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Post by Sepiana on Jun 18, 2016 2:30:28 GMT
NOTE: Click on image for larger size.
 
 
Hi everyone,
I created an action (.atn file) to transform an image into an English Tea Can painting, the kind you see on old English Tea cans. Feel free to download it and give it a try. I tested this action in PSE 7, 10, 11 and above. It worked just fine. I believe the same will hold true for PSE 8 and 9.
If you have PSE 11 and above, load the .atn file via either the Actions panel or the Effects panel.
 
If you have PSE 7 through 10, you need to install this action so that it can be accessed via the Action Player (Guided Edit>Automated Actions>Action Player).
Windows: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\x.x\Locale\en_us (or your locale)\Workflow Panels\actions
Mac: Hard Drive>Library>Application Support>Adobe>Photoshop Elements>x.x>Locale>en_us (or your locale)>Workflow Panels>actions
NOTE:
The results will vary depending on the nature and size of your image. I tested different sizes (in pixel dimensions). The best results were obtained when using images of about 1000-1200 px on the longest side.
Sepianas English Tea Can Painting.zip (560 B)
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Post by Lillias on Jun 18, 2016 11:22:20 GMT
Looks interesting Sepiana. Thank you, look forward to taking it for a run...
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 18, 2016 20:33:35 GMT
BillieJean, you are most welcome!
And I am looking forward to seeing your painting.
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Post by Lillias on Jun 18, 2016 21:46:31 GMT
This action gives a nice effect. Image from pixabay. Click on the image for a bigger picture.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 19, 2016 4:00:54 GMT
BillieJean, this is amazing! You picked the perfect image for this effect. I love it!
BTW, do you know that this effect is sometimes referred to as "metal etching"? I guess it is a reference to the old English Tea cans.
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Post by Lillias on Jun 19, 2016 8:16:01 GMT
Thank you for your kind comments Sepiana. I'm glad you like it. I hadn't heard of this effect and no I didn't know that it is sometimes called 'metal etching' but I can see why that might be the case.
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 19, 2016 9:07:50 GMT
Looks like a great effect. Thanks, Sepiana.
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Post by blackmutt on Jun 19, 2016 15:25:41 GMT
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Post by ritage on Jun 19, 2016 20:25:45 GMT
Again a great action, Sepiana, thank you. I realized that I don't really know what sort of pictures are put on tea cans, haven't seen one in years, even Twinings is all paper bags these days. Images Pixabay  Tea Harvest  |
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 20, 2016 3:00:12 GMT
Looks like a great effect. Thanks, Sepiana. Janice, you are most welcome! Hope you will give this action a try. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Jun 20, 2016 3:10:56 GMT
Nice effect! I applied the unsharp mask at the end.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 20, 2016 3:20:11 GMT
J - I really like the kind of image you applied this effect to. You ended up with a beautiful image. Well done! Rita - You selected two perfect images for this effect. I particularly like the first one, the one with the flowers. You should hang it on the wall! Simply beautiful! Again a great action, Sepiana, thank you. I realized that I don't really know what sort of pictures are put on tea cans, haven't seen one in years, even Twinings is all paper bags these days. Images Pixabay
Rita, thanks!
This effect is sometimes also described as the kind of painting you find on china dinner sets. I have used it for many years but mainly on landscape images. Now that I have seen your work and J's, I realize how you can expand the "horizons" of this effect.
It was a bit tricky to create this action for Elements users. One of the steps is the Edit/Fade command applied to the Find Edges filter; this command is a Photoshop-only one. My workaround was to reduce the layer opacity.
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 20, 2016 3:30:37 GMT
Nice effect! I applied the unsharp mask at the end. Nice job!
Yes, applying an Unsharp Mask at the end is a possibility. I believe you learnt about it in this tutorial -- English Tea can painting – metal etch Photoshop Tutorial. (I recognized the image.)
I am quite familiar with this tutorial. However, I opted not to include this additional step in my action. You need to have the right image to start with. In some cases, applying this extra sharpening yields unpleasant results. In the tutorial above, the right image was used as an example.
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 20, 2016 20:04:06 GMT
Wow - this effect is very cool. What great (and differing) results one can get.
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Post by srmoment on Jun 21, 2016 5:29:04 GMT
What a great effect Sepiana!!! I tried it with one of my ice flowers.  |
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