Fun fact! Doctors use something called shorthand to make writing multiple perscriptions and receipts more efficiently, nurses and pharmacists are trained to read it
Penmanship has less to do with laziness or competence and more to do with time pressure. I’m a doctor, would you rather me spend time perfecting my handwriting (which is actually neat) or look after my patients?
@Evelyn Rivera Garcia Definitely! For example ‘SH2 # P1 L) LF’ means ‘Salter Harris 2 fracture of the proximal phalanx of the left little finger’. So much more efficient! Makes sense to our hand therapists but complete gobbledygook to anyone else!
omg I rest my pen on my ring finger too D: A lot of people say my handwriting is neat, but the truth is that I adjust my handwriting based on the speed I need to be writing and it gets worse when I have to write very fast LOL My journal looks neat only because I make it neat haha
ME TOOOO...... only reason is because everyone in my house is write handed...and didnt know the left handed grip for a pen so i had figure it out by myself and here i am.... with the neatest handwriting in the house :))
Carmen You can. There are dozens of people copying certain fonts or handwritings and after a while they write exactly like that because they trained themselves to.
It’s certainly not impossible, especially if you are trained from an early age to write a specific kind of handwriting, but for a lot of us, especially of we just take our own handwriting and improve it with age (my case), the ‘design’ of letters we use changes with words or with our mood.
I tried this during quaranteen, I chose a font that was similar to my og handwiting. I actually improved a little, changing the look of some of my letters and am overall happy with the result. Small steps is the key!!!!🖋🤏😻
Same. I write with my pencil wresting that way and everybody I meet looks at me like I’m crazy. I also always thought that bump I have was from the amount of pressure I apply when I write.
You know those times when youre like “Im gonna improve my writing” and you do- for 5 mins then ur hand gets tired so you write like a 5 year old:3 yeahhH!
how am i just realizing now that resting my pencil or pen on my ring finger is not normal.................. i thought thats what EVERYONE DID IM SO CONFUSED
My teacher always told my class that good handwritings come through practice ✍🏻 A tip for beginners is to practice writing on the lined notebooks while noticing the capital line, middle line, and base line. Next, practice your neat handwriting as often as possible! When the muscle memory develops, you will write neat handwritings effortlessly ✨ Practice makes perfect. Hope this helps!
can we just take a minute to appreciate how amazing, sweet, beautiful, smart and talented Amanda is?! i love her videos so much, she’s such an inspiration for my own channel 🥺💗
Amanda: "I rest my pen on my ring finger and I've heard that resting the pen on your middle finger reduces cramps" Me: ●¤● Omg thanks for all the likes!!!!
you know why?...cuz lettering is a bad calligraphy with fancy colors and cliches .... if you want a nice handwriting you must stay away from lettering.
i hold my pen the exact same way as you and all of my elementary school teachers gave me those weird pencil grips to correct it but i never did and now i just have a giant area of calloused skin on my ring finger but i mean oh well
what you said about how a writing utensil can help you write neater is so true! I remember using only pencils for school because our teacher did not allow pens because "they bleed through the paper" or something like that (which is not true) and when our new teacher let us use pens, my handwriting changed dramatically from messy and big (and I also got a lot of hand cramps from the wooden pencils) to neat and small (no more hand cramps because of the grip on a gel pen 🙂). So if you're not happy with your handwriting, change your writing utensil! 🙂😉🖊
The writing bump! I have that too! I've tried to consciously write "correctly" all the time but it's so uncomfortable. I even had those jelly pencil grips as a child to help it out. But it never worked long term
AMANDA, In one of your other videos, you said that it's never too late to start or end bullet journaling as long as it works for you. This motivated me to continue trying to bullet journal. You are so inspirational and I hope one day I can get as good as you. Thank you!!!
Fun thing: the traditional pen hold (tripod on middle finger) was developed for the dip and fountain pen. The 45 or so degree angle that you get is great for letting the ink flow out smoothly with the minimum of pressure needed. Modern ballpoint, gel, fineliner, etc, pens will work better in an upright grip as it will put the pen tip in best contact with the paper. But, due to history, we are all taught a grip that fights modern pens. So, use whatever grip works best for you unless you want to write with a fountain pen, then practice the traditional grip for best results.
