Welcome to the forum! 
Browse around and you'll find a
ton of great info.
In the Tutorials section a member named
AirAmp has a great 'getting started' tutorial, plus there are others scattered around.
I know what you mean about artistic abilities - I've always said my drawing skills are such I'm a photographer, but check out
Ron Smith's two books on Scroll Design - he breaks it down into small enough pieces it's slips right in.