How To Paint Adeptus Custodes - Custodian Guard

[@dannyeccles1894]

I really like your videos. The music in the back ground is just right, and your painting style is pretty clean and straight forward

[@Katalmach11b]

This was mesmerizing to watch, man. I've been in the hobby for about 15 years, and I definitely learned something new here, which seems to be more and more rare as time goes on. Great tutorial, you got a new sub

[@joshuahorchler644]

Great work Rob! You have some of the best How to Paint videos out there!

[@gitziom24]

You Sir are an inspiration to those of us, who are new to the hobby. Thank you!

[@BrotherVeli]

I just love the music, brings back commodore 64 memories. Good looking model too.

[@phoef123]

Would you perhaps do a tutorial about pinning them weapons. I also wonder why not pin the head but use a cocktailer stick instead?

[@zalkhan1057]

hi, can you tell us how did you make that base? its perfect for the custodians. thanks and great painting job!

[@davesmith9844]

This! Tell us how you did the base!!!!

[@deathbyedvin]

I love this tutorial, and will be following it rather closely once I get my hobby station up and running. Could you do a tutorial on wet blending the red capes on the Shield-Captains/Wardens as well? Would be great to see! Thanks!

[@snowy5628]

Can I just say how awesome you are for giving the gw equivalents for the paints used!!

[@michaelbyrne1402]

Love your vids man keep up the great work! Cant wait to see your tutorial on the new skaven and fyreslayer warbands! You are easily one of the best Warhammer painters on the internet.

[@mattsurrey6138]

Great video yet again Rob! You thoroughly deserve those 5K subs, these are great videos and even for a painting vet I'm finding some of your techniques (like the MC gold and Red ink) really new and interesting.

[@alwo9297]

like the pace and presentation. Good job on model. Thanks.

[@emperorschampion8293]

thank you so much, i love this simple way of getting gold to look nice. amazing results.

[@adamfox1669]

Great tutorial. (You do VERY nice work too!!). Thanks, while I’ve been painting for a little bit; I got a lot from your post. Much appreciated

[@Brickerbrack]

I'm not sure if you can specifically get *that* Pledge currently, but there are certainly equivalents available if not. I get Quickshine Floor Finish from Lakeland, and it's exactly the same.

[@palerider9565]

18:10 is incredibly satisfying

[@astolbro7183]

Finally a painting youtuber who didnt disappear off the face of the earth a year ago

[@Paranormal-Stupidity]

Great tutorial. I went with a much darker gold on mine. I think yours turned out much nicer. Thanks for sharing.

[@fullmetalalkami6466]

I have a large excess of metallics to use right now so I will be buying some custodes today, can't wait

[@WarpedBrushes]

This is awesome! Will use this for my cuatodes project. Gw crimson wash must be the same as the red ink right?

[@dekai7992]

The Citadel wash is more blueish, more like a slightly desaturated magenta. If you want the same tone, a mixture of roughly 3 parts red, one part blue and one part black ink should come close. Using pure red ink would be fine as well, of course, to get a more saturated look.

[@TheAgentmigs]

Those washes are absolutely amazing..i'll be sure to get me some.

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

You can get the Pledge. Here in the states it's branded under the Future( shine) name. It's available at walmart.

[@adamfox1669]

Thanks!

[@Titus_Vespasianus]

Very good sir, best Custodes vid I've seen, please continue...you are quite talented...

[@whiteshields1830]

I noticed you airbrushed the gold. Do you think it would be fine to have it painted on instead (2 thin layers to ensure the details stay intact)?

[@xIII13-king]

yeah

[@Blottingpaper]

How is your brush so massive and your brushwork so detailed?! They seem really stiff but not in a bad way.

[@davesmith9844]

I would not disgrace the golden brotherhood by using that revolting filthy heretic colour (Thousand Sons Blue) on the most courageous and loyal guardians of the Emperor!

[@davesmith9844]

...Ahriman Blue, AHRIMAN Blue!!!!!

[@philknecht3598]

Love the video. Great insights into painting my Custodes but god damn if that music didn’t turn into needles in my brain after a few minutes.

[@sw8carbon]

Did you apply the gloss varnish with the airbrush?

[@reapering125]

this is a fantastic video

[@cacahuete7071]

Hello, on your painting list is the Metal Color Cooper 77.710, but you do not use it in your video. Why put it on then, what is it used to make figurines by following your video ? Thanks for response

[@EzorTar]

Are you sure about the 3:1 mix? i tried it myself and the color don't really fit the color in the video

[@Barthilas1]

The golden color is more like 5:1, i myself went with 3:1 and the color was way too copperish/bronze. Tried 4 and still way too dark for my liking. I am still newb in this area so it might have been error on my end, but 5:1 works for me.