I think the way you hold your pen is the “proper” way to do it! When I went to school in japan they made us learn the proper way and get the triangle pencils so we would have to hold it the proper way!!! You’ve inspired me to ~perfect~ my handwriting now bc I can do cursive and calligraphy but mine natural hand writing is literally a mess LOL
@@swarajyalakshmi5911 I'm an artist but I still struggle drawing these lines... and everytime I try to write neatly, my hand's getting tired too fast...
Honestly having neat handwriting i feel isn’t that hard?? Idk when i first wanted to improve my handwriting i pressed really hard on the paper trying to be really precise but i ended up with a sore hand and the same hand writing i started with -_-
I totally had to train myself to not rest the pencil on the ring finger, it took a while, but there was a huge difference once I made that change, not as tiring. So glad I did!
At the beginning of the year I would take nice notes and randomly in the middle of the year , my handwriting CHANGES and suddenly my notebook had two completely different handwriting styles and it TRIGGERED me so much !!
yooooo that's how i hold my pen too! i've always felt like i had more control over it with a vulcan grip lol and i think now that my muscle memory is tuned to that grip i would have less control holding it "properly"; i think the more important thing in reducing hand cramps is to not death-grip the pen, but hold it loosely enough.
Hey, we hold our pens the same way!!!! Everyone always tells me that it’s the wrong way, but I just automatically rest my pen on the fourth finger too 😂 :)
And they’re actually in the smaller price range when it comes to fountain pens 😅 But once you commit and get one, they become addictive to use, and eternally reusable with whatever ink you want makes it a more envirofriendly option
If you're looking to get in to fountain pens I would check out the Lamy Safari or the Kaweco Sport for cute and reliable pens that aren't gonna break the bank :)
yeah nice, finally there's one other person besides me who's holding her pen with the ring finger! 😂😍 I thought I am the only one who didn't check it at school how to hold your pen properly 🤦🏻♀️😂
i've had a bump ever since I basically started school. My friends hold their pencils differently, and I tried to hold my pencil like them, but it was super uncomfortable. No teachers or anything told me my handwriting was weird though
I really want to improve my handwriting, and I've been working on it all quarantine. The process ir REALLY SLOW but like most people with "perfect" handwriting, we all started with a scribble. Ily Amanda
i also hold my pen that way. i thought almost everbody rests their pen on their ring fingers? I guess I've been doing it wrong my entire life, that explains the hand cramps and my writing bump
when i saw this on my home page I was like "wait what? Amanda needs to iMpRoVe her handwriting?" If she needs to improve my handwriting, what about mine? LOL
I rest my pen on the middle finger but when I have to write a LOT,my writing bump gets so red that it's basically hurting at that point so I switch to resting the pen on my ring finger for a moment until my middle finger recovers and I keep writing and writing:)
i am such a perfectionist when it comes to my handwriting. in class i would always rewrite an entire page that i didn't like. btw if you want to learn a specific way of writing a letter or a number i advise trying to use it as many times as possible and then it just comes naturally with time (it doesnt take a lot of time tho)
Due to weekly tests and exams, I have a pen bump, but due to practice since I started writing my pen posture, grip, speed and writing have always been good. So thank you teachers for making me write a LOT. Finally pays off!😁😁 BTW I live in India and our curriculum is mostly writing based and writing down tons of questions and answers. If anyone wanted to know. Before I hated writing but now with so much experience. Holding a pen feels so good and natural, it’s like the pen is a part of my body!😂😂😂 ( gosh that sounds sooo weird! Sorry! ) BTW Love you Amanda!❤️
I used to hold my pencils and pens the same way as you do and I had the "writing bump" on my ring finger. Somehow, I was able to change my hold on them
What a difference when you slow down … It as lovely I could tell a little bit you where getting kinda of tried…I would too . But you pull yourself up and press on . Loved it! Its amazing how different your writing looks compare too the way you usually write. I think we are al that way we try and start off nice note then note taking in college is hard especially when the professor is talking fast. I have never tried a fountain pen I am a bit afraid I would make a mess with the pen . But maybe I will try it out . Thank you for sharing ❤️
Omg I am so glad you right with the forth finger because I do and I was like well I am probs the only person I am not going to improve my righting if I can only hold it like that!
