On this blog post, I am attaching images of what my tracing sheets and free hand drawings looked like. Once I felt comfortable with tracing and writing out the letters, I tried it free hand. I love the Tombow brush pens- I prefer the hard tip because I personally feel like I have more control when writing out letters, but it honestly varies with each person. The green Tombow pen is the soft tip, and the navy colored pen is the hard tip (even though the ink for both are black). Make sure when trying calligraphy free hand that you don’t write too fast or too slow; the tracing helps you find a sense of your ideal speed. I also wouldn’t recommend using cardstock or a ‘rougher’ paper; I think printer paper is probably the best choice because it is nice and smooth- it is also relatively cheap. Once you become more advanced, you can slowly graduate to more advanced paper (if you would like). If you feel like you aren’t getting calligraphy right off the bat, just keep practicing until you get it. On the other hand, if you are a natural at calligraphy, you can experiment with different pens, paper, and styles!
Virginia's Genius Hour: Learning Calligraphy 