Since this kind of fits in with this topic, I thought I would ask......is there something out there that teaches or lets you practice handwriting on cakes? I really do not like my writing on cakes (unless it's printing), but I want to learn to freehand with BC so it's quick and easy when I just need to pipe "Congratulations" or Happy Birthday" or something like that. I know about the Wilton tracing letters, but I'm still just wanting to learn how to freehand cursive.
Wilton makes a "practice board". I'm not sure if that's what it's actually called but that's what I've always heard it referred to. It's a sturdy board with a clear plastic sheet attached to it. It comes with a bunch of pages of different patterns that you can trace with different tips. I believe it also has different writing that you can trace, but if not you can always print out common phrases (Happy Birthday, Congratulations, etc) in a font you like and stick those in there. Just lift the sheet up and put the pages in and start tracing! The nice thing about it is that you can just keep scraping the buttercream off and re-using it.
I like to look at scrapbooking font books for inspiration. The ones I have are titled ABC and XYZ, I can't remember the author off the top of my head. They have each letter of the font in caps and lowercase...once you find a handwriting you like, just practice, practice, practice. You could start off with wax paper over the actual book then just use a cutting board once you get the hang of it and write out your phrases.
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