Amanda, I am impressed. I enjoyed this video and I'm really glad that you recorded part of it in real time. My handwriting changes all the time, I'll try to be more consistent.
Amandaaa lit I always use the ring finger also. But sometimes like rare times I use the middle finger. Oh and probably everyone or almost everyone does calligraphy handwriting etc... but I do calligraphy and all that also, and I already did before knowing you but your basics and beyond the basics made me sooooooo much better. LY and hope u see this.
I would rate my neatness of my handwriting at a 6 but now that I’ve watched your video I’m going to change my handwriting style to my own and make it more neat to were it at a 8 or 9
i actually keep a 1st notes notebook for school where I write really fast trying to keep up with the teacher... then I write the notes on the "subject" notebook where it's neater and stuff... give me time to go through notes and clean them up :)
Me too! I have a bump on my ring finger. That’s just what I’m comfortable with. And I realized I cramp less with my ring finger rather then my middle finger.
"I need to improve my handwriting" -says the person who can draw a straight line without a ruler. Edit: Me: **fluently squealing, fangirling and crying because AmandaRachLee liked my comment this is no small deal **more squealing****
Her: you need to hold your pen the right way Also her: I hold my pen in a weird way Me: I rest the pen on my middle finger and hold it with my thumb with my index sticking out
When I take notes I first write quickly to get the most important facts/information down. Then when I get home I take the time to make my writing look nice
The way you hold your pen is the same as how I hold mine and people around me keep on telling that it's weird and all😭😭😭 this video is so relatable, I feel like I need to fix my penmanship as well.
I used to get that problem and I letter too , but I found my style by practice this year it just randomly came in my mind and I just found it . I found problems like you before but it will improve keep practicing. I write cursive since childhood.
how would you rate your handwriting neatness on a scale of 1-10??
7.5 but it’s been degrading over quarantine/summer break. I’m practicing again tho!
a solid 5..?
1
-0.5
8??
My first page - from an artist
My last page - from a doctor
Best comment ever :)
me as an artist : looks like a doctors handwriting
i'm an artist but i have like the shittiest handwriting
Almost every artist i know (including myself) has horrible handwriting 💀💀
JennyTheOtome OwO Same
omg YES the writing hand bump ! ✍️ that’s actually how I learned to distinguish left and right when I was younger lol
now im not panicked on whats left or right bcoz of this comment
Julia Martinez same!
I have never seen anyone with that bump except me! I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!!! :D
I still put up my ls to figure out which is left or right
same i thought i was the only one
we,,, have similar tall slanted handwriting i lov that
🥺 soulmate culture
omg vmin who? 👏🏻😔
bangtan d00d 🥺🥺🥺
Hey nina yay
Same!
"when our penmanship is poor we appear to be lazy or incompetent"
Doctors: .....
Asmi my dads a doctor and 2 years ago he saw my handwriting and he was like wow you handwritings messy. that inspired me to improve
Fun fact! Doctors use something called shorthand to make writing multiple perscriptions and receipts more efficiently, nurses and pharmacists are trained to read it
Penmanship has less to do with laziness or competence and more to do with time pressure. I’m a doctor, would you rather me spend time perfecting my handwriting (which is actually neat) or look after my patients?
@Evelyn Rivera Garcia Definitely! For example ‘SH2 # P1 L) LF’ means ‘Salter Harris 2 fracture of the proximal phalanx of the left little finger’. So much more efficient! Makes sense to our hand therapists but complete gobbledygook to anyone else!
ikr!?!?!?
If AMANDA feels the need to fix her handwriting, then it’s too late for us
She isn’t perfect she’s relatable...
SAME THO
Don't include me in that us!! My handwritjng is decent and I am happy with my handwriting
I know. But my handwriting is kinda good though! I'm confident 😄
LOL right ?
omg I rest my pen on my ring finger too D: A lot of people say my handwriting is neat, but the truth is that I adjust my handwriting based on the speed I need to be writing and it gets worse when I have to write very fast LOL My journal looks neat only because I make it neat haha
I hold pen with three fingers and I rest pen on my thumb 😂 my hand is always hurting, I tried resting it on middle finger and it doesn't hurt 🤨😖🤯😊
ME TOOOO...... only reason is because everyone in my house is write handed...and didnt know the left handed grip for a pen so i had figure it out by myself and here i am.... with the neatest handwriting in the house :))
"i feel like people decide from like an early age what style they want their handwriting to be "
me: i change my handwriting daily based on my mOOD :D
You can't choose it, it's something you can't decide
Me too !
