Custodes Shadowkeepers

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    14 Feb 2024
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    14 Feb 2024
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Adapted from Goonhammer https://www.goonhammer.com/how-to-paint-everything-adeptus-custodes-shadowkeepers/

  1. Prime Chaos Black

Base layers

  1. Base with very thinned layer (or drybrush?) of Rubber Black (or Panzer Dark Gray / originally?)
  2. Base cloth with Mephiston Red
  3. Wash with Nuln Oil
  4. Drybrush cloth with Mephiston Red
  5. Drybrush with Evil Sunz Scarlet and then Wild Rider Red
  6. Clean up armor red spillover with Rubber Black

Details

  1. Undercoat gold sections with Leather Brown
  2. Gold in Bronze
  3. Red details (ribbons, gems, etc) in Khorne Red
  4. Pipes and rivets in Sir Coates Silver
  5. Tassle in Ivory
  6. Shade all details in Nuln Oil
  7. Shade tassle additionally in Agrax Earthshade
  8. Layer gems up with Khorne Red then a dash with Mephiston Red and put a Bold Titanium White dot in top left

Armor highlights

  1. Edge highlight all armor corners in The Fang
  2. Lighter edge highlight in Fenrisian Grey

Weapon

  1. Handles/details as above in grey, gold and red
  2. Very lightly (to have the black undercoat show through) drybrush spear or axe blade with Mephiston Red then Evil Sunz Scarlet then Wild Rider Red .

Head

  1. Helmet as other armor.
  2. Eyes in Khorne Red with a Khorne Red glaze to have spillover lighting
  3. Plume in Ivory then Blood Angels Red with Agrax Earthshade wash

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Paint Pad supporter

AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics 3
Standard 2
  • AK11027 Rubber Black
  • AK11110 Leather Brown
Metallic 1
  • AK11196 Bronze
Citadel Painting System 10
Base 3
  • Khorne Red
  • Mephiston Red
  • The Fang
Shade 2
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 3
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Wild Rider Red
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Contrast 1
  • Blood Angels Red
Monument Creature Caster Pro Acryl
Base 2
  • 001 Bold Titanium White
  • 023 Ivory
Two Thin Coats
Shade 1
  • Sir Coates Silver
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.056 Panzer Dark Gray
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