If you want to start doing the fancy stuff, start watching TV. Pimp-My-Ride on MTV, and some of the automotive shows on DIY. They do alot of custom paint jobs and sometimes they talk you though it. I saw one really good one on how to do skulls. I DVR'd it and watched it like 5 times. Good luck.
Oh yeah... Try Michaels Arts and Crafts. I think they have books on how to do to. Even if it is kinda flowery, I'm sure there is some good info.
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