wild spirit 2nd version by cockymandoo on DeviantArt (original) (raw)
=] Yay! Someone who actually likes advice from me. 8DDD
Anyway, you were looking for tutorials, there's zillions around that cover tons of various methods that you can peruse at your leisure if you ever have a HUGE amount of spare time. But these two are the ones I've found most useful, mainly because they focus more on your total goal rather than specific tools or techniques... if that just made any sense...
[link] -this one is great for getting the basics on how to use color and helps weed out mistakes that us beginners tend to make.
[link] -this one is just a good, clear, basic method that I happen to like.