Here's a some links for these interested in making banners etc.

Pictures/Screencaps


Passionate Passions Photo Gallery

Passions Central | Daily Pix Archives

Soap Opera Screencaps: Passions



Banner Making Tutorials


EmeraldEyes (Sophie) Banner Tutorial

EmeraldEyes (Sophie) Banner Tutorial Part 2 (New!)



Banner Making Software


Jasc Paint Shop Pro (It has a free trial)

Adobe Photoshop(It has a free trial)

The GNU Image Manipulation Program (This is free)



Feel free to add any other resources that you know.

Some sites I found that has some good textures and brushes:


Misguided Buddha
Brushes

Hybrid Genesis
Brushes

DeviantArt
A library of brushes, textures, fonts and tutorials.

.Adams.Web.Bitz.
He has brushes, tutorials and links.

Joyful Heart
Many, Many Photoshop brushes. (Got this from EmeraldEyes)

Brush Sets for Paintshop Pro

Texture Library
A not so small library of textures, it has some metal ones I really like.

Cybia Photoshop & PSP Brush Packs

Miss M Photoshop brushes
She has great brushes, fonts, textures etc

Aethereality.net ***NEW***
Has great brushes and textures

Photoshop Tutorials

http://good-tutorials.com/

http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/tuts.htm

http://photoshopcontest.com/tutorials/photoshop-tips.html