Don't let Photoshop scare you. It seemed a bit overwhelming to me at first, but after doing (or at least reading) dozens upon dozens of good tutorials I was able to pretty much find my way around. I was really overwhelmed when I first laid eyes on Blender3D, and had the icon setting on my desktop for at least 6 months before I got brave enough to really give it a try. I'm still a complete n00b at 3D modeling but am having fun. I just had to force myself to not let the program be the one to dominate. The same goes for Photoshop.
Whenever you come across a tutorial that might interest you, I suggest saving the page onto your computer so you can access it quickly should the need arise and so you don't have to worry about the site hosting it going down or something. It's also nice for guys like me since I'm on dial up (bah, I wish DSL or cable was available here) and can't be connected all the time. I have a seperate folder for each program and category I use regularly to save tutorials to (Photoshop, Blender, PHP, Wings3D, etc.).