Wow, I've been a member for 5 years, I really can't believe fast time has moved since I first joined as a High Schooler to now, a University student about to finish their degree. My story is rather short. I came here wanting a place where I could show my art to other like-minded people and grow and I can say that I certainly did grow! I first touched my first bit of code because of these journal skins (this current one is an old one because I've been too lazy to fix the others since the update) and I discovered how much I love coding, both websites and games.
It's thanks to all the amazing artists that I've discovered how to be better and been able to experience artworks that I would not have ever known about. I've seen so many amazing things here, run (and continue running) groups that I've watched grow.
I've also seen all the drama (in particular those about DA being less active) but this site still remains my primary (and mostly only) site for art. All the other sites just haven't cut it in terms of mixing art with community.
I could keep talking all day but how about I show you a few pieces (because no amount of journal space could fit all the deviations that are influential to me):
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