Thats four :P
But yes, Thats a great set of steps.

Alpharomeo, I know you are getting sick of getting told to "practice", because we all know that to be good at photoshop, practice is a fundamental thing, however it is not the only thing.

I would like to recommend completing tutorials, webdesign.org has a alot of good, free, tutorials, which also have links to the authors website (more tutorials).

I recommend participating in things such as Deviantart, seek advice from zypur.com or irc.sythe.org (TDD is EPIC). If you want to add something to a piece of work your doing; google it.
I learnt to make orbs by looking at the Acer Empowering shit I have on my computer, and copying what I saw.

The only thing your really limited by (other then your knowledge of features) is your imagination, though its easy to get your head into graphics.

iTunes + a supportive community backing you up, and you'll be fine; trust me.

Personally, what helped me was I am launching a site and I need to cut down on costs, so all coding + graphics will be done by me. This is the only reason I have learnt basic photoshop, why I am learning coding, and why I'm about to get into advanced photoshop.


I'm sorry to say this, but there is no hidden secret, no remedy, no easy solution to getting good at photoshop (just like many things), it is a personal thing and is influenced by your personal technique and interests.
Just follow tutorials and imitate already done work, and your fine.

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