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Today in Titanic History - with Searching
Today in
Titanic History

Thursday, January 30, 2025
1854 - 1st class passenger Mr Arthur Webster Newell was born to Benjamin Newell and Susan Bennett Newell in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA.

1867 - 1st class survivor Mr Walter James Hawksford was born.

1894 - 1st class survivor Mrs Mary Graham Carmichael Marvin was born to Frank Farquharsen and his wife.

1920 - 1st class survivor Mrs Mary Wick died at the age of 53.

2001 - 2nd class survivor Master Michel Marcel Navratil died in Montpellier, France at the age of 92.

1990 - 3rd class survivor Miss Anna "Annie" Mcgowan died in Chicago, Illinois, USA at the age of 95.

1958 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Beila Moor died at the age of 75.

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Making graphics pop


This is the first article in a two-part series on the difference between average
and professional graphics. These are not necessarily simple and they may
require Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, but I assure you that using these methods will making you happier with your creations.

Anti-aliasing:
To understand anti-aliasing, you have to understand aliasing first. Aliasing is
the "stair-step" effect that makes the edges of curves and angles look jagged. When you use Anti-aliasing (an option offered with many of the tools in Photoshop) you get smooth lines and curves. Aliasing is something that will immediately be apparent in graphics, something that will make the graphics and text look more amateurish.

Feathering:
Feathering could be described as the softening of the border on a selection.
Photoshop offers degrees of feathering from 0 (no feathering) to 16 (a very soft edge). What "soft" means in graphics terms would be the transition from one image to the next is very subtle (10-16), somewhat obvious (5-9), or plainly seen (0-4). Feathering is extremely useful with collages and seamless backgrounds when you don't want seams and breaks between pictures.





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