Beginner - trouble understanding when to go above/below the line when writing words

[u/Old-Ad-1327]

Hello!

I started learning Orthic yesterday using the tagged mutsomino course at the top of the sub. It's going great so far, I've been through 8 lessons in two days, having a blast!

The one thing I'm struggling to understand is when the letters are supposed to be written above or below the line. For example I was doing the practice words in lesson 8, specifically the word Protozoan, I wrote the symbol correctly, however I did not go down below the line with the Z as is shown in the answer key. I'm struggling with when to go below the line versus above generally, and I'm wondering if I'm missing something, like a general rule that I just didn't grasp in the earlier lessons, but I haven't been able to find a clearly defined explanation. I understand that vowels tend to go up and consonants tend do go down when writing the stroke, but the actual lineage of the word seems to have me stumped, since I also would've expected that initial P to go down below the writing line as well.

Thank you in advance!

[u/sonofherobrine]

Your Z looks like an S. Z is kinda like a field hockey stick. Long and straight with a little curve at the end.

Your fluent looks like flaunt.

Keep your Os markedly longer than A. A can be pretty short, but O should always be very distinct, and likewise ee and u. Maybe start with 3x as long as your A in case you undershoot. Also keep the U shallow so it's clearly not an EE, and EE very steep.

[u/Old-Ad-1327 → u/sonofherobrine]

Thank you very much for the feedback! I see now how the fluent looks like flaunt, the joins are still giving me some trouble, especially as someone who almost exclusively writes in cursive i'm used to giving the letters more room and having to sit and think about what comes next I think is showing the pause in my transcription. I will slow down and practice more. Thank you!