printed verse and carefully trace the words. After every hour of such training, try to write on your own, without support.

When the handwriting begins to more or less emerge, sit down to rewrite your favorite story. Having completely filled out a couple of notebooks with a slanted ruler, while maintaining an inclination, begin to develop handwriting on a completely blank sheet. By this time, you can already put down the ballpoint pen and take up the fountain pen. If you spend enough time every day practicing your handwriting, then after one or two weeks your letters will be unrecognizable.

note

Don't try to develop a standard calligraphic handwriting. This is unlikely to be possible if before this you have been writing like a chicken with its paw for 30 years. But you can make your handwriting beautiful and understandable, the main thing is to be patient.

Helpful advice

Any notes and notes that you have to make, try to write beautifully, slowly, observing the inclination and size of the letters.

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Primo font for copybook texts

He writes “like a chicken with his paw”, “like a doctor” - this can often be heard today about the handwriting of this or that person. Not only has the font of manuscripts been constantly changed and simplified since the time of Peter I, but now with the development of computer technology, people have completely stopped writing by hand. And few people can boast of calligraphic handwriting anymore.

You will need

- special copy;
- writing instruments.

Instructions

In pre-revolutionary times, calligraphy was a separate subject in schools and was considered a very important science. Then the beauty of what was written was given by the fact that the words were written on paper in a tear-off manner. This meant there were more opportunities and time to accurately write letters. However, after the next school reforms in 1968, the Ministry of Education decided that it was necessary to increase the speed of writing by abandoning the break-away style of writing letters. At the same time, there was a special lined notebook, which helped the words on paper. Therefore, in order to write calligraphically, you need to use special copybooks. They are marked with a special line, which helps to write letters at the correct angle. Also in this copybook there are dots along which you need to circle the letter as required by calligraphy standards. The main advantage of such marking is that the writer’s hand automatically takes the required position and writes the letter along the correct trajectory.

The principle of calligraphy is based on the concept that each letter has its own writing formula. Knowing it, the person who writes will automatically know? where and how to place the pen, how to draw a line correctly and where the letter on the letter should end. And of course, calligraphic writing must be detachable. Otherwise, you won’t be able to write the letter beautifully. After all, such writing of words - with short breaks - is considered the most physiological for a person. All lines in letters and words should be smooth, gently rounded and brought to their logical conclusion.

There are also many other factors that influence the beauty of handwriting. One of them is incorrect posture while writing. A person sitting crookedly with a low head and an unnaturally twisted neck will never begin to write beautifully. Letters must be written with one slant, i.e. look uniform on paper. If a person sits incorrectly, then his angle of view periodically changes, and therefore the inclination of the letters. And this is already a violation of the laws of calligraphy.

Another condition for developing beautiful handwriting is the correct position of the paper for writing. It should lie flat with a maximum permissible tilt of 20 degrees (no more!). The middle of the written text should correspond to the middle of the chest. This also helps keep the letters slanted in the right direction when writing.

And of course, you shouldn’t be upset that at first not everything works out, that it takes a lot of time to write one word. All this develops with experience and acquires the necessary speed. But after several hard practices, your handwriting will hardly be called ugly and incomprehensible.

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calligraphic handwriting

Every designer or artist has to develop their own font to make their work unique. This can be done through specialized programs that allow you to create your own set of characters in just a couple of clicks.

You will need

- Font Creator program;
- Adobe Photoshop

Instructions

Click the “Create a new font” button (for the English version – “New”).

In the top line, select “Insert” – “Characters”. In the Fonts line, select the font Arial or Times New Roman. Find the index of the first “A” of the font (if you plan to create a font, then select Russian “A” accordingly), which will be displayed when you select a character in the Selected Character field. Similarly, find the index of the letter “I” (or Z for font).

In the “Add these character” field, enter these two numbers separated by a “-” sign (for example, “$0310-$034F”). The template is ready.

Draw your own set of characters in Photoshop, saving each letter in a separate graphic file. You can also draw the necessary symbols on paper, then scan them and save them in Photoshop as separate files.

Select the symbol corresponding to the template in Font Creator and click on the “Import Image” item. Select “Load” and open the folder in which you saved the letters.

