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XERO PLUGINS - SIMPLICITY The name says it all. This plugin is used to create an artistic effect by reducing details of an image. It's great for making sharp photos look like fine art. I am finding that using the filters with moderately low settings works best for me. If there's not enough of a change, apply the filter a second time. These are the settings I used for all the following examples. The outlining style is the only thing I changed.
	In my example I started with a photo that already had a slightly rough texture (from the camera, not applied) I found the lighthouse photo on Morguefile.com Below are 4 examples of the lighthouse using the same settings as above - except for the changes in the outline. Comparison is difficult. Click here to see the larger versions of the images together.

Emboss Outline	Intaglio

Fine Lines	No outline

Ultimately, this was the result I chose to stay with. It is a combination of Embossed and Intaglio. It's ironic because Embossed gives a raised effects on the outline and Intaglio gives a sunken effect.