Gold Chrome Tutorial

Step 1: Type your text put a selection around your text.
Step 2: Go under the select menu and choose. Save selection Click ok Deselect your text delete your type layer
Step 3: Go To The channels pallete click on alpha 1 Go under filter menu,under blur, Choose Gaussian Blur enter 1 Pixel
Step 4: Return to the layers pallete and click once on the background layer Go under the filter menu under render and choose lighting effects Under the texture channel option choose alpha 1 Click Ok.
Step 5: Go under the Image menu , under adjustments Choose curves Create a Curve . ' . (Input 186 Output 64) Click Ok,
Step 6: Go under the select menu and choose Load selection. Choose Apha 1 from the channel pop up menu. Click Ok Go under the select menu, Under modify and choose expand enter 3 Pixels. Click Ok.
Step 7: Press Shift+Apple+J Click on the background layer Press apple+A Then press delete deselect, Click on your text layer Choose drop shadow from the layer styles. Click Ok
Step 8: Choose color overlay from the layer style. Change the blend mode to overlay then click the color swatch and enter the following. R:208 G:165, B:16 Click Ok.