Last one for now

Here's the last Custodes.  Like the rest of the squad, it was quite a crucible for painting mass amounts of gold armor!  Especially with the SE-NMM effect in place.

I used a lot of muted purples, as well as very greyed down greens.  Hormagaunt purple worked quite well.  The greens were created by mixing in some green glaze color in with a snakebite leather type color.

Another Custodes

Back to the Custodes!  These guys posed lots of painting challenges.  There were some sculpting aspects as well.  To make these weapons work, I had to add long, streamer-like purity seals.

Ultimately, they gave the weapons more shape, and also provided more 'interest', since I could tack on some freehand.  In addition, there were now a few more surfaces on which I could reflect some of the glow from the end of the weapon.

Custodes

Here are some 'missing' photos from a Custodes project.  This was a very intense exercise in Gold Se- NMM, that's for sure!

I used lots of purples and greens, let's put it that way :-)

More custom built Custodes

Here is the rest of the Custodes squad, including some of the command figures.  I do have the sketches for a dreadnought in Custodes style that I suppose I will need to post at some stage! :-)

Custom built Custodes, Gallery #1

This will be the first of two set of images showing a squad of custom built Costodes which I painted.  Ever since I got the giant Horus Heresy in pictures book a few years ago, I thought custodes would be a very fun project!!

The metals posed a big challenge, with so much darn gold!  I tired to keep certain areas very war, and place the deepent, warmest colors next to each other to create that 'pop'.  I also had to sculpt numerous purity seals on the halberds.

Here we go: