[James]

You have to start somewhere. There's so many different things you can learn with just text alone. I just found a style I liked and I adapted it into my own. I'd suggest learning things that you specifically want to learn;your mind works so much better that way. I'd also suggest working with more programs than just Photoshop. I personally liked to pixel in Paint, and then import it into Photoshop or Paintshop Pro depending on what I wanted to do with the image. It's just good to have experience with more than one imaging program.