Hey, remember those Handwriting Analysis Flashcards they sell for 15
$ plus sh/h? Well i, at this late hour, happened upon this
graphology site that has an ANIMATED GIF of a fair chunk of the
common handwriting traits. it's at:
http://www.handwritingpro.com/examples.html

the same site also has a glossary, which is nice and thorough, but
with no examples, and sometimes you just can't envision a "PRINTED
LETTER S-SHADING UPSTROKE"... now of course the gif is pretty
simplified and some of the examples leave somethin' to be desired,
but it's a nifty little thing to have. if you're a beginner, this is
great practice; the info goes pretty fast so i recommend downloading
a gif animator to take it apart into frames (here's one:
http://download.com.com/3302-2186_4-10163972.html ) the gif has 255
frames which covers loops, stems, pressure and a bunch of other
basics

if anybody else has come upon any free info, or other quirky things
like this one, please post:)

Veronica