I have only sporadically sketched stuff over the past few years but I really want start devoting more time to it. 

I recently started using Manga Studio 5 on a Microsoft Surface Pro.  I thought studying artists that were pioneers of Renaissance printmaking like Martin Schongauer and Albrecht Durer would be a fun way to try digital drawing and inking for the first time.  I used  a pressure sensitive pen directly on the Surface Pro screen.  I used Frenden's brushes starting with Pencil - Layout Blue on the first layer to rough things out. For the final layer I used Frenden's Inker - Nib Gritty.

Below is a GIF showing the layers I used for my study of Martin Schongauer's Griffin.

So the GIF above is nice for showing the progress and the layers but the image quality is poor.  Below is the final layer.  I reduced the size for web viewing.



I didn't quite finish the study but on the other hand I don't want to waste too much time on making things perfect.  I don't want to spend more than a week (about six hours of my limited time).

So Yes! Drawing with the above mentioned tools has tremendous potential.  I will keep working and posting stuff, hopefully at least once per week.

Paul