Photoshop tutorial help please

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I am trying to follow this tutorial:
http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/how-to-create-copper-photoshop-text-effect/

I have not really used photoshop before. Should I be able to just follow the steps?
There just seem to be some points where I just cannot see or understand what is happening.
For a start, do I start with a black image as it starts off as saying, or with the 'rusty' image?!

The feathering part I can't seem to get my head around either.

Sorry, maybe should give up:rolleyes:

Andrew
P.S I am using a trial of CS4
 
You start with your image :)

I think the feathering part , "Press Command + A to select all, then Command + Option + D to Feather the selection 50px." is referring to Photoshop on a Mac , and so "Command" is "Control" on windows and "Option" is , uhm , alt ?

You should just be able to follow the steps and never give up , PS is just a pain to get started with ;).
 
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Starting a new document with black background is irrelevant as he then loads the rusty image, so you can have white/transparent or whatever. Just paste the rusty background image into your document.

Feathering just adds a transition between your layers, so they don't just suddenly stop and start into the next but instead gradient between the 2 or more layers. In this case he is creating a feathered selection of the entire rusty background, creates a new layer and fills the feathered selection with black to give a graduated black border.
Not particularly sure what you can't get you head around? If you can't follow his shortcuts, feather can be found under Select->Feather in the toolbars.

Feel free to ask about anything else you don't understand!
 
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Thanks.
Think I'm getting there. lol
Found the issue with the feathering is CS4 doesn't work with 'Select All'.
I'll see how it turns out anyway....
 
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