I appreciate you

I was looking through some recent favourites that i'd received and I was a little overwhelmed emotionally because I realised that I recognised some names that I've been seeing over and over for years. That isn't an exaggeration when you consider I've been here for 8 years now, and I'm a little bit of an attention whore sometimes but that means I pay attention to where the attention is coming from. 

I just found it very touching that there are a select group of people who I've known have been following me since my early days on this website and that they are still looking at my work and giving me faves and comments. These are friends i've acquired during phases such as when I would draw Yu-Gi-Oh, or Shaman King, or Pokemon a lot of the time. I barely draw these things anymore so I wonder why they continue to fave and comment. Most of these people I barely even talk to and I take for granted. Sometimes I think to actually check out their page and realise they are a fantastic artist and I feel guilty that it took me so long to even think to look. I wonder if some people consider me one of those stuck-up artists that have no time for watchers. I still very much feel like an amateur even 8 years down the line, and I hope I never become like that, Its why I take the time to answer all my comments. 

Its really strange that I can recite so many of these dA usernames just from how many times they've popped up in my feedback and yet I've never spoken to them and I know virtually nothing of them. In some cases I know more about them, such as their interests and their own art, and its so different to mine that I wonder why they so diligently watch me and favourite nearly everything I post. Do people do that because they honestly like the art? or because we're friends? or to just keep sending the support? Whatever the reason, I never really do anything to thank them...

This is just a message to all of my watchers and long-time dA buddies; You've no idea how much I appreciate your support, and you continuing to be here right beside me (though I never properly noticed) is the reason I am still here and still drawing~

That is all, carry on

-Shaz