First, you take a rather large rock and start scraping the skin off the anim...
FIRST, you want to get a editing program, something that can manipulate the image. I wouldn't suggest doing it online on some program, because it is rather pointless without being able to easily save and use a more detailed program, and a few more trusted sources don't give out viruses.
Name one?
For Minecraft only
http://minecraft.novaskin.me/ (Online)
For most image editing
Photoshop ( Most likely the most powerful ,but $$)
Gimp ( Second most powerful , and free)
Paint.net ( I don't use it, but Notch/Jeb seems to prefer it)
Afterward, you should start with some basic ideas
You should ask for some request on some community site ( don't know any, go to minecraft.net and it is under community.)
Don't get discouraged by all the obviously skilled skinners, you will get up there soon enough.
Try out every request, and do it more than once. Try out every color shader, color selecter, color etcter (Get it, ect, and add "er" ..shutting up.. ) )So you have a wide range of work with using the programs.
Stage 2
After you have gotten familiar with the programs, I suggest making a combination with one and the other. Meaning a minecraft specific one and then to a more powerful flexible program.
: Me, I first use Skin Edit to combine with Gimp
Stage 3
Start asking for more ideas, but now add something. It's called shading and done generally in the more powerful programs. How to shade? Go with lighter colors, darker colors, smudge it. Add detail, and a actual figure. Don't use the same color right next to each other, make the color lighter darker, variation. However, if you really make one color white and the other gray as lighter and darker, the skin will be messed up. Trust in the program's tools and even without visible change it will still appeal to you more.
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