Creating skins for static meshes

[Firetiger5]

Well i've finally gotten around to looking at the new editor and mapping techniques (that is, static meshes).

But now i've got a problem. I need skins for my static meshes and/or basic textures for my ut2k3 map.

So what are some good resources on learning to create them myself?

I've looked a bit at photoshop and gimp, and only succeeded in becoming baffled and somewhat discouraged.

[Master-Builder]

Erh? You want to know how to make textures??... Or how to make them fit onto static meshes?...

For creating textures, maybe check this thread.
http://forums.blackcatgames.com/show...?t=4829&page=1

[Firetiger5]

Making textures is what i'm looking for (if possible for me).