The new Avatar of Khaine isn’t just a powerhouse on the tabletop – it’s an incredible centrepiece for any Asuryani army. The Avatar is the living embodiment of its craftworld’s divine fury, a walking statue of molten metal – we can’t quite believe the Warhammer Studio designers managed to pack that much incandescent rage into one resplendent miniature.
As this jaw-dropping character is available for pre-order this weekend, we sent it to a wide range of miniature painters in the community – with some scorching results.
Alison Kersley
Alison’s take on the Avatar of Khaine really brings that blazing heat to life – she’s contrasted the fiery colours we saw on her gorgeous Draconith with a cool blue on the base, gems, and topknot, creating chilling blasts of colour that perfectly balance the miniature.
Darren Latham
Miniature designer and ’Eavy Metal painter Darren Latham has long delighted us with his stunning Ulthwé Aeldari. He’s made full use of his mastery of black and yellow with this roasting, scorched Avatar – we can feel the heat coming from his roaring maw.
Jack Hunter
Jack, from Goonhammer, chose to eschew traditional colours for a supernatural blue flame – much like those you’d expect to see on the Yncarne, Avatar of Ynnead. The frosty, ghostly colours are offset beautifully by the warmth of the bronze armour and crimson gems.
Jessica Smart
Here’s another Avatar throwing us an azure curveball – rich golds and sharp, smoke-tipped blues play together magically on Jessica’s otherworldly rendition. His metallic “flesh” nails the look of a living statue, and his loincloth showcases the freehand skills we saw on her Way Seeker.
Juan Hidalgo
Juan takes us back to the classics with a paint job that captures incandescent heat so well it sears the eyeballs. Contrasting the inner glow with cool blacks and deep reds works a treat, and a bit of careful lighting applied to the tabard brings the whole effect to life.
Marko Miladinović
Marko uses lush purples and fluorescent reds to create an eldritch, shimmering contrast that really sells the supernatural power of this fearsome warrior. We especially love the illumination on the underside of the topknot and the timeworn texturing on the axe.
Matthew Herrington
Matthew takes a different tactic, depicting an Avatar with stony skin like a carved statue. He’s lavished the brightest colours on the model’s armour, with fiery orange plates to match his other Aeldari, set against lavender hair and cloth.
Meg Harkness
The grim darkness of the 41st Millenium is lit by flames in many, many colours, as Meg aptly demonstrates with her lime-green Avatar. This is a sinister and truly alien take on the Lord of Murder – we can definitely believe Meg’s Maugan Ra is emulating one of his Aspects.
Nikki Sullivan
Nikki’s also gone for green, with emerald armour in the style of Biel-Tan. We love this look – it’s a great way to showcase the colour of your craftworld without overpowering the molten (and in this case, burned black) core of this standout miniature.
Tim Davis
Tim’s Avatar offers a progression from the blistering, lava-like skin to the scorched silver of the armour, culminating in a beautiful focal point – a bright white plume of hair atop a dappled head crest. The golden tint on the sword really helps tie it to those flames.
Vince Venturella
Vince Venturella has gone all-in on the texture of the Avatar’s scorched metal skin, to the point that we can hear it crack and splinter just by looking at it – that Wailing Doom looks like it’s ready to erupt with superheated energy!
Vincent Knotley
Last – but only by virtue of the blasted Mon-keigh alphabet – Vincent’s ghostly avatar bears a dappled green motif shared by his other Aeldari. It’s an incredibly crisp look, and he’s framed those divine abs quite nicely with a loincloth dyed the same moody maroon as his Stormcast Vindictors.
There we have it! A showcase of stunning Avatars, with plenty of twists on the classic style. You’ll be able to pre-order yours from the webstore this weekend, leaving us with just two questions – how will you paint him, and which weapon and head options will you use?
Why not share your answers on the Warhammer Community Twitter page?