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Sylvaneth Dryads, bright bark, early autumn foliage

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    24 Sep 2025
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  1. Prime with Corax White or Wraithbone
  2. Basecoat the majority of the bark with a 2:2:1 mix of Bag of Bones , Battledress Brown & Mummy White
  3. Paint the tips of some of the branches ,the end of the hanging weaved leaves/bark & "claws" with Battledress Brown , feather it with water while still wet to blend it with the lighter parts.
  4. Paint the same tips/ends/claws, but a shorter part, with slightly thinned Aeldari Emerald , feather it with water in the same way to blend it.
  5. Cover these tips/ends/claws with Iyanden Yellow , feather it with water like before.
  6. Paint the leaves in three different colours, Aeldari Emerald , Iyanden Yellow & Striking Scorpion Green
  7. Drybrysh everything with Screaming Skull
  8. Drybrush the bark with Pallid Wych Flesh
  9. Paint the eyes and runes with really thinned down Dead White , using water or flowimprover to thin it so it flows into the recesses easily.
  10. Paint the eyes and runes with a 1:1 mix of Aethermatic Blue & Contrast Medium
  11. Add some glowing parts in some of the runes using the thinned down Dead White
  12. Use Dead White to the brightest part of the eyes
Citadel Painting System 9
Layer 2
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Screaming Skull
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Spray 2
  • Corax White
  • Wraithbone
Contrast 4
  • Aeldari Emerald
  • Aethermatic Blue
  • Iyanden Yellow
  • Striking Scorpion Green
Vallejo Game Color
Base 1
  • 72.001 Dead White
Vallejo Xpress
Xpress 3
  • 72.449 Mummy White
  • 72.450 Bag of Bones
  • 72.473 Battledress Brown
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