This is an overview of my workflow of a design sketch that I did recently. I cover the design stages and the pitfalls of not having a sold composition planned out at the beginning.
The question of what application is best for digital painting comes up over and over again. The fact is that there is no so called "best". Which application you use is based on a variety of things. such as affordability, platform (which OS), capabilities, hardware and personal preference. Here is the run down on the ones I would suggest.