Pixlr is a free and probably the best web based image editor. I will show you how to open and and resize an image, I'm sure you will be impressed how well the web app actually works.
If you are a Skype user, it maybe disruptive for you that the program is shown in taskbar, although you don't need it at the moment. I will show you how to remove it from the taskbar.
We are going to apply a bunch of Photoshop effects and use a few tricks to turn a photograph of lovely Scarlett into a pencil drawing. It's a bite longer tutorial just be sure to follow it closely and you'll be fine.