I've been programming in vb for years now and I've done a lot of things with it...except with the graphics part. What do I need to learn for a beginner in vb graphics programming? I have a book of Dan Appelmans (or is it) win api programming which I think would be very useful. But where do I start, like what are the basics? I really want to learn how to create a great user interface for my programs. Like applying skins to it, making some parts transparent or changing the shape of a form by adopting the shape of a bitmap or something.

Thanks a lot! =)