Applying the Orton Effect

Create beautiful impressionistic images with the Orton effect. The Orton effect mimics a darkroom technique created by sandwiching two images together, 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 panel.
   • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel.
5. Click Exit to leave Special Effects, and return to the Edit mode menu.

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image.

You can use the Gradient tool to transition this effect across specific areas of your image.

You can use the Radial Gradient tool to apply effects around, or directly to, a center point.

See Also:

• Using the Undo/Redo Button