Adapted from Goonhammer https://www.goonhammer.com/how-to-paint-everything-adeptus-custodes-shadowkeepers/
- Prime Chaos Black
Base layers
- Base with very thinned layer (or drybrush?) of Rubber Black (or Panzer Dark Gray / originally?)
- Base cloth with Mephiston Red
- Wash with Nuln Oil
- Drybrush cloth with Mephiston Red
- Drybrush with Evil Sunz Scarlet and then Wild Rider Red
- Clean up armor red spillover with Rubber Black
Details
- Undercoat gold sections with Leather Brown
- Gold in Bronze
- Red details (ribbons, gems, etc) in Khorne Red
- Pipes and rivets in Sir Coates Silver
- Tassle in Ivory
- Shade all details in Nuln Oil
- Shade tassle additionally in Agrax Earthshade
- Layer gems up with Khorne Red then a dash with Mephiston Red and put a Bold Titanium White dot in top left
Armor highlights
- Edge highlight all armor corners in The Fang
- Lighter edge highlight in Fenrisian Grey
Weapon
- Handles/details as above in grey, gold and red
- 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
- Helmet as other armor.
- Eyes in Khorne Red with a Khorne Red glaze to have spillover lighting
- Plume in Ivory then Blood Angels Red with Agrax Earthshade wash