Kaleidoscope

I discovered that the Paint Shop Pro version 8 stock pattern called Colorful lens makes pretty kaleidoscope patterns.

Here's the stock seamless pattern in jpg format for anybody who wants to play with it.



There are some pretty Paint Shop Pro Kaleidoscope presets to download here.

Here's one result I like.


How To:
400x300 size image, colorful lens pattern fill at 150% Scale.
Kaleidoscope preset pj-e-natife.
Duplicate layer, Screen Mode, Opacity 60 to pump up the colors.

THEN
I was going thru
Filter Factory plugin filter sets and found one called Toners in Gallery J.
It changes the colors in your patterns.
I set all sliders to max and applied it to the colorful lens pattern.
This is what I got.


Pretty!
Try that one with Kaleidoscope.
400x300 size image, pattern fill at 150% Scale again.
Kaleidoscope preset pj-innerlotus1.

Result:


That one is my favorite.

There are other free kaleidoscope generators out there if a person does not have Paint Shop Pro.

One that I've tried and like is the free Mehdi Kaleidoscope.
It's a plugin filter you have to use within graphics software like Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or GIMP.
GIMP is free and I'm pretty sure you can use plugins in that software, although I don't use GIMP.

Mehdi Kaleid
Petals 8
Zoom 2
Hit the Random button

Result:



NOTE: Pattern fill Scale and image size will make a big difference on kaleidoscope results.