HOW TO HOLD A CALLIGRAPHY PEN (I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT)

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[@PAScribe]

I am really glad this is out there. Thanks Calligraphy Masters! So many people struggle with the Death Grip. Hope this is a starting point for them.

[@CalligraphyMasters]

It sure will be a start for a lot of people Paul!! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge and keeping Calligraphy alive!!

[@helenanddanielreynolds4980]

Calligraphy Masters As a newcomer to Calligraphy I have watched quite a few Calligraphy/Copperplate KZbin videos now - and have been quite surprised to see ‘the death grip’ some ‘tutors’ have. In the space of about two weeks viewing different tutorial videos, it has became very obvious to me that Paul Antonio is the most knowledgeable, experienced and informative calligrapher. (Daniel)

[@PAScribe]

Helen and Daniel Reynolds I am really touched by what you say. Hope your journey is enjoyable in our little craft.

[@CalligraphyMasters]

*How useful was this video on a scale from 1 to 10?? Can we get 99 likes for it??*

[@dastels]

Anything from Paul is useful.

[@writing7335]

100

[@audioacc]

11! 💕✍🏽

[@CalligraphyMasters]

@@dokyjang7127 Why is that?

[@lyndiegf]

Calligraphy Masters it’s a 10 for me, I need to start to work on relaxing into the work, rather than stressing that it’s not good enough, thanks again x

[@cylenadee]

BEFORE YOU BEGIN. . . . Always, always clean your hands and wrists first!! I simply use hand sanitizer, which I keep at my desk, I then wipe it off along with the oils and DIRT on my hands!! 👐🏼 This removes the natural oil we have in our skin which can soak into your paper and cause your ink or pen to skip which is very frustrating!! 😩 It took me two or three years to find out what was causing the brand new refill in my ink pen to cause skipping, it wasn’t the refill after all, it was the oil in my hands soaking into the paper while I wasn’t looking!! 🫤 Even just handling the paper before use will leave tall tell signs of oil penetration on ANY paper!! 🫢 I started calligraphy in high school. It has a wonderful way of calming the daily hub-bub we go through! 🙂 A great, enjoyable therapy!! Thanks for this video, I really enjoyed the new ideas!!

[@Coasterdude02149]

I did that too & it can be very drying, especially in winter. There's smudge guard gloves which cover the back of your hand and pink & ring fingers leaving the others exposed. I use these all the time. Blocks the oil and allows flawless writing

[@joanieraimindo994]

Excellent method. It’s very helpful. TY

[@Teresa-Lau]

Wow! It's amazing, as your subject mentioned, I didn't expect that. I was always think I got problem on my writing hand so the writing is so unstable. With your teaching method, I found it works immediately. Thank you very much!

[@r.mercado9737]

Outstanding! Fr. Robert

[@GrannyNerd]

In the 1940s, penmanship was taught in elementary schools. The proper way to hold the pencil as well as how to position the paper was emphasized. Exercises were done to achieve the proper angle and the letterforms of Parker penmanship. I don’t know when the teaching of penmanship was dropped, but in the 1960s and 1970s my grandchildren received to penmanship instruction - not even how to hold a pencil.

[@durdenthepunchbowl7922]

It was also common practice to force Lefties to use their right hand, which made the act of writing very unnatural, un-intuitive, and created penmanship issues that weren't fixable.

[@williammoody7570]

I received penmanship lessons in the mid '50's while in grammar school, practicing an hour a day throughout the school year. I'm in my mid 70's now and my writing is the same as then, at least according to my wife, who received a lot of letters when we dated.

[@NiteOwlCrafter]

OM Goodness! I had no idea I was holding my pen so tight until I tried these tips! Paul, thank you so much!

[@The_Principles]

Thank you so much. watched the other three videos as instructed before this one. I have struggled with my writing for years (I am 56 now). had moments where it flowed and mainly where it did not. Bought myself a Lamy 2000 this week with a strong desire to finally work out how to write properly. Decided back to basics was in order - your 4 videos have made ALL the difference. Why oh why oh why don't they teach this stuff to us when we are younger? Very excited once again. Big thank you from me to you. I finally feel like I am starting off in the write direction :-)

[@PAScribe]

Thanks Adrian. Great to hear that it has jumpstarted your interest

[@iamahmanik]

Omg! Thanks for my unofficial Sir (Mr. Paul Antonio) for such a another wonderful calligraphy improvements lesson, video. And always I'm grateful to Calligraphy Masters channel for their exclusive episode's from the giant Calligrapher's from everywhere in the World. Today I'm really very excited to see their shop address in Amazon. Now I can easily buy my desired tools from their shop and obviously it will be helpful, maybe experienced items from them. Best wishes.

