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The E-Sylum: Volume 14, Number 44, October 23, 2011, Article 13

MORE ON THE SKEWING TECHNIQUE

Regarding his technique for making handwriting more legible, last week Bill Eckberg wrote:

I just copied the signature in Photoshop and used the "Skew" command to straighten the writing enough so it was legible. Et voila!

1862 10 cents very odd signature cropped

Skewed Eugene Newman signature

Larry Gaye writes:

Great idea, "skewing"! I've used it for many things but never thought about it for the identification of signatures to make them easier to decipher.

John Mutch writes:

That technique of PhotoShopping a signature by skewing it should prove to be a valuable tool for genealogists.



Wayne Homren, Editor

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