Painting Adeptus Custodes - Vexillus Praetor

As I mentioned already in some of my posts, Adeptus Custodes are one of my 40K armies - actually, they are my primary 40K army (besides Custodes, I play Necrons and Chaos Marines as well). However, due to my focus on Age of Sigmar at the moment, I haven't played a lot of games with my Custodes army (only a single one). I am slowly painting this army, usually when I want to take a break from painting AoS stuff (and the gold scheme is easy to paint). This year, I've managed to paint a unit of Allarus Custodinas and Vexillus Praetor shown on the pictures below: 

 

As you can see, there's only the base left - I need to add some static grass and some bushes/tufts. If you like the colour scheme, here are the quick painting instructions:

• The miniature was primed with GW Retributor Armour spray
• Armour and Vexilla were washed with GW Agrax Earthshade, then drybrushed with GW Retributor Armour
• Armour and Vexilla were highlighted with Vallejo Polished Gold and Vallejo Silver (for edge highlights)
  
• Plumes were painted with GW Evil Sunz Scarlet, washed with GW Carroburg Crimson and highlighted with GW Trollslayer Orange
• Cloth on the Vexilla was painted with Vallejo Off-White, then washed with GW Contrast Apothecary White. Few highlights with Vallejo Off-White were added. 
• Gems were painted with GW Moot Green, then Washed with GW Hexwraith Lichen and highlighted again with a bit of GW Moot Green and just a bit of GW Yriel Yellow
  
• Metallic parts of the armour were painted with Vallejo Chainmail Silver, washed with GW Nuln Oil and highlighted with Vallejo Silver
• Leather was painted with GW Contrast Gore-Grunta Fur and then highlighted with Vallejo Leather Brown

NOTE: Unless noted otherwise, all Vallejo colours are from Vallejo Model Colour range.

Painting Sylvaneth Endless Spells - Gladewyrm

Yeasterday, I have finished painting Gladewyrm, so now all of the Sylvaneth Endless spells are done. I'm one model away from having all my Sylvaneth models painted - there's one Awakened Wyldwood that I'll probably finish by the end of the month. After that, I can focus on painting my Khorne stuff.

Below is the quick tutorial on how the Gladewyrm was painted, so you can use it if you like the colour scheme:

• The model was primed using Vallejo white primer
• The base was fully painted with GW Contrast Gore-Grunta Fur
• Light dryrush of Vallejo Khaki was applied to the base
• Light wash of GW Agrax Earthshade was applied to the base
• Skulls were painted with Vallejo Elffic Flesh, then washed with GW Agrax Earthshade
• Vines and leaves were painted with GW Moot Green, washed with GW Biel-Tan Green and then highlighted with Vallejo Livery Green
• The worm's chitionous plates were painted with Vallejo Hexen Lichen
• The "belly" and the head of the worm were painted with Vallejo Squid Pink
• The worm was then washed with GW Carroburg Crimson
• Chitionous plates were dlightly drybrushed with Vallejo Squid Pink, then edge highlights in the same colour were applied
• A layer of Vallejo Squd Pink was applied to belly and the face of the worm (leaving darker shade in the recesses)
• Belly and the face were highlighted with Vallejo Off White
• Eyes were painted with Vallejo Livery Green
• Glowing runes were painted with Vallejo Livery Green
• Gale Force 9 static grass and some tufts were added to the base

Painting Sylvaneth Endless Spells - Vengeful Skullroot

I am slowly getting my Sylvaneth Endless Spells done - last week I finished Vengeful Skullroot. As I have mentioned earlier, there's something strange with this model - it looks a bit too happy :D Jokes aside, I have the impression that, for some reason, this tree ended up being unintentionally funny. I expected it to have "creepy tree" kind of look, but instead it's a strange floating tree with skeletons dangling from it (the slight "curve" of the trunk and short branches are only contributing tho that look). However, I like the rules and how the painted model looks on the table. Below you can find a quick guide on techniques and paints used, in case that you want a similar colour scheme.  

Painting process:

• The model was primed with GW Zandri Dust
• Bark was washed Vallejo Brown Ink
• Bark was drybrushed with Vallejo Khaki
• Very light wash of Vallejo Sepia Ink was applied to the roots
• The soulpod (?) inside the tree trunk was painted with Vallejo Livery Green and then washed with GW Hexwraith Flame
• Leaves were painted with GW Moot Green, washed with GW Biel-Tan Green then highlighted with Vallejo Livery Green 
• Skeletons were painted with Vallejo Khaki and washed with Agrax Earthshade
• The base wash done using Gale Force 9 basing kit (Summer)

Painting Sylvaneth Endless Spells - Spiteswarm Hive

Today I've finished painting The Spiteswarm Hive endless spell. It's a small model, that can be painted quickly and still look very good on the table (which is great if you're short on time). In case that you like this colour scheme, you can check out the guide below. Of course, the colour scheme is consistent with the rest of my army.
 
Painting process:

• The model was primed using Vallejo white primer
• Stone was painted with Vallejo Blue Gey Pale
• Roots were painted with Vallejo Khaki
• Both the stone and the roots were washed with GW Agrax Earthshade
• Roots were highlighted with Vallejo Kkaki (mostly edge highlights)
• Stone was drybrushed with Vallejo Off White
• Hive was washed with few coats of GW Cassandora Yellow (over the white base)
• Leaves and vines were painted with GW Moot Green, washed with GW Biel-Tan Green then highlighted with Vallejo Livery Green 
• Very light wash of GW Hexwraith Flame was applied to insects/spites, and then they were lightly drybrushed with Vallejo Livery Green
• The base wash finished using static grass and Gale Force 9 basing kit (Summer)