Herein I share with the members some concepts that took me a very long time to understand. I do believe that, if the concepts had been explained the way I explain them here, the "learning curve" would have been ever so much shorter. As you view each image, look in the Layers Palette/Panel to see what is highlighted.
1-Background-Image.jpg
2-Background-Image-After-Conversion-to-Layer 0.jpg
3-Layer-0-and-its duplcate = Layer-0 copy.jpg
4-Added-Layer-1 = Canvas-with-no-pixels.jpg
5-Layer-1-now with-white-pixels (need pixels on layer before you can add to it.jpg
6-Brush-Metal-Style now added-to-Top-Layer-Only = Obscures Layer 0 copy.jpg
7-Added-Brush-Metal-Style-to-3rd-Layer-=-Canvas-Only.jpg
8-Added-Brush-Metal-Style-to-2nd-Layer-Only.jpg
9-Added-Brush-Metal-Style-to-Both-2nd-and-3rd-Layers-(Image-0-and-Canvas).jpg
Note: Although I created this post with PS CS5, one may accomplish the same effect with PSE, albeit the available Styles may differ. PSE9 and 7 have a very large number of Filters and Styles (on the Effects and Content tabs and also for the Type tool).
Additional note: Be sure to save any and all changes to your original Background image as Save As -- NOT Save -- so as Not to overwrite your original image. If you leave Save in Version Set checked with PSE, your original will be saved at the bottom of the Stack, untouched.
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