Here you'll find my collections of my graphics design work(when it's finished), as well as tutorials on design, 3d modelling
TUTORIALS
Blender Tutorials
Blender is a freeware 3d Modelling program.
Difficulty: Easy
A straightforward tutorial, covering the basics of editing meshes, rotation, scaling and materials.
In under 10 minutes make and render your own multifaceted gemstone!
GIMP Tutorials
GIMP: a.k.a. GNU Image Manipulation Program. Is an opensource graphics editing program, with editing power comparable to photoshop.
Difficulty: Easy
If you want to make the background of an image transparent, it can quickly be done with color erase.
NOTE: This trick only works if the background is of the same color, or you have a seperate picture of the background.