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Sylvaneth army paint scheme

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    14 Mar 2025
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Undercoat

  1. Spray undercoat with Chaos Black
  2. Spray zenithal highlight with White Scar

Flesh

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 mix of Lothern Blue and Ceramite White
  2. Shade with Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. Highlight with Lothern Blue followed by 1:1 mix of Lothern Blue and Ceramite White

Branches

  1. Basecoat with Ushabti Bone transitioning to Waaagh! Flesh towards the tips of branches
  2. Shade with 1:1 mix of Agrax Earthshade and Biel-Tan Green
  3. Highlight beige with Ushabti Bone followed by Screaming Skull
  4. Highlight green parts with Waaagh! Flesh followed by Warboss Green and finished with Skarsnik Green

Green Leaves

  1. Basecoat with Waaagh! Flesh
  2. Shade with 1:1 mix of Agrax Earthshade and Biel-Tan Green
  3. Highlight with Waaagh! Flesh followed by Warboss Green

Yellow accents

  1. Basecoat with Averland Sunset
  2. Shade with Casandora Yellow
  3. Highlight with Averland Sunset followed by Yriel Yellow

Gold elements

  1. Basecoat with Balthasar Gold
  2. Shade with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Highlight with Auric Armour Gold followed by minimal edge highlights of Runefang Steel

Bug

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black
  2. Layer with TODO

Bug wings

  1. Basecoat with wetblend from Lothern Blue to 1:2 mix of Lothern Blue and White
  2. Highlight with White

Runes and eyes

  1. Coat of White Scar
  2. Wash with 1:1 mix of Lothern Blue and Lahmian Medium

Base

  1. Texture with Stirland Battlemire
  2. Basecoat with Mournfang Brown
  3. Shade with Agrax Earthshade
  4. Glue grass (Green Stuff World's, Realistic Green 3mm)
  5. Add tuft (Army Painter's, Swamp Tuft)
Citadel Painting System 23
Base 6
  • Abaddon Black
  • Averland Sunset
  • Balthasar Gold
  • Ceramite White
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Waaagh! Flesh
Shade 4
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Biel-Tan Green
  • Casandora Yellow
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
Layer 9
  • Auric Armour Gold
  • Lothern Blue
  • Runefang Steel
  • Screaming Skull
  • Skarsnik Green
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Warboss Green
  • White Scar
  • Yriel Yellow
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Texture 1
  • Stirland Battlemire
Spray 2
  • Chaos Black
  • White Scar
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
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