I change my handwriting every month
Carmen You can. There are dozens of people copying certain fonts or handwritings and after a while they write exactly like that because they trained themselves to.
I read this comment every day in every single video related with this subject .... so don't think you are special or unique .
It’s certainly not impossible, especially if you are trained from an early age to write a specific kind of handwriting, but for a lot of us, especially of we just take our own handwriting and improve it with age (my case), the ‘design’ of letters we use changes with words or with our mood.
“I rest my pen on my ring finger”
Welp, thats my excuse for people judging me :D
sameee
Same but I can also use my middle finger
Same, thats the only way I can write.
Sameee
Not to brag
But I write excellent that way
I tried this during quaranteen, I chose a font that was similar to my og handwiting. I actually improved a little, changing the look of some of my letters and am overall happy with the result. Small steps is the key!!!!🖋🤏😻
Quarantine*
@@rachellakin6729 thanks, words no good :(
does anyone else have like a "fancy" handwriting alter ego or is that just me
ME
OMG I thought I was the only one.
Meh
MEEE
Same
omggg! we hold pens in the same way and people be tellin' me i hold pens in a weird way. but now i finally have an excuse haha!
raphnicorn lol I'm so glad that people relate me. I thought I was the only one who writes like that!
@@kiyumi. yaaaas 💙
I seriously thought that was the normal way of holding a pen lmao I can't do it any other way
same!!!
Same. I write with my pencil wresting that way and everybody I meet looks at me like I’m crazy. I also always thought that bump I have was from the amount of pressure I apply when I write.
You know those times when youre like “Im gonna improve my writing” and you do- for 5 mins then ur hand gets tired so you write like a 5 year old:3 yeahhH!
Actually no
Lol
I can’t even finish a sentence on those handwriting practice sheets lol
“My hand is tired of writing”
-Amanda 2020
Also Amanda: writes millions and millions of things in one bullet journal session!
Tru
If Ferris Wheel Press literally just sold their packaging and bottles without even having any ink in them I would still buy from them
As soon as I was reading your comment, the part where it said Ferris Wheel Press, Amanda literally just mentioned it in the video! ✨
how am i just realizing now that resting my pencil or pen on my ring finger is not normal.................. i thought thats what EVERYONE DID IM SO CONFUSED
Yea same! I have a nice pen bump on my finger 😂
@@pinkchips5976 Yes! I have a bump too! 😅
THIS WAS ME I CANNOT
i thought i was using my middle finger until 2 seconds ago so...
Me too😅
My teacher always told my class that good handwritings come through practice ✍🏻 A tip for beginners is to practice writing on the lined notebooks while noticing the capital line, middle line, and base line. Next, practice your neat handwriting as often as possible! When the muscle memory develops, you will write neat handwritings effortlessly ✨ Practice makes perfect. Hope this helps!
When Amanda said she is impatient when it comes to writing I can relate. It is the reason for my almost cursive writing hahahahahaha
I love how she trusts Wiki HOW XD the one time it actually pulled through...
I appreciate your honesty and simplicity . It encourages some of us who are having challenges with decent handwriting. Thanks.
can we just take a minute to appreciate how amazing, sweet, beautiful, smart and talented Amanda is?! i love her videos so much, she’s such an inspiration for my own channel 🥺💗
I love the aesthetic of her videos, so creative! She has been such an inspiration to me! I would love some support!!
3:30 OMG SAME!!!!! I always thought I was the only person who writes that way cause literally no one I know writes like that lol
I love how Amanda reads anything,it makes anyone sleepy, and I definitely want a teacher like Amanda 💖!
Amanda: "I rest my pen on my ring finger and I've heard that resting the pen on your middle finger reduces cramps"
Me: ●¤●
Omg thanks for all the likes!!!!
I rest it on my ring finger too but never knew it helps like that.
I rest mt pen on my middle finger and i never knew there were such things as getting cramps while writing 🤷🏽♀️
oh wow, do it just like her. I had no idea it was different... 😂
When she said that, I was so happy because I also rest writing utensils with my ring finger.
