Holy...shit.
I am so stoked to have received a Daily Deviation. I have been active on the forums for about seven years. With a little detective work, I'm sure one could find my old handle, though I wouldn't recommend it. (The art is ungood... is that a word?) In 1996, I was 14 and I received my first computer with internet capabilities. I spent every free moment searching for game artists work, printing out jpgs and trying to copy them. The creation of communities and forums like DeviantART offered me the incredible opportunity to find like-minded artists and interact with them on a daily basis.
One of those impressive artists is alexds