Tried using ink in a waterbrush to see if that would help with my trouble controlling line thickness. Nope and the nanoliter of water left in somehow made it dark grey instead of black. Maybe October will be the month I fuck around with actual brushes.

Edit: Added a couple of orcs! Protip from your pal Ash: lie on your back and draw upside down. That'll slow down the flow of ink into your uncooperative brush pen