ZaraLT

As you may or may not have noticed, I've updated all of my art to direct you to where you can find me, on other platforms. I've been on this site for 17 years, and it feels pretty awful to see it end this way. I'm a lot older now. In this time I've become a 2D Rigging Artist in the animation industry. I've also experienced enough to know when people are being underhanded and selfish. While DeviantArt has changed their AI policy from needing to opt out by default now, my trust just can't be repaired. A close friend of mine signed me up here, back when I was in high school. DeviantArt was the first place I ever posted my art online. My friend was the one to do so because of how self-conscious I was and, more relevantly, scared I was of potentially having my art stolen by someone. I had this happen to me as a kid and, honestly, that experience cut really deep. And here we are. I don't care if what the AI is doing is more complex than simply mashing things together, the people making