Since nobody can come up with the signature/ava request I posted, I was thinking I'd start graphic designing on my own. I'm wanting to do digital painting, pop out signatures, animated effects, and all the other cool things I've seen people post on here. So my question is what/which program(s) should I use for this?
Ex: Photoshop, Gimp, Etc.
Also, if anybody could post some helpfup tips or links to awesome guides that'd be great.