Photoshop noob questions, no kidding

Hi, been years since i picked up on my photoshop skills so i really feel like i’m new at this all over again. anyways this picture here, http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5169/ourlady1920x1200mj3.jpg

there’s alot of things in there that i like but have no idea how to replicate, such as the shading on the female and color, the horizontal and vertical lines followed by a whitish blend going into the background (and the background itself with the boxed lines), and on the bottom right hand corner the light whitish shapes with the opacity on them very low. i’ve tried looking through tutorials online and on here, but i’m finding difficult as to how to replicate alot of these tools, so sorry for the lack of knowledge.

also, the “create a ribbon” video tutorial in the photoshop section, the font used to make Craig, i need to know what it is, it looks like it’s Seriphina or Seraphina, but google searching turns up nothing.

anyways, hope you pros can help me out and i’m looking forward to your responses.