Kai's Power Tools special effects filters were once considered a must-have plug-in suite for Photoshop-compatible graphics software. In 1999, Corel bought Kai Krause's popular effects filters from MetaCreations and soon released a new set of effects under the title Procreate KPT Effects. Building on the classic special effects from KPT 5, KPT 6 and KPT 7, Corel added nine to expand creativity. Later, Corel combined all the classic effects along with the new effects into one complete collection—The KPT Collection—with 24 filters in all. In time, The KPT Collection, a 32-bit plug-in, became a for PaintShop Pro owners. KPT Channel Surfing, which splits an image into RGB and HLS color channels and lets you apply effects such as blur, sharpen, contrast and value shift to one or all channels.The KPT Fluid filter applies liquid-like distortions that simulate dragging a brush through fluid.
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The controls allow you to adjust the thickness of the liquid, brush size and velocity.KPT FraxFlame II creates and explores flame fractals that resemble colored light. Customize the effect by choosing from seven styles, editable gradients, and infinite genetic mutations.Use KPT Gradient Lab to design complex color blends and gradients by mixing shapes and colors in multiple layers with advanced blending and precise positioning.KPT Hyper Tiling transforms images into intricate tiling effects. Choose from five styles and customize the effect with transparency, advanced blending, and precise positioning. KPT Ink Dropper simulates liquid ink on a surface to create water spots, smoky swirls, and stains. Options allow you to customize the ink color and drop settings such as diffusion, movement, and dispersion.
Corel's KPT Collection is possibly the most famous of Photoshop software plug-ins. Originally developed by Kai Krause and published by the now defunct MetaCreations, this set has become a favourite among digital artists. The new KPT Collection includes filters from KPT 5, 6 and KPT Effects, and the 24-strong set really is great value. Anyone fascinated by Photoshop will recognise such favourites as KPT Goo and Noize. Goo is pretty much what you'd expect, if somewhat pointless - enabling you to splodge translucent goo on top of your images.
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Noize is a fun filter that enables you to overlay your images with random cloud-like noise. To get the best from KPT filters, you should treat most of them as effect generators rather than filters. Use FiberOptix on a layer above your image with a Multiply Blending mode, for instance, and you can produce stunning effects.
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KPT Collection is all about experimentation. Indeed, you'll have most fun with KPT when you're tweaking with no specific goal in mind - results are interesting and varied, and often you stumble across a striking effect purely by accident.
Fluid is a great example; it turns your image into a pool of liquid, which you distort as you see fit. It's similar to Photoshop's Liquify tool, but more fun. Another favourite of ours is RadWarp, which enables you to interactively apply a radial warp to your image. Newcomers to KPT will appreciate the filters' superb engineering. The only thing that stops this package getting five stars is the lack of an upgrade path from earlier versions - with this, KPT Collection would no doubt become one of the bestselling filter sets of all time.
Mark Sparrow.