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I really only use a few tools. I use the pencil tool sometimes to sketch things out, although I usually sketch with a basic round brush in Photoshop. The only pen tool I really ever use is the G-Pen in Manga Studio, generally at 30.0 or 20.0 brush size based on how precise I feel like being. I will usually put it at 10.0 for a cleaner sketch on top of a rougher sketch since the thinner lines make it easier to do the final lines with a thicker pen afterwards. I actually rarely use the eraser tool as you can just use the pen tool (which is more precise) to erase by setting the eye dropper tool to select from the current layer only. This way you can hold Alt and click to swap between drawing in black and erasing with the pen.
Outside of that are just a few tools to help with shortcuts and/or basic necessities. I use a perspective layer when necessary, special ruler layers when necessary to keep lines parallel and I use vector layers for final lines. Lower sketch layers I always set to blue sketch layers in the layer properties so it's easier to differentiate between it and the final lines.
The only time I prefer the eraser tool over the pen is when erasing in specific situations in vector layers. The vector eraser has settings that allow it to erase entire lines based on how they are placed in relation to other lines. This is convenient for things such as erasing an entire line on one side of two intersecting lines to create panels, or for cleaning up background lines that were loosely drawn following ruler layers.
If you want a line thickness that's 100% consistent then the easiest way is to use the line and curved line tools in a vector layer. The line tools in Manga Studio can be set to automatically snap to the nearest line tip so they always have clean and consistent flow. The line tools are also a great option if you don't have a tablet and must do your lines with a mouse since they're point-and-click lines.
I could go on forever about minor details but those are for the most part the things I do to cut down on time. Outside of that just be sure to keep your images at a good resolution. 300dpi is preferred for color and 600dpi preferred for lines, although I have been stuck using 300dpi for my lines since my tablet PC has trouble handling the higher resolutions and I prefer doing lines/sketches on a touch-screen over an Intuos. I cannot really color right now either because my tablet PC definitely cannot handle the larger files and Wacom is taking their sweet time in sending me new stylus nibs for my Intuos.
If you have any specific questions about anything feel free to ask and I can be a bit more specific in my response. Until then, here's another Ben/Gwen piece. This one was done purely with a size 30.0 G-Pen in Manga Studio at 300dpi. Only the panel borders were done in a vector layer on this one since I've been slacking on using vector layers because they run a bit slow on my tablet PC at times. I used the wrong line tools yet again in my vector layer for the panels so they clipped uneven and I was too lazy to fix them.
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