by Premier2k on Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:36 pm
It doesn't have to be perfect or accurate drawing, just note down what you would like to see. Trust me, this will save you a whole heap of time in the long run and make tinkering with photoshop much much easier.
Have a play with photoshop, dont start trying to draw a map. Just practise creating a banner. Set out your banner size and just add stuff to it. Google things and see what you can come up with. Play with different effects, see what looks good and what doesn't. Eventually you'll pick up a few tricks and that will get you started.
I started off by looking through youtube for some ideas and found a couple of neat tutorials. Google is your friend!