I'm so happy all of you use your ringfinger too!! my teachers and parents always told me off for it but i just can't do it differently.
I soooo agree with Amanda's intro-line about the school notebook!!!!!!!!
This is so interesting to see that someone with nice handlettering doesn’t mean that person has nice handwriting.
same thought too!! hhehehehehhehe
I had the same thought 💭
Amanda's handwriting is cool :)
you know why?...cuz lettering is a bad calligraphy with fancy colors and cliches .... if you want a nice handwriting you must stay away from lettering.
i hold my pen the exact same way as you and all of my elementary school teachers gave me those weird pencil grips to correct it but i never did and now i just have a giant area of calloused skin on my ring finger but i mean oh well
Yep, same here
what you said about how a writing utensil can help you write neater is so true! I remember using only pencils for school because our teacher did not allow pens because "they bleed through the paper" or something like that (which is not true) and when our new teacher let us use pens, my handwriting changed dramatically from messy and big (and I also got a lot of hand cramps from the wooden pencils) to neat and small (no more hand cramps because of the grip on a gel pen 🙂). So if you're not happy with your handwriting, change your writing utensil! 🙂😉🖊
Who thinks Amanda is so down to earth, kind, cute, silly in an Aeshthetic way and just awsome
When I saw this I thought that you wouldn’t need to improve your handwriting. It’s so beautiful already.
The writing bump! I have that too! I've tried to consciously write "correctly" all the time but it's so uncomfortable. I even had those jelly pencil grips as a child to help it out. But it never worked long term
your handwriting is so neat!! I love your background aesthetic too, the green palm leafs are so nice! 💕
Fiddle-Leaf Fig.
AMANDA,
In one of your other videos, you said that it's never too late to start or end bullet journaling as long as it works for you. This motivated me to continue trying to bullet journal. You are so inspirational and I hope one day I can get as good as you. Thank you!!!
Fun thing: the traditional pen hold (tripod on middle finger) was developed for the dip and fountain pen. The 45 or so degree angle that you get is great for letting the ink flow out smoothly with the minimum of pressure needed. Modern ballpoint, gel, fineliner, etc, pens will work better in an upright grip as it will put the pen tip in best contact with the paper. But, due to history, we are all taught a grip that fights modern pens. So, use whatever grip works best for you unless you want to write with a fountain pen, then practice the traditional grip for best results.
Wow I learned something. Thanks!
I think the way you hold your pen is the “proper” way to do it! When I went to school in japan they made us learn the proper way and get the triangle pencils so we would have to hold it the proper way!!! You’ve inspired me to ~perfect~ my handwriting now bc I can do cursive and calligraphy but mine natural hand writing is literally a mess LOL
Amanda, my classmate's handwriting is like a printer like wut
Yeah I’ve also saw my classmate write chinese and it’s like a font??!!wut?!
Mine is print too. It's not that hard.
@@swarajyalakshmi5911 I'm an artist but I still struggle drawing these lines... and everytime I try to write neatly, my hand's getting tired too fast...
@@dracomalfoy7215 try tracing over somebody else's handwriting you like !!
Honestly having neat handwriting i feel isn’t that hard?? Idk when i first wanted to improve my handwriting i pressed really hard on the paper trying to be really precise but i ended up with a sore hand and the same hand writing i started with -_-
Wikihow literally has an article for everything!
Yeah 😂
random but ok
i remember seeing one on how to walk 😐
@@kaerenmi2143
I also remember seeing "one how to smile". 😶
@@hakunamatata9425 i scrolled past one teaching how to think 😭🤚
I totally had to train myself to not rest the pencil on the ring finger, it took a while, but there was a huge difference once I made that change, not as tiring. So glad I did!
At the beginning of the year I would take nice notes and randomly in the middle of the year , my handwriting CHANGES and suddenly my notebook had two completely different handwriting styles and it TRIGGERED me so much !!
If ur handwriting is ugly
No one else’s handwriting is nice
Omg tf so many likes, sub to me pls :))
I was about to say lol 😂
?
yooooo that's how i hold my pen too! i've always felt like i had more control over it with a vulcan grip lol
and i think now that my muscle memory is tuned to that grip i would have less control holding it "properly"; i think the more important thing in reducing hand cramps is to not death-grip the pen, but hold it loosely enough.
