Catfist's pitiful attempts at art

[Ursula Dorada]

Hey Cat, have you tried out the Ctrl Paint videos yet? They have a series on this - they are a nice start. Here, check this one and the next (pt2) out: http://www.ctrlpaint.com/brush-control-pt-1/
It may help :) Fire are question you got, some very talented people around here can always help :)