Completely agree. Grab a photoshop book and get going. Another book I'd suggest is Stephen Krug's "Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usabilit

Completely agree. Grab a photoshop book and get going. Another book I'd suggest is Stephen Krug's "Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" if you want to get into it a little further. If a site is easy and intuitive to use, people will use it. It doesn't matter if it is pixel perfect with respect to design. Also, I would start getting a "mood board" together which is essentially a collection of designs, colours and whatnot that you like. Just collect them together in a folder or better yet print them out and hang them on a board/wall. That way, you have a visual cue on where you're heading and it helps you out.