I'm a freeware kinda guy. The kind without spyware, adware and other peskitities=[made up word]. I have no idea how to make graphics. Right now I have a bunch of great programs like Gimp 2.0, and Microsoft's Picture It! 04'. Basically, I sit down, hand draw my graphics, feed them into the computer, add some color with paint or Picture it and badabing! A decent drawing, but it can get tiring, so i'm wondering, all those businesses out there have these awsome graphics that OBVIOUSLY weren't drawn by hand and so does Lissa and a lotta other guys on this forum. My question is this: HOW DO YOU GUYS DO IT? HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!!!

search for tutorials for the program you are using.

You said you used the gimp so search good for "gimp tutorial"

that's what people usually do as a starter and then when you know how to use the program, you come up with your own things.