Have you heard of Kaleidoscope Kreator 3? It comes from KalCollections.com and is one of the best programs to create variations in your designs. The design at the top is one I did earlier.
Why?Because 12 shapes (67 templates total) come as standard. Then there’s their customer service; first rate in my experience. The number of variations you can create out of one simple design is mind-boggling.
Check out this video I made earlier:
I forgot – you can save designs in the dimensions and dpi you want.
How to Get the Variations.
As I showed you in the video, there’s a segment in the middle of the work area. As you move your design across the segment, the variation changes in the box in the top right corner. When you hit a variation you like, click Save Kaleidoscope and the dimensions / dpi box appears. Click Save and that’s it.
Apart from the Celtic Cross, all templates come in different sizes. E.g. Star has 6 points, 8 points, 10 points, 12 points and 16 points. If, say you change from 12 points to 8 points, the variation looks different.
Check out the boxes at the bottom of the screen. X, Y, Scale, Rotation and Reset.
I discovered Scale today and made designs different sizes. Now I know how to get designs with larger spaces for people with sight issues!
Check out this video I recorded earlier:
If you get sick of all those standard templates, you can purchase other template packs. I have snowflakes and filligree packs. They’re ideal for specific orders, such as cake designs.
Using Templates.
Here we have a standard design using an eight-segment circle template:
This is a clear design and will look gorgeous when it’s been colored.
Taking this design and using a snowflake template, we have this:
Only the template’s been changed but you can see how much different it looks.
Going back to the original design and using a filigree template, it looks like this:
What a difference! I use filigree templates for people who want a little more control over what they color. They want to feel they’ve played a part in creating the design.
And that is as far as I’ve got with Kaleidoscope Kreator 3.
Check out their website – you won’t be disappointed!
Leave a comment here telling us how you got on 🙂
Warmly,
Shan
Sarah Arrow says
Oh how fantastic Shan! All of these from one design! I’m impressed, you’re clearly a talented designer
Shan says
Hi Sarah. Thank you 🙂 It’s amazing what can be done with one design. Some people stop at the one design; I like to see how many other designs I can make from that one. My top score so far is 74.
Thanks for reading and commenting
Shan x
Sue Fleckenstein says
Thanks Shan, great advice and tips once again. Creating these designs would make a great hobby for someone especially with the colder weather coming!
Shan says
Thanks, Sue. Absolutely agree with you. I know someone who designs mandalas and nothing else. She loves it!
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Shan
Mike Gardner is The Time Doctor says
Love the hints and tips you provide for people in this niche area Shan
Shan says
Thanks, Mike. I appreciate you reading and commenting.
Shan
Edward says
Shan you wrote an amazing post here! There are tips tricks and idea’s on creating these gems!
I love to color with pencils and theses Idea’s are really neat.
All the Best
Edward Haberthur
Shan says
Thank you, Edward. Glad to hear you enjoy coloring 🙂 Nothing to stop you creating your own patterns, you know 😉
Shan
Russ says
Some great ideas in there, Shan. Thanks for sharing; it’s got my creative juices flowing – especially with the application of the snowflake template to alter the design. Such a simple trick.
Shan says
Thanks, Russ. Let me know how you get on.
Shan