This is my first try at using digital oil brushes. I used the Memilio Impasto Brushes 
I hope you enjoy. I submitted this for the upcoming “SLC Queer” exhibition at the Urban Arts Gallery. I have been doing physical oil painting for a while now and various other kinds of digital art but I’ve never used digital oil painting brushes. I am very pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out. Let me know your thoughts 
As far as techniques I used a good amount of alpha masking with lots of layers in order to allow me to paint the highlights over the trees without affecting their overall shape. I also used the gradient tool to make a reference background before painting over it as a visual aid. Additionally, before I started the painting I preselected my color palette in order to maximize it’s aesthetic qualities (rather than trying to pick colors that fit halfway in). I also used a variety of the oil paint brushes rather than just sticking with one. I also used a transform mask to non-destructively resize the sun because it was too large when I initially painted it, another reason why I enjoy working in many layers.