[@ThYr0N]

Thanks I found this comment, I went 3:1 and the mix have no resemblance with the one in the video!

[@Vaderian88]

Great paint work on this Custodes... Just a hint for the colour black, you say like Abba don.

[@raymondzuniga5742]

Will you be doing the new warbands for shadespire?

[@phoef123]

Yeah at the end he said he wool do em soon'ish, and prolly starts with the dwarfs.

[@eddtheducky]

Does the red ink have a GW equivalent? Such as carroburg? Or am I better off adding watered down red paint? Btw... l9ve your videos so much will join your Patreon later tonight!!!!!!

[@Keldow]

This was awesome!

[@YGOrochi]

Well done sir....but where is my Seraphon? XD love the model my man great job.

[@davesmith9844]

Do you thin your gold/ink mix at all for the airbrush? Any thinners or flow improver? If so, what ratio please.

[@sw8carbon]

are all the greys on the gun worth it?

[@Xeolakanth]

Love the video/guide, any advice for achieving similar results without access to any airbrush equipment?

[@Tahliarts]

I recommend biting the bullet and getting an airbrush instead of wasting money trying to duplicate airbrush techniques. Its really good stuff!!!

[@ShovieBOSO]

I am a noob and this is cool and kinda easy looking and I love the way the guard look so I have a paint scheme

[@Tearitory]

Do you use a varnish at the end to protect these awesome paint jobs? If so what do you prefer?

[@RobPaintsModels]

I only use varnish to change the specular properties of the surface since I don't get to play much. The Custodes I didn't varnish because it would either dull the gold or gloss the red/black and I liked the finish as it was.

[@Toad_Farmer]

How did you make that base?

[@nerfbatnow]

Very well done, you helped me out by giving me a good idea how I'm going to paint my Custodes. Wish I had an airbrush, haha. xD Btw, what song did you use in the video?

[@Dimanti88]

What do you put in your metal paints to make them flow so well, whenever i paint metallics they dry sooooo fast.

[@strogger7040]

Do you use a wet pallet? I highly recommend it. They are super easy to make, and you can look it up on KZbin. You could also go to your local art or hobby store and buy one. A wet pallet will definitely help your paints to not dry out.

[@Dimanti88]

@@strogger7040 I do use a wet pallet, but it's really difficult to get the right consistency for metallic paints, to much water and the metal flakes only go into the recesses, to little and the paint dries to quick.

[@jonathanwernham2296]

Hi Rob, great video/s and I was wondering what you used once you finished the model? Do you use a gloss varnish or 'ard coat to protect the minis? Or do you have any advice on what would be best to use?

[@ThYr0N]

Hi Rob! I really want to use you're video to paint my Custodes by I'm finding that the mix of 3 to 1 of Gold and red ink from Vallejo gives a totally different gold (almost bronze) color. Are you sure is 3:1? or is more gold? Thanks .

[@RobPaintsModels]

It can vary between batches and how hard of a squeezer you are so experiment until you find a method that you like. I suggest if you're doing an army then you should mix up a large bottle of your specific paint so you don't have to keep repeating it.

[@reinheart14121412]

Hello! Are you still active? I am trying to achieve even more warmer/yellowy gold! Did you try mixing Yellow ink with vallejo metal color gold before? Can you please tell me how they look/perhaps a tutorial video using that mixture? :D

[@fornalli]

Rob, what is the best color to darken gold? I mean for darker areas where it’s supposed to have less light

[@doctorgepta9695]

Thanks for the video! Will you do Shadowkeepers or Solar Watch armor guide?

[@RobPaintsModels]

For Solar Watch I suggest using the process from the Stormcast Eternals video I made for Shadespire and painting in the gold with Liberator gold. Shadowkeepers are basically just the Guardian Spear section but all over their armour.

[@patrickhall6494]

Great video. How did you apply the varish though?

[@nEsniAi]

This is the first time watching your video, and it’s great with good clear steps. My only complaint is that with your Vallejo paints it’s not clear what number they are. With your paint list at the start you give the names but, if that’s the numbers underneath them, it’s not clear enough to read them. After watching the whole vid I had to go through again a few times to the part where you showed the paint pot, and quite often you just showed it for a split second. Showing the paint pot so quickly would be understandable if the numbers had been clearer earlier. With GW paints all the names are distinct, whereas with Vallejo some of the paints share the same name, hence why they have distinctive numbers. So for quick reference it’d be good if those numbers could be bigger and clearer at the start. Thanks! Keep up the good work.

