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Italic Examples

Italic Handwriting & Calligraphy Samples

Children's handwriting

<cite>2nd grade</cite>
2nd grade
<cite>3rd grade</cite>
3rd grade
<cite>3rd grade</cite>
3rd grade
<cite>4th grade</cite>
4th grade
<cite>5th grade</cite>
5th grade
<cite>4th grade</cite>
4th grade
<cite>4th grade student<br> before learning italic</cite>
4th grade student
before learning italic
<cite>after 9 months <br>of italic</cite>
after 9 months
of italic
<cite>4th grade student<br> before learning italic</cite>
4th grade student
before learning italic
<cite>after 9 months<br> of italic</cite>
after 9 months
of italic

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Adult handwriting using a monoline pen/pencil

handwriting examples adult monoline laughinberg hires
handwriting examples adult monoline bulk hires
handwriting examples adult edged Blank hires
handwriting examples adult monoline zornado hires

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Adult handwriting using an edged pen

<cite>Christopher Jarman</cite>
Christopher Jarman
<cite>Lloyd J. Reynolds</cite>
Lloyd J. Reynolds
<cite>Tom Gourdie</cite>
Tom Gourdie
<cite>Alfred Fairbank</cite>
Alfred Fairbank
<cite>Marylou Thomas</cite>
Marylou Thomas

Above examples are printed from WRITE NOW: The Getty-Dubay Program for Handwriting Success © 2016 Getty-Dubay

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Calligraphy using an edged pen

<cite>Barbara Getty</cite>
Barbara Getty
<cite>Inga Dubay. Text © 1964 Alfred Knopf, inc.<br>Used by permission.</cite>
Inga Dubay. Text © 1964 Alfred Knopf, inc.
Used by permission.
<cite>Barbara Getty. © 1978 Penultima, inc.<br>Reprinted by permission.</cite>
Barbara Getty. © 1978 Penultima, inc.
Reprinted by permission.
<cite>Inga Dubay</cite>
Inga Dubay

Above examples are reprinted from Italic Letters: Handwriting & Calligraphy © 2016 Dubay & Getty

Learn more about Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy: for School and Home and
Italic Letters: Handwriting & Calligraphy.