Well, I don't know much, but here are some tips!
•"Gothic"
Gothic is a font mostly used as Old English, although has capitals that are hard write with a pen. The more you compress traditional handwriting, letters begin to resemble a bit like a gothic script.
Loads of compressing becomes a true gothic script.
• "Italic"
Over centruies, a script called "Italic" has changed a lot. As today, people who use calligraphyare finding new ways to modify the letters, although matain the underlying principles of construction.
Italic writing is usually called 'branching acres'.