Hi.

This might come off as a surprise but on this month 20 years ago I started animating in Flash as a hobby, which became a career of sorts for me in later years on YouTube. I just want to come back and say that I am thankful for what Newgrounds has taught me over the years. I knew nothing about animation until I visited the tutorials section here and I became self-taught in Adobe Flash (now Adobe Animate). I did take a few bumps along the way, personal and professional highs and lows, even burnout, but that's part of the learning experience.

I met a lot of friends and fans along the way, some have come and gone, but I am grateful for all of the experience that I got from this site. While Flash is not as mainstream as it used to be years ago, I still use it as my go-to 2D animation software since I feel more comfortable with its UI. I've considered using other animation programs, but part of me just can't let go of Flash. I have dabbled with 3D animation like MMD and have been considering learning Blender, but that feels like a huge challenge compared to what I used to make. Won't hurt to give it a try though.

Anyway, just wanted to thank Tom Fulp and the NG crew for inspiring me to animate all these years. And I hope to continue making content for years to come.