Things You'll Need
Instructions
Initial Steps
Learn to hold a pen in your hand. Most of us suffer from poor handwriting because our pens are not properly held. Hold the pen lightly but not too tight.
Hold the pen at roughly 45 degrees between your thumb and index fingers with the pen resting on your index finger.
Begin by practicing letters of the alphabet one by one. Divide the letters into groups by separating the straight lined ones (like N, M and T) and the curved ones (like S, B and C).
Try out different sizes of the letters both in upper case and lower case. The calligraphy should be visible clearly. The reader should be able to identify the letters. Most old-style calligraphy is difficult to read.
Pen and Flow Control
Move the pen with a smooth and easy movement, without jerky and sudden twitches of the fingers.
Watch how you write and be sure your pen is always slanted at a right angle. Hold the pen easily with gripping it with your fingers, which will impede flow.
Control your flow of writing to stop and resume, stop and resume over the page.
As you move down a page, adjust the paper to suit your hand. Do not manipulate your hand to adjust to the paper.
Forming Words and Sentences
Try forming entire words. Begin by trying out small words, then move on to bigger words.
See if you are able to hold your style of calligraphy together.
Go on to full sentences and try writing a paragraph. Follow the instructions given in the calligraphy charts (which are usually in reader-friendly language).