Don't want to spend all that money on Photoshop? There is a free alternative, GIMP, or GNU Image Manipulation Program. A good alternative with a lot of support and plenty of tutorials to help you learn GIMP. Here is a list of a few GIMP Tutorials. Most of the sites these GIMP tutorials are on have many other tutorials. These should be enough to get you started though.

GIMP Tutorial - The User Interface

GIMPLite Quickies

Important GIMP hotkeys

Transparent Glass Lettering

Glow Effect

How to Create a Gradient Background Image in GIMP

Making a Web 2.0 Logo in GIMP

Make a Gimp pattern from scratch

Quickmask Tutorial

How To Create Your Own Website Design Using Gimp

BG Tutorial 1: Caution tape

Vista Button

30 Ultimate Web 2.0 Layer Styles for Gimp

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