Hi! I'm Arma, and I've been silent for a while. You may know me from my earlier time here, where I did quite a few MAP parts for the Tales of Perfectheart fandom, as well as being a frequent roleplayer. When I started in 2021, I was just out of fourth grade, and I was very new to the internet. I wasn't the kindest to people, and I still had a lot to learn about the world. I first discovered Scratch in third grade computer lab, and I got really into @moss-shadow's Kit To Leader, as well as @-AmberKitti-'s comic Flight. I was fresh eyed and new to the world of the net, armed with my curiosity, my new laptop, and a copy of Windows 3D Paint. It was here that I made friends, started multiple comics that went unfinished, grew EXPONENTIALLY as an artist, and learned quite a lot. I found community. I drew 24/7. I posted a lot, trying to improve on every project! I started a studio where artists could put their artwork! What changed? Well, I did. Quite a bit. I have grown SO MUCH as a person, artist, and storyteller since I stopped really posting. What really kickstarted this was me starting 8th grade. I became much more busy than I was before, and my posting schedule grew more sparse. Then, in January, my laptop decided to stop functioning for good. It was almost four years old at this point, which is about the lifespan for the cheaper laptop that it was. It served me well, but, with its death, I lost ALL of my files of previous digital work that I hadn't posted anywhere. ALL of my Clangen saves. EVERYTHING. So, I kind of had to pack my digital bags. I've also just lost interest over time. I loved almost ALL of my time posting here. I loved seeing others enjoying my artwork. I loved making things for other people, and for myself. I still do! I just can't really share everything I want to here, with the young userbase and ST's unwillingness to let anything that isn't appropriate for a 6 year old to see exist here. AND THIS IS NOT A BAD THING! Scratch is a wonderful place for young people to share their art under 13, when they're barred from basically anywhere else without lying about their age. However, some of my new stories that I have to tell contain some more sensitive topics that ST wouldn't love having here. If there was a version of Scratch geared toward older users like me (like Scratch Jr but in the opposite direction), I would migrate there and post like wildfire as soon as I have my own computer again. But there isn't, and I feel trapped by the guidelines when I think about posting about some of my work here, worried that it isn't good enough for ST. That's not a nice feeling to have constantly. I am entering highschool this Fall. I'm older than most of Scratch's userbase. I would love to keep creating here, but I really can't without having a target on my back if I don't keep it positive and incredibly clean ALL THE TIME. I just can't keep sharing my art with you without feeling stressed. But that doesn't mean this is goodbye! Well, it kind of is? Although I'm not taking my final bow just yet, I'm giving up posting until I can make something meant for younger kids, like my Dolly and Polly concept, a reality. HOWEVER! I will occasionally still check in on things. I still read Tales of Perfectheart. I will probably respond if you message me. It will just take a while. I'm excited to do new things with my art, and Scratch can't be a part of it forever. Thank you to anyone who has read all of this. There may never be anyone here, but I can hope people haven't entirely forgotten me. Thank you to everyone for supporting my art over these four years. I probably wouldn't have kept drawing if it weren't for you all. At least not as much as I have. Thank you to those friends I made and lost touch with along the way. Thank you to everyone that kept my creative spirit alive. Thank you all.- Eternally grateful, Moss (P.S.: I'm currently searching for somebody to take over the Clan of Introverted Artists, so please message me if you're interested!)
Not a goodbye, but a hello to the future.
