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Published: 2011-09-02 14:07:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 6227; Favourites: 139; Downloads: 46
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This is a slightly odd image. It was started as a commission for someone (who will still get their commission, honest!) but as I built the image it became something entirely different and I just went along with the story that was desperate to come out of it ^_^The result is this...An internal struggle between Anders then and Anders now. I'll let the pic speak in terms of the emotions going on here between his past and present selves, but I got pretty upset just drawing it, haha.
As always, thank you to bioware for creating such a contantly intriguing and inspirational character!
I'm not going to mark this as adult content, because - well - it's not. But if anyone is concerned, just let me know and I'll pop a marker on it. ^_^
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Nicely done! I like DA2 Anders' vulnerability in this piece, mostly. The attempt to avert his gaze from his old self - and also to keep Awakening Anders blind to what he has become here - is very evocative and a little heartbreaking. Like I said, very nice. I'm quite fond of this character...not because Anders is inspiring to me, but because he is a broken man that still tries to maintain dignity in the face of madness, possession and obsession. He's well-written and not made of the same stuff as every other protagonist/antagonist/wild card/renegade out there. He has human faults.
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He's fascinating, eh? Just so many levels to him...and I love your comment about him trying to maintain dignity in the face of it all. that's a great observation.
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Thank you. You're right, he's a many-layered chara. I think Anders' character was meant to evoke raw emotion, whether it was anger or pathos or (ahem) something else. 
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Your idea is great, a pity I hate how Bioware changed Anders... to be precise, I loved him until act 3 came, then I realized that the writers hated him so much to make him the scapegoat for all the sh*t to come...
Poor Anders, doomed from the beginning, I didn't like him so much in Awakening because back then I thought he was just a mage version of Alistair, but now I'd pay to have his lighthearted self back...
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I think he's an incredible character because of those layers...just amazing! ^_^
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Yep, I do agree, at least until the point when he is doomed to die in a way or another
That's what I can't stand, that you can't help him no matter what. I don't pretend to save him (but I wouldn't mind that 
And anyhow, why Justice, who used to be a wonderful character, was only influenced by Anders' hate, of all his feelings? That's a bit... forced, isn't it?
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To show his vulnerability.
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YES! ANDERS ON ANDERS ACTION!
And on that note- this is a very beautiful piece.
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haha, well, kinda! ^_^ Thank yoooo
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I love it. Once again, you nail the emotions and make the viewer feel them as well
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*cries*
So painful, so much emotion...I can see why it upset you when drawing it.
*hug*?
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ROOM FOR ONE MORE IN THERE? Mind you, I think I might have a reaction to all the angst. 
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It may be a little awkward, but go for it, hahah!
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There is no such letter as "awkward" in the word "anders sandwich".
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I just started playing DA2 last week and OMGIloveAnders. 
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OMG welcome to the Anders appreciation club! ^_^
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I think out of all the Dragon Age NPCs...they gave the most inward struggle and change to Anders. Especially since very little is TRULY known about him, hell, we don't even know his real name.
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Definitely. He's amazing!
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I think you captured anders' two sides very well...beautiful.
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I am both sad and turned on. Dammit, emmav. You can't just throw this beautiful naked Anders into an emotional scene and not expect me to be confused! On the other hand, I enjoy being confused in such manner.
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Dear Maker, I love how you draw Anders...
And I love this image...this is so tragically beautiful.
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Said it before and I'll say it again, this really is beautiful. It evokes so many feelings I could wax lyrical about, but to list them might diminish the raw impact of the image.
Suffice it to say it is the little details you put in which make me love this picture.
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I love a picture that tells a story ^_^
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*sniff*
Oh Anders and Anders, come to me. A hug will make the pain go away even for a little while.
That phase and their expression, are just so tragic and so beautiful.
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Hug them both at once, haha!
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*cries forever*
Seriously, this is so beautiful and painful.
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