Thanks! I appreciate the responses. The powerstroke tool seems like it'd be great for achieving the look I'm seeking. I will definitely spend some time messing around with it.

I didn't use the :tool_paintbucket: tool. If I remember right I made a rectangle over the line art I made with the :tool_pencil: , used the division tool or some other boolean operation and then broke it apart to get a bunch of shapes whos fill and stroke I could edit. I scaled my work up quite a bi...

Thanks! I've managed to use the pencil tool with some custom ellipses to get a decent effect, but obviously this lacks pressure sensitivity. Also you can only change the color after the fact. It's tedious but I managed this little doodle.

More specifically, is it possible to use the calligraphy brush in the way it's used in the Illustrator video below, and if so how do you create fillable shapes afterwards? If not possible, what is the most similar feature?

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=TuWLmr_2u-s