>>15958
In terms of tools, it's been just SAI Paint Tool, mostly. I only ever use photoshop for word bubbles.

The images you see here are done pretty quickly, mainly because they are small, simple, and have the same color palette. For the other works I do, it can still up to a few days work of hours to complete.

Though, in the end, it's not the tools you use, its the skills you learn that helps with speed. You are probably finding yourself taking a long time because you keep finding things that you are not satisfied with. Or, you just have a hard time with a certain body part/proportions, etc. I would suggest, start picking one thing that you dislike about your work. Then practice that part until you see an improvement. Then choose the next thing. Then the next. Don't be too eager to get a finished piece out there. Even a rock band doesn't perform in front of an audience without good practice. So, uuh, to summarize.... Practice. And practice right.