One of the first tips you get when starting to paint digitally is that the "whites" are not really whites. Same with photography. However, to be a master is to break the rules and succeed anyway.
#2019秋季角色班# 在读学员作业选登 by Star Academy on Artstation
When analyzing this image, note that there are many flatty gradients. This, contrasted with the thin lines and on-point detail, gives the painting the illusion of blurry realism. Coupled with shape flowers, a cartoonish horse and western proportions on a woman with biggish eyes, makes this painting a 10/10 meta-commentary on the relevant mainstream art genres.
The horse's colors show certain similarity to watercolor, the waves seem like lazily sprayed pastel paints, the sky and clouds are clearly digital, and the woman is painted following the latest trend of minimal realism, joined by the contemporary obsession of eroticizing feminity.