Things you will need - Paint Picmonkey ( Online ) Picasa 3 Patience  Pixlr (Optional) Paint -

Paint may sound really elementary to you, but thats the thing that you will need the most here. I basically use it to combine two or more pics together in a white background.

Picmonkey -

Picmonkey is a wonderful website for free picture editing, and i must say they have loads of things to edit and exibit your graphics. Its really easy and i will teach you guys some of the hidden tricks that can make your graphics seem like they were done by photoshop. Its quite easy if you get a hold of it. 

Picasa 3 -

Picasa 3 is just as awesome as picmonkey. Most of the wattpaders use picasa to make their graphics. It provides a unique set of editing tools that can be used to enhance your graphics. You could simply download it if you want to.

Pixlr also helps a lot but i find it quite difficult to handle. So i don't really use it. 

Patience -

Patience is the key to making good graphics. So you better be.

 

This is just a brief introduction, i will be teaching more complicated stuff later. Don't worry they would be a lot easier after you practice and practice. I am also thinking of teaching to guys how to make your own GIF and some other cool stuff. So let me know in the comments.