Adjust the letter settings in the appropriate fields (Threshold and beyond). After making all the settings and importing the letters, click on the “Generate” button.

Double-click on the square with the letter. Adjust all padding using the corresponding lines that will appear on the display (using the mouse). The lowest line is responsible for adjusting the maximum limit for letters with additional elements (c, y, z). The second line from the bottom will serve as a support for the letter. The third from the bottom is responsible for the height of small letters, and the fourth is the height of large letters and numbers. The fifth line indicates the edge line of the top line.

After setting up, place the saved font in the “C:WindowsFonts” folder, then restart your computer. The font is drawn and installed.

note

Creating and high-quality rendering of your own font takes a lot of time.

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Typewriter font

Writing text in one of the non-standard fonts will make it attractive. And in some cases, its use can serve as a way to stylize text, an example of which is the Gothic font.

Instructions

First you need to find and install the appropriate Gothic font to work with it. Search the Internet on thematic sites (for example, xfont.ru, ifont.ru, etc.) or using search services (Yandex, Google, Rambler, etc.). Once you've found the Gothic font you want, download it to your computer's hard drive. If it is in an archive (rar, zip, etc.), extract it. After this, you will need to install the font on the system.

There are two ways in which you can install the required font. Double click on the downloaded font file. A window will open showing its name and example text of different sizes. Click on the “Install” button located at the top of the window. Wait for the process to complete. Upon completion, the font will be installed.

The second installation option is as follows. Using Explorer, open the Windows operating system folder located on the system local drive. Find and open the Fonts directory. Copy the Gothic font file you downloaded into it. To do this, simply drag it with the mouse into this folder, or right-click on it, select “Copy”, then right-click in the Fonts folder and select “Paste”. Wait until the file is copied.

Open the program in which you want to create an inscription in Gothic font. This can be a text editor, for example, Microsoft Word, or a graphic editor - Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop, etc.

In the “Font” item, select the installed font. Now start writing the text - it will be in Gothic font. You can also simply write the text first, then select it and select the desired one in the “Font” item. The entered text will be presented in Gothic style.

Fonts created with your own hands can be useful when working with graphic utilities and all kinds of office packages, as well as when creating websites and various design themes. To create a font, you can use specialized programs or online services.

Instructions

One of the easiest services for beginners in creating fonts is the Fontstruct resource. It is absolutely free and only requires the user to register. Go to the service website and register an account using the Start Now button on the main page.

After registration, you will see an interface for working with fonts. On the left side of the window you will see brushes for drawing letter styles. There is also a toolbar here. In the central part you will see an area for drawing. Using the selected brush, you can draw the symbol selected at the bottom of the window. You can erase an incorrectly drawn letter with an eraser, and you can draw on the desired element with a pencil.

After finishing work on the font, you can download it and share it with the public. You can also download the works of other designers and use them in your projects. All downloaded character sets have the ttf extension.

Open the utility. In the new window, select the section for creating a new font File – New Font. Give the future character set a name. You will see a panel where English letters will be presented.

To enable the Russian font, go to the Insert – Characters section. In the Fonts line, select Arial or Times New Roman, and then find Russian letters using the Block button. Look at the index of the first and last letters and enter this value in the Add these character field separated by a hyphen. So, if the letter A had an index of $0410, and I had an index of $044F, you would need to enter the value $0410-$044F.

It has long been known that there is a certain connection between a person’s handwriting and his character: when writing, hand movements are controlled by the brain, and therefore bear the imprint of the mental processes occurring in it. To find out a person's character you need to analyze his handwriting!

The field of knowledge that studies the laws of the relationship between handwriting and a person’s character is called graphology. Graphological analysis is based on the fact that handwriting is formed by the brain to a greater extent than by finger motor skills. In the process of writing, the hand is only a tool of the brain, determined by subconscious processes.

What does a graphological examination determine?

Handwriting analysis is carried out on the basis of a number of parameters: the direction of the line is important (with a shift to the left, right, up and down), and the features of writing letters, and the slope and degree of compression of the handwriting, the distance between the lines, the location on the sheet and much more. From the combination of these and many other parameters, an individual characteristic of a person is born based on his handwriting.

