I always loved Fma when it came out in the depth of the story and just the deep bound of the Elric brothers. Al to be was in many ways had more depth than Ed did in being trapped in the armor and just learning to grow as a man while keeping his brother from doing dump stuff and acting as the back bone of the whole anime/manga.
No effects really in using brushes mostly and a old paper texture I just touched up in a few places. Placed around some occult brushes and alchemy and just throw on some blood spats to add in color.
Al:http://mikamckeena.deviantart.com/art/Alphonse-Full-Metal-Alchemist-Render-494239316
Texture: http://mikamckeena.deviantart.com/art/texture-20-70066569