[Tut] How to get started as an graphic artist.

You want to create your own, individual app?

You have great ideas how to design an app and will work in a team?

1. So which program should I use?
   • Photoshop: It's one of the fastest and best program to work with!
     But it's high expensive and needs time to know how to use it.
     When you have mastered it, you will get the best results.
   • Gimp: Free and open source. But slow and doesn't have many (good) functions as photoshop.
     It's enough for the basics and mabye for your own apps, but it will stop when you'll try to make professional images.
   • Others: There're still different programs. They don't have a such grand community as Gimp or Photoshop,
     but some of them offer new functions that will help you making your work easier.
2. How do I learn the usage of these programs?

   Well, there's one good way: YouTube. Many people made(and still making! - important for actual versions.)
   very good tutorials while filming their work. It's even easier than reading pages of manuals or uning the publisher tips and introductions.

3. But with which tutorial should I start with?
   
   • First you should search for Photoshop basics. Maybe you look for one guy who's having a bunch of
     episodes which basing on each other and leads you trough the process to get started with your program.
   • Now you can get specific. Search for tutorial e.g. on how to make app desings.
     When you have enough experience it's enough to read trough text tutorials. You can also find good ones on YouTube.
     Warning! Making themes for e.g. ROMs need Java knowledge and are more than making a picture.
     (This won't be a problem after you dare to try this!)
4. Search for a team!
   It's kind of boring to make themes again and again. Maybe there are group of developers out there who can't desing their own apps as good as you.
   One possiblity is to join nikwen's list:
   http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41177866
   There're many designers who are interested in joining a developers group and help them.