Art Journaling!

by **galled** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:19 pm

Oh, no doubt handwriting practice is the key. I just type 99+% of the time now so I don't get much chance to write in a typical day unless I'm jotting down a number (did I write a 3 or a 5? Or is that an 8?? Yes, it's that bad!!) or item list. But I think your suggestion of slowing down and being a little more deliberate would help.

by **Watery Star** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:24 pm

I'm practically a turtle, I do everything at my own slow pace lol
But I have noticed that when I get anxious I try to speed up and get sloppier.
My thoughts feel disorganized like when I start writing it down that I'm starting from in the middle of my thought.

When I was able to write a bit at a time throughout my day, that made using my bujo easier.
That's not possible when I'm unwell. So my alternative is to jot down what I can when I can and then later I can write slower and neater because I wont have to worry about trying to recall everything and I've already have some written.

Galled: I get that. I have to be careful with numbers too. Going back over to try to make an "8" look more legible and sometimes makes it worse. I don't make the loops big enough at times so it's easy for it to look like a 9 or 6.

silverberry wrote:I only draft what I want to write digitally if it's something that needs to be submitted, like some class requirement or something. Usually, I just end up rambling and word vomiting into the page. The spelling and grammar errors make me facepalm sometimes hahah but it gives the writing some form of authenticity. It's private writing meant for myself only, so it's fine to be messy with it.

IDK about penmanship - I'm fairly sure mine is legible enough at least. The only advice I have is to be slow and deliberate while writing. The slower pace helps me digest what I want to write before putting it to paper, and keeps the handwriting less messy.
Also having to go through two technical drafting classes where there's a specific FONT that needs to be followed in lettering really makes you become conscious with your strokes lksdjflsdj

I really started journaling to note my health issues and track my symptoms. I use to ramble and write when emotional. That was over a decade ago :strain:

When I found bullet journaling however, it and learning other helpful journaling habits really helped me. Going to therapy has also been a big help with coping and noting the health side of it.
Sorry if I'm repeating myself.

by **Lemon Cheesecake** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:26 pm

My hand writing just continuously gets worse...not just over time but I can write a couple sentences and then it declines so when I go back to read it I have trouble deciphering my own hand writing!

by **silverberry** » Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:37 am

Dropping by to share some of my fave pages from this month's art journal!

Notebook: blank notebook from Miniso
Writing: J. Herbin Lie de The in a very cheap unbranded fountain pen

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