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My entry for the entitled "Moving Moments". Yes, before anyone asks, I have joined the darkside, and I am now an official trooper in the club! Oh, how the great fall... but in all seriousness, I have a lot of respect for Vic: He's proud to be a Christian; he's not all high and mighty about his status; and even if he has to do it at hundreds of conventions, he will do everything to please his fans. That just makes him such an awesome guy... too bad he'll probably never come to Scotland (dang it! XO)! Ach weel, life goes on. Now, onto the description...
When I was looking at the other entries for the competition, I realized that all the other entries seem to have done really sad moments in the FMA series. At an attempt to do something a little bit more hopeful but still bittersweet at the same time I decided to go with the moment Ed gets Al from the Gate, but in the process, loses his alchemy as a result. This might seem quite strange but the reasons why are as follows:-
-When Ed gives away his alchemy, he loses in a sense, a part of his being, that identity as the Fullmetal Alchemist, the Hero of the People. Since he is the titular character, and in the story, has commanded a lot of respect for being a protegee in alchemy, and despite that, he is willing to throw it all away for the sake of his brother.
-We know that Ed is the Fullmetal Alchemist, and if he loses his alchemy, then it was coming to the end of the series, giving this a very poignant and bittersweet moment.
-When you stripped away everything, the basic plot of the series was Ed trying to find a way to get Alphonse's body back. Despite the search, the answer has always been right in front of him the whole time which kind of gives it a slightly strange feeling of something like dramatic irony and you can't help but think what would have happened if Ed thought of that in the first place... you also can't help but feel glad that Al gets his body back because Edward finally completes what he set out to do.
-Ed's Alchemy (as hinted by him) represents his pride and youth. When he first began alchemy, he thought that the world was a door and alchemy was the key, not really understanding anything, and is in a child's naivety. Once he opened the door and looked to see what was inside, it was his journey to becoming a man, with Ed becoming a strong-minded man that triumphed over his struggles. This ended when he realized alchemy isn't everything and closed the Gate...
And somehow, I managed to write some degree of a dissertation on this. I haven't even included everything and look how long it turned out to be! I think too hard about these things sometime for my own good. On a side note, I love the bond Ed and Al have. My sisters and I argue half the time we're together, but I can't help feel that if a similar thing happened to us, we'd kind of be like the Elrics... so yeah! On with the show!
When I was colouring this, I realized one thing: Ed has no right hand! But, I think that it isn't so bad per se. Maybe it's on Al's back... yeah, imagine viewers that it's on Alphonse's back! And that isn't an awkward hand position. Winry wouldn't be happy if she saw that! X3 Joking aside, when I look back on this, I just realized how buff Ed is! Oh well, my bad. I know that Ed gives away his Gate before he gets to Al, but I felt that this was an appropriate alteration because it represents how much Edward would abandon for the sake of his brother. Now that I think about it, when Ed saw Al's body for the first time since the human transmutation might have been a good one as well. But, I think I should shut up. I don't even want to talk about why I'm doing so may portrait fan arts right now. Heck, I have no clue! Maybe the next piece I do will be different. So, until the next time people!

Edward Elric, Alphone Elric and Truth (c) Himoru Arakawa and Square Enix
Art (c) Me!

Description
My entry for the entitled "Moving Moments". Yes, before anyone asks, I have joined the darkside, and I am now an official trooper in the club! Oh, how the great fall... but in all seriousness, I have a lot of respect for Vic: He's proud to be a Christian; he's not all high and mighty about his status; and even if he has to do it at hundreds of conventions, he will do everything to please his fans. That just makes him such an awesome guy... too bad he'll probably never come to Scotland (dang it! XO)! Ach weel, life goes on. Now, onto the description...
When I was looking at the other entries for the competition, I realized that all the other entries seem to have done really sad moments in the FMA series. At an attempt to do something a little bit more hopeful but still bittersweet at the same time I decided to go with the moment Ed gets Al from the Gate, but in the process, loses his alchemy as a result. This might seem quite strange but the reasons why are as follows:-
-When Ed gives away his alchemy, he loses in a sense, a part of his being, that identity as the Fullmetal Alchemist, the Hero of the People. Since he is the titular character, and in the story, has commanded a lot of respect for being a protegee in alchemy, and despite that, he is willing to throw it all away for the sake of his brother.
-We know that Ed is the Fullmetal Alchemist, and if he loses his alchemy, then it was coming to the end of the series, giving this a very poignant and bittersweet moment.
-When you stripped away everything, the basic plot of the series was Ed trying to find a way to get Alphonse's body back. Despite the search, the answer has always been right in front of him the whole time which kind of gives it a slightly strange feeling of something like dramatic irony and you can't help but think what would have happened if Ed thought of that in the first place... you also can't help but feel glad that Al gets his body back because Edward finally completes what he set out to do.
-Ed's Alchemy (as hinted by him) represents his pride and youth. When he first began alchemy, he thought that the world was a door and alchemy was the key, not really understanding anything, and is in a child's naivety. Once he opened the door and looked to see what was inside, it was his journey to becoming a man, with Ed becoming a strong-minded man that triumphed over his struggles. This ended when he realized alchemy isn't everything and closed the Gate...
And somehow, I managed to write some degree of a dissertation on this. I haven't even included everything and look how long it turned out to be! I think too hard about these things sometime for my own good. On a side note, I love the bond Ed and Al have. My sisters and I argue half the time we're together, but I can't help feel that if a similar thing happened to us, we'd kind of be like the Elrics... so yeah! On with the show!
When I was colouring this, I realized one thing: Ed has no right hand! But, I think that it isn't so bad per se. Maybe it's on Al's back... yeah, imagine viewers that it's on Alphonse's back! And that isn't an awkward hand position. Winry wouldn't be happy if she saw that! X3 Joking aside, when I look back on this, I just realized how buff Ed is! Oh well, my bad. I know that Ed gives away his Gate before he gets to Al, but I felt that this was an appropriate alteration because it represents how much Edward would abandon for the sake of his brother. Now that I think about it, when Ed saw Al's body for the first time since the human transmutation might have been a good one as well. But, I think I should shut up. I don't even want to talk about why I'm doing so may portrait fan arts right now. Heck, I have no clue! Maybe the next piece I do will be different. So, until the next time people!

Edward Elric, Alphone Elric and Truth (c) Himoru Arakawa and Square Enix
Art (c) Me!