Experimenting With My Line

So I really enjoy working on my linework in my sketches, but my line doesn't retain the same qualities in my paintings because then it just competes and doesn't look nice. I love color and painting, but I also love varying line. I want to experiment with doing work with my line drawings, so I have another way of working to pull from. I love painting, but it can be very time consuming and I think it will hurt me in the future. I need to find a faster way to work... Thinking about getting illustrator, as much as I hate that program, so I can livetrace some ink drawings.