I am a journalist by trade and a historian by training. I love digital painting as a way to unwind from often pressing workload.
Digital painting is perfect for me, I can stop at any time without need to clean up the brushes and I can continue at later date. For my paintings I use a variety of programs including Photoshop, Corel Painter and MyPaint. Lately I have played around a lot with Dynamic Auto Painter, which gives a quick starting point to make photos look like traditional art.