Hey, we hold our pens the same way!!!! Everyone always tells me that it’s the wrong way, but I just automatically rest my pen on the fourth finger too 😂 :)
Them cute ones they write quick because they have lots of experience!
I feel so much better knowing THE amandarachlee holds her pen the same way I do
Me: ooh that's a stunning pen I'd love one
*checks price* uhhh nevermind
And they’re actually in the smaller price range when it comes to fountain pens 😅
But once you commit and get one, they become addictive to use, and eternally reusable with whatever ink you want makes it a more envirofriendly option
If you're looking to get in to fountain pens I would check out the Lamy Safari or the Kaweco Sport for cute and reliable pens that aren't gonna break the bank :)
ActuallySure can you use it daily in place of a ballpoint pen?
My friends call my handwriting "doctor handwriting" :0
Haha
😂
Same here
That's exactly how I hold pen/pencil/whatever too when writing or drawing :))
Your way on holding the pen is exactly how I hold mine and I have never seen anyone else doing it that way!
Your humility is both genuine and charming.
yeah nice, finally there's one other person besides me who's holding her pen with the ring finger! 😂😍 I thought I am the only one who didn't check it at school how to hold your pen properly 🤦🏻♀️😂
when you started writing "hello there" in your notebook my brain was immediately responding with 'General Kenobi'
I have a writing bump on middle finger in right hand and its literally from my class 3 and now I'm in 11th😂
i've had a bump ever since I basically started school. My friends hold their pencils differently, and I tried to hold my pencil like them, but it was super uncomfortable. No teachers or anything told me my handwriting was weird though
I am so inspired by you which make me start journaling and now it’s hand writing love it
I really want to improve my handwriting, and I've been working on it all quarantine. The process ir REALLY SLOW but like most people with "perfect" handwriting, we all started with a scribble. Ily Amanda
Amanda: uploads a video about improving handwriting
Me: wait what?
amanda: trying to improve my handwriting. me: your handwriting is so nice that is so truwwww
i also hold my pen that way. i thought almost everbody rests their pen on their ring fingers? I guess I've been doing it wrong my entire life, that explains the hand cramps and my writing bump
I really love the pilot Kakuno I pens. The smiley face on the nib makes my day 😊
This is just soooooo relatableeeee . The t (s) , g , y , hight , spacing and etcccccc .
when i saw this on my home page I was like "wait what? Amanda needs to iMpRoVe her handwriting?"
If she needs to improve my handwriting, what about mine? LOL
Didn’t even know I needed this
I rest my pen on the middle finger but when I have to write a LOT,my writing bump gets so red that it's basically hurting at that point so I switch to resting the pen on my ring finger for a moment until my middle finger recovers and I keep writing and writing:)
i am such a perfectionist when it comes to my handwriting. in class i would always rewrite an entire page that i didn't like. btw if you want to learn a specific way of writing a letter or a number i advise trying to use it as many times as possible and then it just comes naturally with time (it doesnt take a lot of time tho)
Due to weekly tests and exams, I have a pen bump, but due to practice since I started writing my pen posture, grip, speed and writing have always been good. So thank you teachers for making me write a LOT. Finally pays off!😁😁
BTW I live in India and our curriculum is mostly writing based and writing down tons of questions and answers. If anyone wanted to know.
Before I hated writing but now with so much experience. Holding a pen feels so good and natural, it’s like the pen is a part of my body!😂😂😂
( gosh that sounds sooo weird! Sorry! )
BTW Love you Amanda!❤️
no wait you’re handwriting is already amazing it doesn’t need any improvement!! mine looks like a preschoolers...
Hahahahaha same!
*FINALLY!!* I thought I'm the only one who holds a pen like she does... There no teacher left to scold me for my handwriting 🥺
Nakshatra bgt7 Haha me too 😂😂
Omg me too!! When I was in 1. Grade all of the teachers told me to change
I used to hold my pencils and pens the same way as you do and I had the "writing bump" on my ring finger. Somehow, I was able to change my hold on them
Oh my gosh, I grip the pen the same way you do and had never been able to figure out what that bump was! Thank you!
