so i decided i should turn this into a worked piece (rather than a test drawing), and here's the final thing. now it's got a much darker feel which i like.
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testing out new AA features. mess with AA but keep in mind that the larger your brush size gets, the slower it'll get. isn't that text crisp?

*edit* oops, text AA was already in there! (a checkbox on the text tool popup)

the thing about AA is that it is for small lineart (mostly sketching in otherwords).
AA doesn't work well with large brush sizes, and it won't do too much if you're
using a really soft brush either. AA can also screw up if your flow is really really low (below 150-180 or something).