^^please just call them pre-cuts
non-gfx-heads get confused by that, and they think that everytime a gfx head refers to a "psd" or a "render" it means that they used a pre-cut

youngandreckless, try using brushes and blending options for a start
some filters too
read tutorials, but dont copy them. just read them for ideas of ways to use different tools. play around wit everything, u'll get better fast
u cud also try cutting your pictures, not usin pre-cuts (if tizz is right, n u r) and spend more than 10 min per sig
keep it up