Graphological examination is widely used in modern personnel selection practice. For example, in the USA, when selecting new employees, they are given a questionnaire to fill out, and in handwritten form. It contains many simple questions that do not require much thought so that the person answers calmly and relaxed. Handwriting analysis can clarify certain personality traits for employers, which for companies and government agencies is a simpler, cheaper, and most importantly, more reliable method of selection than traditional psychological tests.

The main features of handwriting that are analyzed by graphological examination:

Letter size: (very small, small, medium, large).
Slant letters: (left tilt, slight tilt to the left, right tilt, sharp tilt to the right).
Handwriting direction: (lines creep up, lines straight, lines creep down).
Swing and pressure force: (light, medium, strong, very strong).
The nature of the writing of words: (tendency to connect letters and words, tendency to distance letters from each other, mixed style).
Overall rating: (the handwriting is diligent, the letters are written neatly; the handwriting is uneven, some words are difficult to read; the handwriting is careless, illegible, the letters are written haphazardly).

When filling out such a questionnaire when applying for a job, you should not try to change your own handwriting - an experienced specialist will immediately notice this based on a number of signs and make a note that the applicant for the position is trying to hide something. The beauty of the handwriting itself does not matter in this case.

How to get handwriting samples?

To try to independently determine a person’s character from his handwriting, you need to get at least a few sentences written by him in his own hand.
This is not an easy task nowadays. Nowadays people don't write letters to each other. They even take notes for themselves using a smartphone. We'll have to come up with something:

Just ask the person to write a few phrases. It's easy, but not very informative. In such situations, people do not write as they take notes for themselves, but try to write legibly and beautifully.
Offer to fill out a form or application. This is also not difficult to achieve, but who writes an official document sloppy and illegible?
Ask to write down something from dictation - a recipe for a dish, a shopping list, or a to-do list for tomorrow.

It is easiest to obtain handwriting samples from students - notes and cheat sheets are still relevant, as well as from office workers - business notes, contacts, etc. Such notes best help determine character from handwriting - they are made for oneself and in an environment where a person is focused on business and does not pay the slightest attention to the outline of letters.

The larger the text, the better. It’s better to write with a pencil or fountain pen - it’s easier to assess the pressure. It is best to have several copies of the text, written by a person at different times.

Main stages of analysis

Pressure

Strong pressure is typical for self-confident and energetic people with high performance. Such people are usually very sociable and attract people with their determination and optimism.

Pressure cannot always be determined, especially if the text is written with a ballpoint pen. But if the notes are made in a notebook or notebook, you can look at the back of the paper or the next page of the notebook and evaluate the relief.

Incline

A slight inclination to the right is the most common inclination of handwriting, characteristic of people who are calm, balanced, and well adapted to their social environment. They are always open to communication, but also do not mind spending some time alone with themselves. Prone to mood swings.

A slight tilt to the left is most often found among individualists: they always put their own interests above group interests. Such people are distinguished by a critical mindset, they are able to see a problem from all sides and find an original solution to the problem.

Strong tilt to the left. Owners of this style are self-sufficient and independent, they always have their own point of view on any problem. Sometimes they do not think about the problem itself, but simply contrast their opinion with the generally accepted one. Often such handwriting simply indicates that a person is left-handed, but was taught in childhood to write with his right hand.

If the handwriting is vertical (or most of the letters are vertical, but there are deviations in one direction or another), then this speaks of internal harmony, a balance of rationality and emotionality at the same time. People with this style carefully analyze the situation and only after that make decisions. They clearly see their goals and follow them as best they can.

If the handwriting is mostly vertical, but there are words and parts of the text with a slight slant to the right or left, then this may indicate instability of character and lack of clear principles, as well as the fact that this person knows how to look at things and events from different sides, search workarounds and find compromises.

The size of handwriting indicates a person's sociability.

Broad handwriting – broad soul! This is how creative and talented people write. Narrow letters are a sign of rationality and frugality.

If the letters in a sentence are of different sizes, then this may indicate certain psycho-emotional problems. For example, the letters "d", "z", "u" have the same bottom loops for most people, but in some cases they are so different in size or style that they seem to belong to different handwritings.

Outlines

Round letters indicate friendliness and responsiveness, as well as the ability to compromise. In some cases, such letters indicate immaturity and inability to make an independent decision.

