Having learned to write Spencerian script, here is one observation which I have. I learned the letter forms first without concern for shadings. After that, I learned the heavy shadings for the capitals and am in the process of learning them for the miniscules.
What I would observe is that the heavy shadings are not that difficult to add once the letter forms are learnt. The real skill in Spencerian seems to me to be in the hairlines. I had of course read this before, but only after experiencing do I see the full truth of it.
What I would observe is that the heavy shadings are not that difficult to add once the letter forms are learnt. The real skill in Spencerian seems to me to be in the hairlines. I had of course read this before, but only after experiencing do I see the full truth of it.