Those are pretty confusing directions. This might be abit easier: 1. duplicate the layer. 2. On the duplicated layer, gaussian blur to about 9.0 (or whatever works best for you). 3. With the duplicated layer, experiment with different blending modes to see what you like best, (probably screen or overlay). Now, if you like the results there, stop. But if you would like certain details to come out more like the original, 4. Take the eraser tool, lower it's opacity to something around 25% or lower. Now on the duplicate layer, erase the areas you would like more detail to show through. Hope that helps.