User Guide

Chapter 5: Edit mode
3. 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.
Applying an Oil Paint effect
You can use the Oil Paint effect to give your images a painted appearance. You can save your options as a preset for future use.
To create an oil painting from a photo:
1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.
2. Click Oil Paint.
3. On the Oil Paint tab, drag the Brush width slider to specify the width of the brush strokes in the effect. The higher the
value, the wider the brush stroke.
4. Drag the Variance slider to specify the color variance in each brush stroke. Higher values increase the number of colors
used in each stroke.
5. Drag the Vibrance slider to adjust the intensity of the colors in the image.
6. 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.
Applying the Old effect
You can use the Old effect to give your images an antique look. (The Old effect is similar to the Sepia effect, but produces a more
realistic appearance of age.)
To apply the Old effect:
1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.
2. Click Old.
3. On the Old 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.
Old options
Age Specifies the intensity or degree of the effect. (The numbers do not correspond to how old the photo
should appear.)
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.
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