ok hun....easy cheat for photoshop is using brushes. since someone has already told you about - remember that your pen
tool that on the last node it will make it hard to handle....my english sucks today so bear with me >.< .... hold
in at and click on that last node to cusp it so that you can carry on with your work path without it doing funny curves
that you cant control - ok...thats a lil more indepth of the pen tool. after you lined around your image and closed the
path, right click with your pen tool still selected and pick "make seletion" from the list, cut and paste.
from there play with it
follow this for lil graphic - http://anatnem.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Quick-fix-180429930
as for photodhop brushes, you can download them online anywhere for free. once downloaded (trust me this is the BIGGEST
cheat for photoshop - this and the clone tool), place them in your C:\\....\adobe\photoshop\presets\brushes folder
(where ever you installed it to) and drop the .abr files in there. reopen photoshop and select your brush tool. youi
will see standard brushes but after pasting the extra files in that folder, go to the little play button in the top
right hand corner. once clicked you will be greeted with a whole bunch of options and different brush selections. pick
one, go to screen and click and instantly you will have pwetty desigm withh no effort.
once you got these two things right and want some some more gooodies, lemmi know and ill add some more for you ;) you
can also browse that site for brushes and other photoshop tips and tricks :)