I have also been doing some photoshop muck around stuff. Awesome explanation.
Below is me just fuming i guess. I found a tutorial on a new font, and i mucked around with it for three hours before my patience snapped. i got up to step 17 and couldn't get any further (there was like 29 steps). So furious. This is just a random angry chick, hehe. The grey mass on the side is the original portrait i tried to do after going through the filter gallery. I didn't realise i was drawing on the filter layer until it was too late, hence why it is still there and i haven't whited it out or anything. i like it for a quick sketch before bed.

This one i did because i got new brushes, and not just any brushes. Valentina Remenar/ Tincek_Marincek brushes!!!! I can definitely say, she is one of the best digital artist on DeviantArt, this planet even. I bought the November edition of ImagineFX so that's how i got them. I also now have a hunky guy to look at too XD (she draws a lot of those :D) This took 2 minutes max because i was that excited i think i speed painted. 

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas or if you don't celebrate it, your Christmas counterpart, i guess. 
I plan on posting more art in the future :) and even a new book perhaps.