How to Paint Eldar Ghost Glaive

Quick post of how the Ghost Glaive came together.

JJ typing,

Blue tape to paint one edge of the blade at a time.  Since the fuller, the dip in the middle of the blade, is curved you can't just put the blue tape on it and paint away.  Have to cut the blue tape.  Used finger nail to press the blue tape into the fuller to know where to cut.

Based Vallejo Model Air Metallic Blue.

Modelling knife cut the blue tape in the fuller where the impression was made and pull off one half of the tape.  Don't throw away the other half of tape you'll need them later.

First highlight is Ice Blue.  Second is Vallejo Model Air White.

Don't throw these away either.  You're going to need them very soon.

See? This the reason why you didn't toss the first pieces of blue tape you pulled from the blade.  They are available to cover your airbrush work.  Please wait at least one hour to allow airbrush paint to dry before applying blue tape.

This is why you don't toss the painted tape.  You want to make sure you know where the paint was applied the first time.  And if you want to paint them a different angle, like I wanted to, you need to know how the paint was applied first time.

Here the top of the blade shine has a different angle from the bottom.

Comparing the blade to the bottom piece of blue tape you'll see again the shine is coming from perpendicular, not exactly 90 degrees, angle.

Both pieces of blue tape put together you can see how the blade is sort of reflecting shine from different angles.

Power supply part of the blade was based Vallejo Model Air Steel then washed with Gryphonne Sepia.  Handle based Leadbelcher with Ironbreaker highlights.  Bulbs are painted Ice Blue with Army Painter Mat White highlight.  Lines of Fenris Grey for handle grip.

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