Thanks, r34dm4n. When I did this piece, I did it from an original image, and I think I had found it difficult to try and recreate those swords. I could have done it, but it takes forever in Photoshop, lol. Lately tho, I've taken to doing my pieces in Illustrator--trying to improve my knowledge of the program--so it's become an easier job to recreate areas that don't exist, lol. If I ever redo this piece--something I don't do too often, I'm afraid--I'll give it a try in Illustrator. Thanks for the vote of approval, Koji Sujimoto! Yeah, I like Ukitake too...tho you never really get a feel for his character...maybe that's part of what makes him so intriguing tho, lol.

i like it but i think it be better if you can show shunsui's swords...oh and that guy with the white hair is "ukitake" or "juushiro" :D

Thanks, Giku! Glad you like the piece!

i guess its really cool and i love the way you mixed the images with the background.

Yeah, on the fall theme. I might try that another time, with this piece. Actually tho, for some reason, Kubo Tite did a geometric background on all his images in this calendar, so I was trying to somewhat keep the same look and feel of his original, somewhat, although I'm not sure that I've necessarily improved on it. :) Thanks for the comment an suggestion about the fall leaves! Unfortunatley, my day of playing hooking is ending in a few...got to hit the books and homework in the morning. Yikes!