PS can be a great tool if you know how to use it and make crisp designs, and that starts with playing around with all the uses that PS can do for you.
That includes different effects, what are the avantages to saving files as a jpg, gif, png, etc etc. Uses of renders, and how to use each layer effectively. That's what makes PS such a great program. Manipulating the effects of each layer if you know how to.

example.... this is a PNG file. PNG files are exceptional for high quality and transparency.

use of different brushes to add great effects

mess around with textures and colors

and find some fonts that match what your doing
and this was created using PS animation with 3 different layers...
those are some of my works... and i'm content with them. you have to be satisfied with what your making. Otherwise it doesn't come out with the "wow" reaction your looking for.