Hey Johnnycat....email me if you need Pshop tips......or any of you other 'cats out there. I used to teach this stuff. But I don't think we need to turn this forum into Pshop 101. (paths and lasso accomplish a similar goal, but they are not the same tool, btw)

My first recommendation however, is get Deke McClellen's "Photoshop Bible" book. (If you are serious) A lot of people don't like this book, as it is not a tutorial like Adobe's "Classroom in a Book", but pretty covers pretty much everything.

That crazyass Russell Brown has some great tips online.....russelbrown.com. However, his tips are mostly power user stuff. He even covers some moves I thought I'd invented!