Angular handwriting is typical for active and energetic people. A person with such a style strives for independence and does not like being told how and what to do. Sometimes this is a sign of aggressiveness.

Line layout

For optimistic people, the line rises towards the end, for pessimists, on the contrary, it goes down. Straight lines usually come from calm, reasonable, and balanced people. Uneven lines indicate frequent mood swings or instability of a person.

Examples of graphological analysis of handwriting with photographs

Any handwriting specialist will say: these remarks cannot be considered a full-fledged characteristic of a person. A real graphological analysis is a scrupulous study of how, from what angle, and with what pressure a person writes. In this case, it is desirable that there is an example of writing all the letters of the alphabet. And several texts written in different settings. Only in this case a specialist will give a full and detailed assessment.

However, trying to determine a person’s character by his handwriting is not only possible, but also necessary in order to better understand his characteristics, see positive and negative traits, and in some cases protect himself from deception.

Picture 1

Characteristics: Purposeful, consistent, person. Trusts logic and calculation more than feelings and intuition. Not afraid to express his opinion in any situation. (By letter style, tilt to the right)

Figure 2

Characteristics: Consistent, open, stable person. Cautious, likes to think about a situation before making a decision. (By the stylistic consistency of the handwriting, by the inclination of the letters)

Figure 3

Characteristics: Emotional, charismatic, creative person, not afraid of change and does not like to look back. (According to the pace and scope of the letter)

Figure 4

Characteristics: Open, theatrical, extraordinary personality. (By the consistency of the handwriting, by the inclination of the handwriting and individual letters)

Figure 5

Characteristics: Internal conflict, scrupulousness, commitment. (By the pressure of handwriting, by the relationship of letter elements)

Figure 6

Characteristics: Stubbornness, tendency to contradict everything everywhere and in everything, but at the same time caution, ability to avoid direct conflict with the leader in time. Cunning and ability (tilted to the left).

Figure 7

Characteristics: Individualism and selfishness, obstinate rejection of authority, impulsiveness. There is always someone or something as a reason for dissatisfaction. (comprehensive assessment of letter tilt and pressure)

Figure 8

Characteristics: Stubborn, consistent and self-confident person, always goes his own way, not really listening to the opinions of others (by the vertical inclination of handwriting, pressure, coherence of letters)

Figure 9

Characteristics: Adventurer, conflicted and crafty person. Cunning and calculating, but knows how to hide it. (By uneven arrangement of letters, pressure, location on the sheet)

Figure 10

Characteristics: A harmonious, open person, understandable to himself and others. He does not know how to hide his feelings, he lives “here and now.” (Equal spacing between lines, coherence of letters, legibility of handwriting)

Characteristics: An extremely secretive, cautious and calculating person. Stubborn, is at the mercy of stereotypes and does not change his opinion. Picky about details. (Separateness of letters. Clear organization of text on the sheet. Uneven lines)

Figure 14

Characteristics: An emotional person, but trying to control any manifestations of his emotions, as well as all his words and actions. Restrained. Despite the fact that he does not show it, he is still very proud and loves respect and recognition. Often stubborn. (Angularity. Narrowness of form. Partial coherence. Particular sharpness in capitals and small “b”. Crawling upward letters “n”. “Rise” of the second paragraph).

Figure 15

Characteristics: Extrovert, strives for communication. Likes to feel like a winner. He does not like to stand on ceremony, he gets down to business straight away. Experiences mood swings, is poorly oriented in everyday situations, and misses little things. (Lack of distances between lines and words, unevenness of lines, inconsistent sizes, spaces, shapes, fluctuations in tilt).

Figure 16

Characteristics: An individualist and emphasizes this in every possible way, he has great self-esteem and a sense of superiority. Extremely sensitive to issues of his status, authority and wealth. Thick-skinned and insensitive to others. (Left tilt, strong pressure, uneven lines, the middle zone of the letters stretches and takes up space in the top (see “n”, “r”, “b”). At the same time - shortened processes “p” and triangular loops “u” and “ d". Separateness of letters)

Figure 17

Characteristics: Energetic, active, sometimes aggressive and assertive person. Usually easy-going and quick to make decisions, does not like to admit mistakes. (Vibrations in shape, slope, size, distances, sharp angularity.)