I've updated this tutorial to include recent changes to Photoshop, like the new Brushes panel in Photoshop CC 2018 and the new Free Transform shortcuts in CC 2019. So for the best results, you'll want to be using the latest version of Photoshop CC. But where needed, I also include the original steps so that Photoshop CS6 users can still follow along.
Here's what the gold text effect will look like when we're done:
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