Illustrator 8.0's Navigator window reaches into any part of an image. Earlier versions required tedious repositioning to navigate, especially when zooming in at 400 percent. Navigator displays a thumbnail representation of the art along with a red box to show exactly where the artist is working. A slide bar controls the magnification level. It's that easy.
Some people can produce good art with pencil and paper.
I have trouble drawing a circle that's not lopsided, flat or, if I'm really lucky, an oval. I'm out of luck with illustration applications that expect users to be artists in their own right. Illustrator 8.0's pencil tool makes it easy to draw smooth curves without grabbing hold of funky handles and twisting them around. In the pencil tool bar, a new smoothing tool stretches segments into the desired arcs. Trace and correct Accomplished artists will like the pencil's quick editing.