A guide for freehand writing or similar graphics comprises a writing support that eliminates the task of drawing lines and then erasing them in order to write on a straight line. The writing support forms a forgiving visual line that recedes when writing letters with descenders such as g, j, p, q, and y. In the preferred embodiment, the writing support is a plurality of loops of flexible material extending from a base.
1. A writing guide having a writing support that extends from a base and comprises a plurality of loops that collectively suggest a line tangent to each loop, in which adjacent loops overlap.
2. The guide of claim 1 , in which the loops comprise a flexible material.
3. The guide of claim 1 , in which the base is generally rectangular.
4. The guide of claim 1 , in which the base is one of a polymer, wood, metal, or ceramic.
5. The guide of claim 1 , in which the base further comprises measurement indicia.
6. The guide of claim 1 , in which the base further comprises indicia directly incorporated into the material of the base.
7. The guide of claim 1 , in which the base further comprises printed indicia added to the base.
8. The guide of claim 1 , in which the base further comprises ruler markings molded into the base.
9. The guide of claim 1 , in which a lower edge of the base is beveled.
10. The guide of claim 1 , further comprising at least one resilient foot mounted on the back side of the base.
11. The guide of claim 1 , in which the writing support comprises a plurality of loops formed of a material selected from the group consisting of thread, wire, and fishing line.
12. The guide of claim 1 , in combination with a cover to protect the writing support when not in use.
13. A writing guide having a writing support that extends from a base in only a direction substantively parallel to a writing surface, the writing support comprising a plurality of loops that collectively suggest a line in the plane of the writing surface that is tangent to each loop, in which adjacent loops overlap.
14. The guide of claim 13 , in which the loops comprise a flexible material.
15. The guide of claim 13 , in which the base is generally rectangular.
16. The guide of claim 13 , in which the base is one of a polymer, wood, metal, or ceramic.
17. The guide of claim 13 , in which the base further comprises measurement indicia.
18. The guide of claim 13 , in which the base further comprises indicia directly incorporated into the material of the base.
19. The guide of claim 13 , in which the base further comprises printed indicia added to the base.
20. The guide of claim 13 , in which the base further comprises ruler markings molded into the base.
21. The guide of claim 13 , in which a lower edge of the base is beveled.
22. The guide of claim 13 , further comprising at least one resilient foot mounted on the back side of the base.
23. The guide of claim 13 , in which the writing support comprises a plurality of loops formed of a material selected from the group consisting of thread, wire, and fishing line.
24. The guide of claim 13 , in combination with a cover to protect the writing support when not in use.
25. A writing guide having a writing support that extends from a base and comprises a plurality of loops that collectively suggest a line tangent to each loop, and further comprising at least one resilient foot mounted on the back side of the base, in which adjacent loops overlap.
26. The guide of claim 25 , in which the loops comprise a flexible material.
27. The guide of claim 25 , in which the base is generally rectangular.
28. The guide of claim 25 , in which the base is one of a polymer, wood, metal, or ceramic.
29. The guide of claim 25 , in which the base further comprises measurement indicia.
30. The guide of claim 25 , in which the base further comprises indicia directly incorporated into the material of the base.
31. The guide of claim 25 , in which the base further comprises printed indicia added to the base.
32. The guide of claim 25 , in which the base further comprises ruler markings molded into the base.
33. The guide of claim 25 , in which a lower edge of the base is beveled.
34. The guide of claim 25 , in which the writing support comprises a plurality of loops formed of a material selected from the group consisting of thread, wire, and fishing line.
35. The guide of claim 25 , in combination with a cover to protect the writing support when not in use.
36. A writing guide having a writing support that extends from a base and comprises a plurality of loops that collectively suggest a line tangent to each loop, in which the writing support comprises a plurality of loops formed of a material selected from the group consisting of thread, wire, and fishing line, in which adjacent loops overlap.
37. The guide of claim 36 , in which the base is generally rectangular.
38. The guide of claim 36 , in which the base is one of a polymer, wood, metal, or ceramic.
39. The guide of claim 36 , in which the base further comprises measurement indicia.
40. The guide of claim 36 , in which the base further comprises indicia directly incorporated into the material of the base.
41. The guide of claim 36 , in which the base further comprises printed indicia added to the base.
42. The guide of claim 36 , in which the base further comprises ruler markings molded into the base.
43. The guide of claim 36 , in which a lower edge of the base is beveled.
44. The guide of claim 36 , further comprising at least one resilient foot mounted on the back side of the base.
45. The guide of claim 36 , in combination with a cover to protect the writing support when not in use.
46. A writing guide having a writing support that extends from a base and comprises a plurality of conformable loops that collectively suggest a line tangent to each loop, in which adjacent loops overlap.
47. The guide of claim 46 , in which the base is generally rectangular.
48. The guide of claim 46 , in which the base is one of a polymer, wood, metal, or ceramic.
49. The guide of claim 46 , in which the base further comprises measurement indicia.
50. The guide of claim 46 , in which the base further comprises indicia directly incorporated into the material of the base.
51. The guide of claim 46 , in which the base further comprises printed indicia added to the base.
52. The guide of claim 46 , in which the base further comprises ruler markings molded into the base.
53. The guide of claim 46 , in which a lower edge of the base is beveled.
54. The guide of claim 46 , further comprising at least one resilient foot mounted on the back side of the base.
55. The guide of claim 46 , in which the writing support comprises a plurality of loops formed of a material selected from the group consisting of thread, wire, and fishing line.
56. The guide of claim 46 , in combination with a cover to protect the writing support when not in use.