You’re going to waste time and you might be in danger of muddying up the illustration with details that are too closely packed together.I generally try not to zoom in more than 50% of the illustration, or put another way, 1.5 to 2X the actual size of the printed illustration.Don’t try to force it freehand! What are you trying to prove!?.Use this in situations when you would traditionally use a ruler, french curve, or other stencil tool when drawing traditionally on paper.Using the curve tool, elliptical rulers, and perspective rulers when neccessary.Helps you keep your piece balanced and with an appealing contrast from the foundation.Saves time by filling the piece quickly and preventing you from mistakintly rendering things that are in deep shadow.Just outline the outside of all the basic shapes and forms.Avoid focusing on rendering or detail in the beginning.Having a practice layer can take a lot of pressure of you in the beginning, and really helps you loosen up before diving in. This layer will be deleted when it’s time to begin.Begin by setting aside 15 minutes or so where you just start inking different parts of the illustration and experiementing with different brushes and strokes.I have a shortcut on my mouse reel to quickly change between my two favorite inking brushes – one for outlines, and one for details.Change shortcuts so you can quickly access your inking tools.Makes linework sharper and more expressive.Change resolution of document to 600 dpi.Lower opacity on blue line pencils layer so you can just barely see it.