The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

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[n nearly every magazine you pick up today you will find Script headings, both in the advertisements and in the
irticles. Some of this work is good and some is very poorly executed. There is a splendid field for penmen along
this line.
This type of work is prepared in a different way from the ordinary work of a penman. It is all carefully drawn
out with a lead pencil and inked in. This we call pencilling. First of all rule head and base guide lines for both
capital and small letters, and then draw slant lines. The letters are then very carefully pencilled in. It is well
to use a rather hard lead pencil and a lead pencil eraser. Erase and repencil until you get your letter forms aclurate,
watching of course, the general appearance, spacing, height of lines, etc. Ordinarily in this work you have
a very definite amount of space to cover and it is necessary to make your woi'k fit into that space. After the work
is carefully pencilled proceed to ink it in with a stitf pointed pen. The point should be as coarse as the hair line
which you desire. As a rule the hair lines of this work for newspapers and magazines are rather heavy. Go
through and ink in all of the straight lines first or all of a certain type of stroke like the upward strokes. Turn the
paper frequently so that all strokes are made toward the center of the body.
After you have inked in the entire specimen look at it carefully for irregularities in weight of line, roughness and
flat places. These can be corrected with a fine pointed pen.
You can make a living at penmanship but it is necessary to do many classes of pen work. This is a very profitable
line of work for penmen.
Study the above design. It is quite attractive yet it has the appearance of a free hand specimen.
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