What is a difference in calligraphy and cursive writing?
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Cursive is a type of writing that most people learned in school. The purpose is to write quickly and legibly so that you don't have to lift your pen off the page, resulting in letters that are connected. Calligraphy involves drawing out the letters using specific strokes. The purpose is to create...
read more Cursive is a type of writing that most people learned in school. The purpose is to write quickly and legibly so that you don't have to lift your pen off the page, resulting in letters that are connected. Calligraphy involves drawing out the letters using specific strokes. The purpose is to create beautiful writing. read less
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Notice how in calligraphy, the strokes are drawn separately and the pen is lifted after each one. In cursive, the letter was drawn in one motion without lifting
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