This one is good, the text looks bad though.Especially in white but everything else looks pretty good.
www.dafont.comDownload some fonts. There is a tutorial on that site that can help you learn how to do it. Also look up some new brushes too. I like your ideas, but with out the right tools you will never be able to express them like you want to .
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Heatfan32 @ May 27 2006, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This one is good, the text looks bad though.Especially in white but everything else looks pretty good.</div>I have used tutorials before but its alot easier to mess around and pick it up. The background I used some abstract brushes (which you can download anywhere) and then I used color balance after using the brushes. Then, I added his jersey and overlayed it. Then just try to be creative with it. Thats all I can really say, sorry.