Research

http://www.adobe.com/

I will be using adobe photoshop to create my final image.
I will be creating my own brush tool and my own text, i have collected a range of text fonts.

http://www.dafont.com/

http://www.digitmag.co.uk/

this website has some really good techniques and hints to using photoshop, i will use it if i get stuck while making my final image.

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/illustrator/ss/sflivetrace.htm