[@mylesheneke6660]

Thanks for your awesome tutorials, twin.

[@kelliestephens8743]

10 out of 10!! Going to try the pencil trick to see if I can loosen my death grip!! Thanks Paul and Calligraphy Masters!

[@shirleywilk7254]

So interesting! So helpful! Thank you for sharing!!

[@ssnnyyggg9632]

This is really helpful. Very ingenious! Thank you very much!

[@stellashen9808]

It works!

[@avr198]

Life changing. literally. Transferring the death grip -- had no clue. Thank you!!! Would be so great if you could do a vid on how to place the pen in your hand?

[@CalligraphyMasters]

Paul has this on his web site: bit.ly/3bMchRJ - Get 25% off with code: CALLIGRAPHYMASTERS

[@Cyriljayant]

I love writing but I don't have any problems with having the pen hold lightly. But this video is very helpful to everyone and thanks for the share.

[@spuzzgekk]

Very good and helpful video 👍👍👍

[@warped_rider]

I've had chronic pen-deathgrip since I learned how to write, I'll see if this helps. Cheers!

[@CalligraphyMasters]

Good luck!! #KeepWriting

[@HeinoRanda]

Thanks for all the good videos.. is that a glass top you have on you deck..

[@PAScribe]

It is a glass topped light table

[@bruceosborne1892]

Some great tips. Thanks.

[@audioacc]

Great vid! 💕✍🏽 I see your writing table is angled up a little bit. How does it make a difference with the ease of writing verses writing on a regular table top?

[@PAScribe]

The angle changes depending on the script I am writing. I generally work flat when using a pointed nib and a variety of angles for broad edged scripts, the angle changes depending on the variety of broad edged scripts.

[@md.ehteshamuddinkhan9741]

Thank you very much I was facing serious problem It was after effect of calligraphy Head ache and pain in neck area Beacuse non uniform stress and incorrect posture

[@PAScribe]

I hope you have managed to sort this out

[@md.ehteshamuddinkhan9741]

@@PAScribe as of now i am in transition in job, so i am not practicing calligraphy but yes your suggestions were very educating, probably after 17th of this month i will start again Thabks a lot

[@marycyrinvictoriadefino2492]

wow this is so helpful!

[@u.sonomabeach6528]

To anyone who is interested in starting calligraphy, I would urge you to look further into the teacher in this video's page(PAScribe) and watch his videos and lessons! There are many great teachers on KZbin and on the calligraphy masters channel but I consider Paul Antonio to be on a particular level reserved for grandmasters of the ages. He is someone who has obviously had a deep and consuming passion for his art and has fully considered every aspect of the craft. His knowledge seems endless and he is one of the few people, with any subject or skill, I would consider his craftsmanship flawless or perfect. What I'm trying to say is he is good and I recommend checking him out further 😃

[@PAScribe]

Thank you Jeremy. It means a lot that my approach has you so excited.

[@pamstrauch4372]

I can't seem to get equal pressure on the whole tip and the line gets uneven

[@poponachtschnecke]

Frustrated I can't find the short I watched lately of someone writing faith with my favorite type of f. I thought it was a calligraphy masters video, but I can't find it 😥

[@CalligraphyMasters]

It was a story, not a short and It's gone, but it's on our Instagram 😉

[@poponachtschnecke]

@@CalligraphyMasters Thanks so much for responding! It was almost too satisfying, lol, I have to show a friend

[@traciepowell6315]

Wonderful...

[@CalligraphyMasters]

Glad you like it 😊

[@cyrusgraham292]

Wait for a digital calligraphy pen that indicates what angle your pen is. A digital read out on the pen like on a digital watch.

[@PAScribe]

Sounds like a terrible experience! Our bodies are magnificent we just need to both understand it and pay more attention to it.

[@impetusinfinite2656]

Surely you're from T&T ??