thanksand hey. while 95% of my pieces are painted with a standart hard and soft round brush, i advise you to explore brushsettings, take your time. figure what they do and make your own "toolbrushes" that will, guaranteed, fit your needs. i literarly dont use anything fancy or crazy, just make your own, a nice fog brush and a snow flakes brush and a noise brush for the snowsurfaace all were done inside photoshop, with no fancy tricks, explore what the setings do. also, to get started, i advise you to have a look at ctrl&paintsmall and easy to digest lessions that should get you a solid basic understanding on how to go about digital paintingbest of luck and most importantly, enjoy!