OK, here is hopefully a better version of my avatar (less pixelated I hope!!) If it is, I will delete my first post...feel free to vote for it again if you like...if not that is totally ok as the score really doesn't matter to me as much as giving a good representation of the model!!
It got gold in the 40K Large Category at Games Day Baltimore 2009. It also won Forge World Best of Show.
The idea behind this model is that the Avatar has entered this world through an ancient warp portal. It is winter and the portal was covered in snow. My thought was, what would happen if something really really hot was suddenly thrust into som ething really really cold. As you can see the searing heat has melted the snow instantly...boiling it into steam and gushing water. It was a ton of fun to paint and a total pain in the ass as well!!! I never want to paint a gemstone again!!! ha ha
Rating: 10 Congrats of a beautiful result! Having seen this in person, the freehand on the tabard and teh melting snow effects are amazing! You really shoudl elarn to dilute your paint though...hehe just kidding buddy!
Still the same loving for your avatar 
