My buddy found a steam shovel manual from like 1910 in his grandpa's barn. The diagrams were all hand drawn, super detailed.

That's actually called "blushing"... the moisture gets trapped under the finish. A hair dryer works in a pinch, but it can be risky on fresh shellac. You can heat it up too fast and cause other problems. Next time, try adding a few drops of denatured alcohol to a fresh pad and lightly go over the cloudy spot. The alcohol helps the shellac re-flow and release the moisture as it dries again.

Honestly used to be a strict grid person, thought dots looked weird. Tried a dot grid last year and it totally changed my mind. The dots give just enough guide for straight lines but disappear when you're drawing or writing. For spacing, I lightly pencil in tiny marks at the top and bottom of the page before I start inking.

That's just how concrete works though.

I just started using the new tools and showed them the faster results.