Post AXQsdNJONMqsO8ujKq by libroraptor@mastodon.nz
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 (DIR) Post #AXPTqMkhTOIZ71UAFs by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-07-06T07:04:14Z
       
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       Do you orefer the half-r style (left) or full-r style (right)?#calligraphy #copperplate #writing
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPUFZgqVWvGTghekK by gxoja@mastodon.green
       2023-07-06T07:08:48Z
       
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       @freemo To me the half-r style (left) looks more balanced in the context of this font.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPUwE0R0Jbtg6CdMG by trinsec@qoto.org
       2023-07-06T07:16:31Z
       
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       @freemo I think the half-r style is preferable with this overall look.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPXvN87tZNrY55MX2 by libroraptor@mastodon.nz
       2023-07-06T07:49:58Z
       
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       @freemo Half. It's easier to write because of the stroke motions of roundhand script, and it connects fluidly and consistently with its neighbours. These features are entangled with each other.The full r fits far better into italic hands, again because the stroke motions will produce it.As you develop consistency of stroke weight – it's largely about rhythm – you'll increasingly feel how disruptive the full r is within words.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPbKbvYJgKmXkvkki by TruthSandwich@qoto.org
       2023-07-06T08:28:10Z
       
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       @freemo What are these strange squiggles?Kids today just learn block print. You must be an old or something...
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPcOczeOWbKxjKJtI by mkj@social.linux.pizza
       2023-07-06T08:40:05Z
       
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       @freemo Definitely the half-r style on the left.Don't think I've ever seen the "full-r" style. It probably would trip me up a couple of times with "wait, what's a µ doing here?" before I caught on.Consider editing your post to add a poll for easier counting of answers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQBdZlkA4b7hZgXFQ by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-07-06T15:14:55Z
       
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       @mkj cant have a poll on a post with am image it seems.The full r isnt well known but it is hundreds of years old and is standard in calligraphy, though not always used.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQBqqqTz0OuQbEROa by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-07-06T15:17:19Z
       
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       @libroraptor I didnt invent the full-R its a standard part of copperplate and many other scripts going back hundreds of years, including gothic scripts.The rules around when to use each basically dictate that you use half-r when you need a descender low in fo the next letter and the full-r is for connectors closer to midline.. if you do "proper" scripts you should be using a mix of both.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQsdNJONMqsO8ujKq by libroraptor@mastodon.nz
       2023-07-06T23:16:44Z
       
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       @freemo Yes, I know – I was responding to your request for a recommendation. I feel that the full r doesn't actually connect well near the midline, either. What you're writing is, strictly speaking, not copperplate, incidentally. I'd call it a "roundhand script" – which includes Copperplate. Copperplate is a sub-family associated with the versions engraved on copper plates, so it carries the mechanical traits of the burin into penmanship.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXRIULKQyfv2RJksuu by freemo@qoto.org
       2023-07-07T04:06:26Z
       
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       @libroraptor Ahh in that case we agree, half r looks nicer here.