ok so i created my first Carrara model :) and it's looking not bad.

and i want to paint my own texture map for it, but i have no idea how to go about this. Where and how? I don't simply want to apply a material to it, i want to paint my own. I know you can do them in photoshop, but there must be some kind of template to export before you do that!?
Or if anyone knows of a program that will allow me to do it id be grateful

Thanks guys

Again :)