This is the "c, a, d, g, q, o" Family. The elegant letters that appear below (but not the video) were made using Cursif Lignes, a French cursive font created by Christophe Beaumale (a ZIP file). You can download and install this font on your own computer to make your own exercises.
The "c" family
The video below shows you how to connect "o" and "u":
Notice that this writer makes a very, very small loop on his "o". The loop is so small you almost can't see it. This is not a problem. The "o" in the computer font above has a loop on the right hand side. This is usually wrong: your "o" will then look almost like an "a".
Notes:
Notice how each letter above starts on the thick base line.
D
Be sure to make "d" twice as tall as "a", "c" and "o".
G
Notice that "g" has a long tail (a big loop), so it is three times the size of "c" and "a".
Q
In this font, "q" goes straight down two lines, but you can also add a big loop on (like "g", but on the right). In this computer font, the "o" does not look quite right. The loop on the right is often on top instead.
