My top sites for Photoshop tutorials:
Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/
Bert is one of the leading photoshop gurus, makes photo-realistic digital paintings with Photoshop/Illustrator. This is a weekly video podcast (all back videos still available, streaming, quicktime, avi) deals with Adobe products, mainly Photoshop. I've been following this one since the beginning, and the amount of techniques given in plain language is amazing. Also check out his website for a few non-video tutorials.
A couple of the Pixel Perfect episodes deal with perspective (which might help getting a more dynamic composition):
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/perspective
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/perspective2
The Russel Brown Show.
http://www.russellbrown.com/
Sr. Creative Director at Adobe Systems, if he doesn't know tricks with Adobe products he shouldn't be employed in that position 
. Fun to watch video tutorials.
For more Photoshop tutorials I use, see my del.icio.us page:
http://del.icio.us/esutton/photoshop?setcount=50
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Wow! Thanks!
Edit: Though it looks like I'll be needing to buy a pen tablet. I've just been using a mouse thus far. 
I've been using a mouse, nothing wrong with that. Though tablets do open more options.
Triumph: White Succubus: 50 Ill/Emp/PF Snow Globe: 50 Ice/FF/Ice Strobe: 50 PB Shi Otomi: 50 Ninja/Ninjistu/GW Stalker My other characters
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My top sites for Photoshop tutorials:
Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/
Bert is one of the leading photoshop gurus, makes photo-realistic digital paintings with Photoshop/Illustrator. This is a weekly video podcast (all back videos still available, streaming, quicktime, avi) deals with Adobe products, mainly Photoshop. I've been following this one since the beginning, and the amount of techniques given in plain language is amazing. Also check out his website for a few non-video tutorials.
A couple of the Pixel Perfect episodes deal with perspective (which might help getting a more dynamic composition):
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/perspective
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/perspective2
The Russel Brown Show.
http://www.russellbrown.com/
Sr. Creative Director at Adobe Systems, if he doesn't know tricks with Adobe products he shouldn't be employed in that position . Fun to watch video tutorials.
For more Photoshop tutorials I use, see my del.icio.us page:
http://del.icio.us/esutton/photoshop?setcount=50
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Wow, lovin' that first link mate!
Thanks Snow.
You're welcome.
I am still amazed at his Damen painting. I mean print-quality 40 inches by 120 inches?!? 1.7 GB flattened file?!? Yikes! Scrolling down that page and seeing some of the detail shots.
That he discusses some of the techniques used to make that painting in the podcasts is pure win.
Triumph: White Succubus: 50 Ill/Emp/PF Snow Globe: 50 Ice/FF/Ice Strobe: 50 PB Shi Otomi: 50 Ninja/Ninjistu/GW Stalker My other characters
Last time I saw that dude's work, I choked on my sammich with shock.
I wasn't even eating a sammich at the time.
I think I just choked on your sammich.
Dedication and talent!
Yeah I can't thank Snow_Globe or Bert enough. Pixelperfect ist wunderbar! I'm amazed, inspired, invigorated and ultimately HOOKED. I'm on dialup so I don't have what you'd call instant access to those podcasts but I've been downloading 1 a night as I sleep and he's already woke me up to uses of the various tools I had never even noticed before! As such... in just a few short days I've managed this much:
A further installment of the previous image
and
A new Grumblethump pic!
On a bit of a roll... but still not satisfied....
Tzimisce?
I don't usually do anything real cartoony but I saw something in a smudge and ended up with this...
I call her Fat Head
Umm I don't know if Fat Head is such a great name, but judging from the 5 o'clock shadow, the steroid thighs, I shudder to think of the size of "her" adam's apple.
I was seeing it more as a shnozz shadow but I see your point. In fact, that makes him/her seem a little more dangerous... like an evil Divine.
Here's my latest attempt at digital painting. Yes... I am still learning. Any hints, comments, criticisms and/or tutorials offered up would be greatly appreciated.
Version 1
Version 2
Edit: Forgot to note that it's unfinished