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