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>I haven't tried upscaling yet, does it really make that much of a difference in the final product?
It makes a huge difference. It's where all the detailing happens. Treat your t2i output as nothing more than a base. There's also the problem of some models being more "grainy" than others, which means they can't generate appropriate detail right off the bat and more or less need to re-work the image, preferably at a higher resolution. Use Hires fix if you're supremely lazy (and don't mind wasting time/electricity) or img2img on any and all bases you like. You're bound to see the difference right away.
>I feel more comfortable trying to draw the whole thing by scratch.
Funny you'd say that. If you use img2img, you can pretty much shitscribble on your base t2i output before plugging it back into SD and img2img, and most of the time it'll recognise whatever changes you've made. T. been doing that for months with great results.

Anyway, my advice is generate bases at 600p at most then upscale in steps to your desired target rest. Generally, each upscale will produce a much better image than the base.