In Photoshop Elements, using textures and overlays is all the rage these days. But to call Patti Brown’s Kaleidoscope collection merely “textures and overlays” is a huge oversimplification.
You will want these products after reading this post. But enter the contest before you buy! Patti Brown will give 10 complete sets of her collection to Texas Chicks readers. Details are at the end of the post. And, next week when the winners are announced, Patti will provide a 30% discount code for those of you who didn’t win.
Patti Brown calls Kaleidoscope a collection of color and light. That is a perfect description. You can use her textures and overlays to:
- add a basic texture to your images
- hide a distracting background
- add depth to a flat or boring background
- add a color wash or enhance colors
- vignette
- add Bokeh effects
- add rays of sun
- add sun flare
- anything else your creative mind can think of – the options are infinite
Check out Patti’s work here – my photography doesn’t do these products justice.
And, even if you don’t have any of her products (yet), you should look at her video tutorials. She had several great suggestions for applying textures and overlays that I’ve never thought of.
The Contest
Post one comment with the name of the Patti Brown product that you’d like the most. (Click on the products button to explore Patti’s sets.)
Get LOTS of Entries in the Contest
Each time you Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Stubble Upon or use any other sort of social media to spread the word about this contest, create TWO additional comments. YES, TWO!
Entries will be accepted through midnight CST on March 17. The winners and coupon code will be announced on March 18.
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Thanks!
I just wanted to drop you a note because a few people on CM have been asking about PSE lately and you have so much information to share! I thought you might want to chime in.
Thanks Angela! I wish I could hang out on CM all day! But now I have a good excuse to go there, thanks to you!
Erin
Wow. You are SO right-I do want all of these,
and the give-away and the 30% discount is sweet.
I would love to have the Gallery Collection.
Thank you!
Oh my gosh! I love her gallery collection textures. Something else to add to the wish list!
Kaleidoscope
(Love your blog!)
I just posted to my facebook page, as well.
Kaleidoscope
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(2nd) I just posted to my facebook page, as well.
Kaleidoscope
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Just tweeted it.
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Tweeted!
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I would Love the textures collection!
Forgot to say, that the Gallery Collection is way cool! Thanks for the contest!
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March 17th is my birthday, maybe I’ll get lucky
I love the Gallery Collection.
What a great giveaway! I already have the Gallery Collection and love it. There are so many other great products on Patti’s site, but if I had to choose, I think I would take the Light Flare Collection.
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LOVE the gallery collection!
The Light Set would rock my world
I would love the Gallery Collection- and have been ‘oogling’ Kaleidoscope products for several weeks now!
Also Shared this on Facebook with my photog friends!
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Facebooked it!!
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I think the Light Set is pretty cool!
Big fan of Patti’s Dream Sequence. Lovin it.
I tweeted about this giveaway!
Tweet!
OMG…The Gallery Collection is absolutely amazing……Actually all of them are but WOW! I would LOVE to win this!!!
I am all over the gallery collection!!! So amazing!!
Just a grammy learning more and more about photography and post-processing. I would love to have any of the sets to try out.
I LOVE the entire Kaleidoscope collection.
I love the gallery collection! Thanks!
The Light Set is just gorgeous!
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I love the gallery collection!
The Lite Flare Collection is so magical! But then again, each collection is so unique and fun…so many possibilities!
I really would love to play with Patty’s Gallery Collection. It just calls to me. May have to be my next splurge.
I have had my eye on the light set, but I see the new lite flare set & that has me intrigued. Both, all…love them!
I posted the giveaway for my status on facebook! Thanks for the opportunity!
I posted the giveaway for my status on facebook! Thanks for the opportunity! This is my second comment for posting on facebook…
Love them all but would probably choose the Gallery Collection if I could only have one.
I have been looking at the Kalidascope products trying to decide which to buy. I want them all, but if I had to choose just one it would be the gallerie collection. Hopefully I will win, but the discount would be great too!
loving the gallery collection! thanks for the op to win!!
I hope I’m entered now. These would be awesome!
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I love her whole collection! Can’t pick just one favorite.
Just posted on my FB page as well!!
I love the abstract Edge!. Beautiful work!
I would like them all!!! If I had to pick one tonight, the Light Set–it would be perfect for the group of photos I am editing! Thanks for the chance!
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Love the Gallery Collection!!! Awesome giveaway! Thx for hosting!
I like all of them but would choose the Gallery Collection.
I love all of them, but I think the Gallery Collection would be my favorite.
I love love love Patti!!! LOVE her stuff! I have the Kaleidescope Layers of Light and Bokeh stuff. I love both equally! But I’ve been droooooooling over her textures and so hoping to get more of her stuff soon! yay for a contest! and yay for finding a new photography blog!
Love the light flare set!
I LOVE all of your creations Patti. REALLY want The Light Set- watched all your video tutorials several times so I’m ready
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