When I practice with a cartidge pen, I like to use spiral notebooks because they are already lined. For italic, the lower case letters are 5 pen-widths high. A Shaeffer Broad nib fits just right in the Wide Ruled spiral and notebook paper.
Another thing that is good about notebook paper is that it has a nice smooth surface; the ink-filled nib glides nicely over the surface without feathering.
Whenever you letter, put a piece of paper under your hand. It will protect your writing surface and keep it clean. You'd be surprised how sliding a hand back and forth on the paper, even a very clean hand, deposits oils from your skin and prevents the ink from laying down properly; it'll skip and spoil your lettering.
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