I'd suggest starting with simple clothing texture and then work your way up to skins. One of the best ways to learn about texturing is to look at other people textures. I can't tell you how much time I've spent looking at other people stuff - both rendered on a model and just the texture itself. As for Photoshop - if you're not familar with the program, do yourself a favor and go buy one of the beggining level "classroom in a book" series. It'll make the learning process less painful. Good luck! :) Lyrra