KHCLOUD'S PROFILE

Hey folks, this is random but I was a member of GGZ back in 2002- I went by KHCloud- I was 12/13 at the time and I remember so little, aside from friends like Silas and Draze\Cloud7, ClearTranquil/CT, and Zedja, the mod with the white tiger avatar. All these names are bringing back crazy nostalgia memories. I had a few talks with wishmoo on AIM but it was always cordial. I remember I got in before it was all closed off. I actually have been a concept artist working in games since 2012 (Halo 4, Halo 5, worked briefly at Riot). There were at least 3 other artists who were or are professionals - Corey Loving, GraySapphire/GreenTopaz, and Ahruon, I also believe Matt Herms was there- he became a colorist for the Archie sonic comics, among other things. Most left before I did, and didn’t do much spriting after 2003 aside from Ahruon. As a young artist, it was a very valuable community- to be able to talk to artists more accomplished than I was. though its reputation was clearly earned. But it had a healthier (but not healthy) critical culture that helped me improve a lot and definitely fed my game development passion. I honestly probably won’t end up in this thread again unless I remember, and I really wish I knew more\had more to offer. I wish I hadn’t forgotten so much but it was definitely a formative place regardless.