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EDIT:Just wanted to clear something up. The little kid on the first panel is Edward and the boy grown up Ed holds is his son, they're different kids, but they wear similar clothes on purpose.
If you pay close attention his son's hair is even a different shade of gold.
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I think Hohenheim was a good man, a good man that made many mistakes as a father, but a good man in the end.
He was never mean to his boys, but he'd try to avoid being near them as much as possible fearing they'd become "monsters" like him. You can't explain this to a 4-5 year old though, being ignored can hurt as much as abuse.
The way I see it, Ed never really hated his father, he was simply too resentful, but deep inside he missed and needed his dad.
Edward will probably be afraid to make the same mistakes his father made, so I think he'll do his best to be there for his children when they need him. He'll make a great dad.
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I've had this idea in my head for months, I think it's a good thing I waited, I really love how it came out.
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I love how I can see the meaning behind this picture. It's not just another picture I glance at when I'm browsing DA. It made me stop and think of what it truly portrays. I can feel Ed's love for his child. In honesty, this is a very simple picture, but the the impact is so great that I'm left speechless. I like your use of white. In the first picture, the white tells me that Baby Elric is lonely and sad, but in the nest picture, the white gives Daddy Edward an angelic glow behind him. Blank can portray just as much meaning as a rainbow. Well done on that. I also applaud you for facial expressions and body language. Edwards clear love for Baby Elric shines very much by his face and you captured his emotions perfectly. I love how you have your own sense of style in drawing anime and manga type of characters. Your work is original and not copied. The only thing I would watch your coloring and detail work, though. Baby Elric's shoes are different in both scenes, his shorts are a different color, and I'm confused as to what the brown thing on the back of his shirt is. Except for those few minor details, I give this a 98.7%, which is still an A+.
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Thank you for your critique :3
I just wanted to point something out, the little boy in the 2 pictures is not the same boy, the lonely boy is Edward, and the boy older Ed is holding is his son. That's the reason the clothes are different, and the hair is different too. I just wanted to use similar clothes.
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La palabra que creo más adecuada para describir este dibujo es "conveniente y necesario" puesto que creo imprescindible que se muestre la faceta de Edward Elric como padre deboto. Precisamente él, que sabe lo que afecta a un niño la ausencia de un padre, se encargaría que que ninguno de sus hijos la sufriera nunca.
Más en el manga, Arakawa creo que pasó eso por alto. No creo que alguien como Ed, que ha padecido esas penurias en su familia, se preocupara más por viajar y recorrer el mundo que en permanecer con los suyos. En el final de la historia, vemos a un Ed más preocupado en satisfacer sus ansias aventureras que en preocuparse en lo que deja atrás, que es lo que más quiere. Vemos a un Ed egoísta a pesar de que su naturaleza a sido siempre empática hacia los demás. Deja a Winry esperando su regreso con la incertidumbre se saber qué día volverá, de la misma manera que su padre dejó esperando a Trisha, y aún seguirá viajando después de haber tenido sus primeros hijos. Con lo inteligente que es Ed, no creo que se atreviera a cometer los mismos errores que su padre (sólo que a diferencia de Hoho, Ed no tiene ningún motivo justificado para marcharse).
Por eso considero este dibujo como una especie de "redención" a esa metedura de pata por parte de Arakawa. Creo que superaste el "Ed del final del manga" con el Ed de este dibujo, más de acuerdo a lo que debería ser.
Mi enhorabuena por eso.
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Good men mean well, though they more oft than naught end up doing more harm than good. GrandDa told me that a lot when I was young. First thing that came to mind when I thought of Hohenheim and Ed. Hell of a job, Ms. Cherry, hell of a job.
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Awesome. This is something that "a picture is more then words itself."
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GAaaaaaAAagh! My Hohenheim and Ed feels are exploding! It makes me really happy that you see how much Ed secretly wants reconciliation with his dad.
I agree with you that he'd make a great dad.
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I love how little Ed's and adult Ed's shadows cross in the middle! The fact that Hohenheim's shadow is apart from Ed's while adult Ed's shadow is merged with his child's is really meaningful.
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That is awesome, I take it Edward won't be the same father his father was to him ^^
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this is great!!! the emotion you can feel comeing from this is astounding!! good work. One of the best portraits I have seen of Ed as a father.
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I have always felt Ed would be an amazing father. Your summary was wonderful, btw. Keep up the art.
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WHAT IS THIS LIQUID THAT IS COMING FROM MY EYES?!?!
Oh gosh, so many feelings!! I don't know what to do with them all! This is just so sad and touching and beautiful and sweet and....and I just CAN'T!
Lovely work! It's very powerful in it's meaning, and the expressions you used convey so much emotion. This is definitely going in my favs~ <33333333
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What I said in the LS and on skupe... nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Ed's expression in the second.
Kinda reminds me of this, except Ed's father wasn't an ass: [link]
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This is such a beautiful picture. I love the meaning of it, and I agree that Edward would make a wonderful father, watchful of the things he does so he doesn't make the same mistakes his father did. And I also agree that even though Hohenheim wasn't there, he was a good man. I love how you draw Edward. Your style of art really makes emotions stand out. It's a wonderful picture!!!!!
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So. MUCH. Love. In. One. SINGLE. Picture!
I can't stop gazing at it...it's just absolutely breath-taking. Ed's smile is so warm, you can almost feel his love for his child. He'd definitely be an awesome dad. Sure, messy from time to time, but still...he'd never let anything happen to his children.
...Gawd, thanks to you I'm sentimental again
Excellent and very lovely work!!
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This is so amazing, words cannot describe. THIS IS AWESOME! 
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;n; soooo cute.... It's ok Ed... my dad was shitastic too... 
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This. THIS is why I watch you. Not only is your fan pairing of EdPriss believable and decent, but you also take the time to make pictures like this...which really make my day.
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.....I'm actually crying. This is absolutely wonderful! Keep up this amazing work~
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Nice description, it definitely shows there's more to the story than people would think.
I also believe he was a good man, just very misunderstood by his children. He wasn't there when they needed him most, so they ended up burning down their house and everything from the past they could physically get rid of.
When he finally showed up, they already knew how to act and care for themselves, Edward resentful and unforgiving, Alphonse upset but forgiving. I think he realized how much he had lost in all that time...
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This is so sweet. I agree that Ed would be an incredible father. Even though Hohenheim hurt him, meaning to or not, he did have many father-figures (if he wants to admit it or not) that helped to shape him and show him care. I do think also that he would be afraid of making the mistakes of his biological father when he's a father.
Again, this is great!!
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Awwwww I think Ed will be a great dad to both his kids
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aw nicely drawn! its kinda sad but also really heart warming^^
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*sniff, sniff* bwaaaaaaaaaah! so sweet... :'D
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It really is true; I love how you interpreted that into Edward's behavior. He would be the kind of father who could, at a start, fear so much of following his father's shoes, of leaving his family behind because of the mistakes he's made.
But I think everyone else on here can agree that he would, in the end, be the best father a child could ever ask for. If anything, he'd make his parents proud to.~
Lovely picture, by the way~ I love the lighting, and how it's like a simple reflection of it's own. It's actually more like a book to me in a way; the past and the present face each other with a similar expression with different meanings behind them. Beautiful job.~ Really! I love your display of the emotions, and I love the children.~ So cute!
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Wow. This is beautiful ;u; I love Ed as a father. I think he'd definitely be a great one.
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This is...Pretty damn accurate, I hope. I definitely see Ed doing this if he had kids. I think he'd be a little scared, ending up like his father and whatnot, but I think in the end he'd be the best dad to his children and more.
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