Leelan> Step #1: Pick some software you're going to use almost exclusively (Photoshop, GIMP, etc, etc)
Step #2: Read every last tutorial on that program. I've read buckets of them about GIMP and still try to read more.

Step #3: If you think you're doing something new, or you are playing around with the way a tutorial says to do it, note it down and include it in your WIP posts.