Getting myself started

Definitely make use of the tutorials around the site, and also a few members have also uploaded tutorial videos on youtube (I know Zeemis has done quite a few which are really great introductions.) Keep backup roms and do a bit of dicking around too, I probably learned about as much from tutorials as I did from my mistakes, in time you'll get the hang of it and figure out what you're good at and what you like doing best. Also be patient, you won't be good at first, my first sprite sheets were garbage. Also welcome to the community.