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Wow it's been awhile. So how are ya? ^^

Sort of like that. It's more of the what happened in the past that's giving Ekyt/Ryouko the nightmares. Ryofu and Sakura were sure he was killed at the end of the last one. It'll get more interesting.

I think it's 'Amekage' or 'Kirikage', not entirely sure.

I've had it in the back of my mind, actually. Still tossing around ideas, but I do plan on doing one. I will say this one is going to be a little darker, and more violent, if I go with what I've got in mind right now.

Hey-lo! I just got chapter 25 out, hope you like it ^_^

Heya, i updated again. Chapter 24 is here for your enjoyment!

thank you very much ^_^

To answer your question, I usually go around Photobucket.com and find random picture to refrence from so I can get ideas (mostly for the hands x_X hands are very difficult for me). Then I speed sketch the picture, which takes like between 10-15 minutes. I don't bother putting in a lot of detail because I can just fix it up in Photoshop. Notice how I almost never put up sketches in my Gallery? That's why, lol. Then I scan it into the computer and outline it in Photoshop and the time spent on that depends on how complicated the picture is. It's usually between 15-30 min. Anyone who has seen me work with Photoshop knows that I can work the tools very quickly. Even my sister kari342 says I know Photoshop very well. So, after the outline, I color in all of the base colors. That doesn't take long at all. It's very easy. Usually around...10 minutes if the picture is an average level is difficulty. I explain how I do that in my 'How to Color Akako' tutorial. Then I have to do the shading. This is the part that takes the longest...usually between 1-3 hours. I once spent 5 hours on shading T_T So, after that, I usually merge the layers together and put it in the finishing touches with the Burn or Dodge tool which is like....another 10 minutes. The background can take 1 minute - hours at a time. It all depends on what the background is.

Sorry, I went a bit crazy with the detail XD

Hiyas! I updated, at last! Had a bit of writer's block, and busyness generally, but I think I'm back on track ^_^