Dire Avenger Exarch

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**D.Smith**

Heres my Dire avenger exarch

First time i've had a go at a power weapon (or the eldar equivelent) and well as my first attempt at any decent freehand

I know he isnt on the correct size base, its only a temporary *display base* until he gets placed on a diorama

C&C are very welcome as I really do want to improve as much as I can

Thanks for looking

Dan

**MightyGodzilla**

Very very clean looking exarch. I really like his helmet! Good job!

MightyG

**reds8n**

Lovely.

I think the base works fine, i suspect most people would be cool with you using that base in a game anyway.

Power weapon is great, and I really dig the ferns on the base. Nice work on the gems as well.

**D.Smith**

Thanks for the compliments.

The ferns are from AntenocitisWorkshop and are etched brass, I used a cut down toothpick to form the stalk.

Im using the same technique for one of my dioramas and its really effective on mass

definitely recommend them

Dan

**Warboss Gutrip**

Very impressive; I love the power weapon.

**Sarigar**

Very very cool. I really like the paint style. Every detail really shows.

**Jone96**

Wow! Really impressive work, specially with white and that flag... impressive indeed!

**Bullfrog**

Crispy goodness, looks good on that base too,

**Flinty**

Very nice work. Care, patience and attention to detail really stand out on that piece.

**Porcupine el Josh**

Wow, that is very well painted.

If you don't mind me asking, how did you paint the power weapon?

**D.Smith**

Enchanted blue darkened with black on a 1/1 used as the base coat.
then slowly build back up to enchanted blue in thin coats. Then mix enchanted blue with white, painting a smaller area in the reflective part of the blade.
Then with white, highlight the blade edges, and the centre of the light segments.
Not explained that very well sorry, if you'd like a better description just PM me.

Dan

**Sugar_Woof**

Very nice looking model, great job!

**xdefton3sx**

wow. I love the detail around the eyes! Good stuff!

**General Omega**

Excellent work on the colors. Bright and clean--I like it.

**gretar**

The crisp white, the freehand on the flag, the gems, the power weapon and the base all look splendid. The whole model looks amazing. Credit for you

**Swordwind**

I just realised that the Biel-Tan symbol has the Ultra symbol in it.

Secret Mat Ward sympathiser? Think everyone wants to be an Ultra?

Anyhow, I'm just wondering how you shade your whites. I suck at it.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

the power weapon looks great.

Also the yello really pos whilst retaining lots of dpeth.

Very nice.

**D.Smith**

Thanks guys

its nice to get some really positive feedback.

The white was done by using astronomican grey as a base and then slowly built up with many many coats (probably 10 if not more i didnt count) of extremely thin paint. Then just leaving some of the recesses unpainted. Also where the white apprears darker, i have just not painted 2/3 of the thin coats on, letting the grey give a hue. Its a pain to do but I like it.

Dan

**Joske De Veteraan**

sweet

**InquisitorVaron**

It's very clean and crisp, I just personally don't think they're is much depth on the yellow and the blue. The Helmet hair is great as is the power weapon.

**NecronBender**

I love the base and blade. Overall great work

**diceMaster**

Is it just me or do eldar have giant helmets?

**D.Smith**

Swordwind wrote:I just realised that the Biel-Tan symbol has the Ultra symbol in it.

Secret Mat Ward sympathiser? Think everyone wants to be an Ultra?

Haha, was an accident, at the time i was trying to give the symbol a bit more intricacy.... And now i realise what ive done... i shall wash my brain for thinking such a thing

Dan

**ergotoxin**

Truly beautiful paintjob!