What a difference when you slow down … It as lovely I could tell a little bit you where getting kinda of tried…I would too .
But you pull yourself up and press on . Loved it! Its amazing how different your writing looks compare too the way you usually write.
I think we are al that way we try and start off nice note then note taking in college is hard especially when the professor is talking fast.
I have never tried a fountain pen I am a bit afraid I would make a mess with the pen . But maybe I will try it out .
Thank you for sharing
❤️
I hold my pens the exact same way,,, so I have an "artist bump" or a little callous right where the pen usually rests... XD
Having kids tell you your handwriting is nice in school, but you felt it wasn't that good! 😞✏📑
Working on calligraphy recently too!
I clicked faster than Amanda grabbed the studio Ghibli washi tapes in Japan 😳😳
Omg I am so glad you right with the forth finger because I do and I was like well I am probs the only person I am not going to improve my righting if I can only hold it like that!
Amanda, I am impressed. I enjoyed this video and I'm really glad that you recorded part of it in real time. My handwriting changes all the time, I'll try to be more consistent.
Omg i thought it was just me. I write with my pen on my ring finger and i get a bump. THANK U FOR MAKING ME FEEL NORMAL
I hold my pen the same way as you Amanda! I'm a lefty tho : )
wait I also tend to hold my pen on top of my ring finger :0
Me too
Amandaaa lit I always use the ring finger also. But sometimes like rare times I use the middle finger. Oh and probably everyone or almost everyone does calligraphy handwriting etc... but I do calligraphy and all that also, and I already did before knowing you but your basics and beyond the basics made me sooooooo much better. LY and hope u see this.
I don't know Amanda .but I always feel there is something magical in your videos.I mean they are just super relaxing:)
I would rate my neatness of my handwriting at a 6 but now that I’ve watched your video I’m going to change my handwriting style to my own and make it more neat to were it at a 8 or 9
Okay so I've just learnt I've been holding my pen wrong my whole life 😂 (the same way as Amanda)
found someone who writes like me 😂 I also switch from the straight "T" to the curvey "T" 😂 and I also have the writing bump in my middle finger 😭
i actually keep a 1st notes notebook for school where I write really fast trying to keep up with the teacher... then I write the notes on the "subject" notebook where it's neater and stuff... give me time to go through notes and clean them up :)
Me too! I have a bump on my ring finger. That’s just what I’m comfortable with. And I realized I cramp less with my ring finger rather then my middle finger.
"I need to improve my handwriting"
-says the person who can draw a straight line without a ruler.
Edit: Me: **fluently squealing, fangirling and crying because AmandaRachLee liked my comment this is no small deal **more squealing****
No it’s the dots on her bullet journal that lets her draw a strait line
btw if you edit a comment the heart goes away automatically
The heart is gone :( By the way, the heart goes away if you edit it.
Why did you edit the heart is gone 😭😭😭
Zoha Adnan I agree! How r u btw. Oh and congrats for the ♥️
Her: you need to hold your pen the right way
Also her: I hold my pen in a weird way
Me: I rest the pen on my middle finger and hold it with my thumb with my index sticking out
finally ive found someone like me who rests their pen on the ring finger
That's exactly how I hold my pens, and I have a lot of cramps. So definitely going to try to change that!
When I take notes I first write quickly to get the most important facts/information down. Then when I get home I take the time to make my writing look nice
i switch my letters unintentionally too :(
Amanda : my handwriting is actually quite messy
Me: oh my god not again
last time i’ve been this early i... i... i don’t know, i’ve never been this early
Amanda your handwriting ís fantabulous.I just loved it and take advantage of your videos to improve my handwriting.
The way you hold your pen is the same as how I hold mine and people around me keep on telling that it's weird and all😭😭😭 this video is so relatable, I feel like I need to fix my penmanship as well.
Me: *thinks "Oooh nice, cute pens
I finally found someone who holds their pen the same way I do, I dont get why people think holding it like that us weird like lol.
you and 100 other people in the comments
When you realize that Amanda has a similar handwriting as yours:
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"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" just gives me elementary school memories.
I used to get that problem and I letter too , but I found my style by practice this year it just randomly came in my mind and I just found it . I found problems like you before but it will improve keep practicing. I write cursive since childhood.