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Age Specifies the intensity or degree of the effect. (The numbers do not correspond to how old the photo

should appear.)

Applying the Orton effect

Create beautiful impressionistic images with the Orton effect. The Orton effect mimics a darkroom technique created by

sandwiching together two images one of which is slightly out of focus and both of which are slightly overexposed.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To use the Orton effect:

1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.

2. Click Orton.

3. Drag the Blur, Contrast, and Brightness sliders to adjust each effect.

4. Do one of the following:

Click Done to accept your changes and close the pane.

Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the pane.

5. Click Exit to leave Special Effects, and return to Edit mode.

Applying an Outline effect

The Outline effect is similar to the Edge Detect effect. You can use the Outline effect to create a highlighted outline of your image.

However, with the Outline effect you can control the thickness of the outline, whether an edge is outlined or not, and the color that

displays behind the outlined image. You can save your options as a preset for future use.

To use the Outline effect:

1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.

2. Click Outline.

3. On the Outline tab, set the options as described below.

4. Do one of the following:

Click Done to accept your changes and close the pane.

Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the pane.

Outline options

Line width Specifies the width of the outline in the effect. The higher the value, the wider the outline.

Threshold Specifies how sharp an edge must be in order to be outlined. If you specify a higher value, more edges

in the photo will be outlined.

Background color Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Click the color picker to select a different color.

Applying a Pencil Drawing effect

You can use the Pencil Drawing effect to create a pencil drawing from your images.

To create a pencil drawing from an image:

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