[kevin]

Well first off you seem to have a lot of interest in actual graphics I would suggest you get a copy of Adobe Photoshop and a reliable computer to install it on and try to master that.

If you are going to focus on programming for the internet you will also want to learn the web basics first which include (x)HTML, CSS, JavaScript. You will also need to learn a DBMS such as MySQL and you will need to learn a server side programming language like PHP.

If you are looking to be more of a regular applications programmer specializing in writing games I would suggest you learn C++ or C# as wella s contact people at major gaming companies such as ID games for example and ask them for suggestions on how to get into the industry. Many of them hire graphic artist students and so forth from local design schools near there offices based on a internship basis Until they work to a permanent status.