[@iQuitGirls99]

Very nice work, love it. Using the gloss wash really works wonders. Would your process for Grey Knights be similar to this (adjusted for colors obvs)?

[@RobPaintsModels]

You could use this process for Grey Knights as well. Vallejo Metal Colour Silver is incredibly shiny when applied with an airbrush so I'd suggest going for one of their darker metal tones like Steel and highlighting it with their Silver or Chrome. The process with the gloss varnish and the wash though would be the same. I suggest my armour wash recipe from my Shadespire videos.

[@iQuitGirls99]

Thanks for the reply! Sounds simple enough, although I can't deny I'd like to see you put out a video for Grey Knights, if only because I find your videos oddly therapeutic.

[@elliottball8611]

Hey Rob. I've come across a problem when sealing a mini before applying washes. I'm currently working on a primaris dread and have based the metallic parts. I then airbrushed on a coat of vallejo premium airbrush colour acrylic gloss varnish and let it dry (so far so good...) When I applied the wash sort of 'loosened' the varnish coat and it began to peel with each brushstroke. Do you know what's happening? Is it possible that I need multiple coats before applying washes? Thanks!

[@Critical677]

Hi! Great video. So for the varnish...does it gave to be a gloss varnish or can you use a matt varnish to get the same effect with the gloss shade? Does this work with normal shade too? Thank you!

[@riik666]

It has to be gloss varnish to properly break the surface tension - matt varnish won't do it. And a gloss varnish will make ALL shades/washes perform better by reducing pooling/staining on the larger, flatter surfaces. As a happy bonus, gloss varnish gives the best protection for all that initial delicate airbrush work as well. Just make sure to hit the model with some matt varnish right at the end to get rid of any unwanted glossy bits. Hope this helps!

[@Critical677]

riik666 thank you! :)

[@Critical677]

riik666 by the way is their a gloss varnish and matt varnish spray you would recommend? I habe the knew spray from citadel (not sure if that is gloss or matt). I would prefer a spray because I don‘t habe an airbrush yet. Thank you!

[@sunsolstar]

nice job, thank you

[@michaeleger1787]

I can’t wait to try this gold on Rogal Dorn.

[@jaster705]

could you please do a tutorial on more "yellowy" gold? i dont really like the bronze feel for my custodes, but i love your painting method, so maybe could you please show me how would you approach a more yellowy gold model????

[@RobPaintsModels]

If you want it more yellow you can use thin glazes of lamenters yellow to tint the gold.

[@jaster705]

thanks, ill give it a try next time

[@mattyng4970]

Just a question about using that pleage wax, did you apply that by the airbrush or by brush? Thanks

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

Please dude do an eavy metal style primaris ultramarine!, I wonder if you could pull of the edge highlighting but if you could somehow make it look more gleaming.....and of course an old school mouth breather head :)

[@Sterron062]

In the Shadespire series, you often used a mixed “armor” wash to shade your steels/silvers, but it seemed that you used standard shades to mix it, where as here you use a gloss shade over a gloss varnish for the gold. Have you tried mixing your armor wash using Nuln Oil gloss and Agrax Earthshade gloss? If so, is there a reason you’d recommend the standard shades over the gloss shades in your previous videos?

[@RobPaintsModels]

I only use the Gloss versions when I want the decreased surface tension so the wash doesn't stain the flat surfaces at all. I don't always want that for Armour wash so I don't use the gloss versions. If I need decreased surface tension in a regular wash I usually just add a little bit of the Pledge in the video and that does the trick.

[@Sterron062]

RobPaintsModels Thanks for the insight! I’ll have to try experimenting with both methods!

[@fharbord]

Have you tested your gold recipe on vehicles, especially with the Gloss all over the model? Would be great, if you get good results there, too :)

[@KrisLI1408]

So a little part of the blade still remain black right?

[@sw8carbon]

How do you pin the arms?

[@QronoZ713]

Hey Rob, could you do a "must have" paints for beginners? Like the base colours etc?

[@fictitiousfigurines1583]

Blixten Hello, my advice would be to let your collection of models dictate the pace at which your collection of paints grow. Buy an army, pick a scheme and then stick to it. Your paint collection will grow and you’ll get more familiar with it. Don’t buy unnecessary paints you’ll regret it!

[@sladeowen8398]

how did you do your base for the model?

[@WhabandSheeb]

How did you get that base effect on your model?

[@anthonymolinaro9494]

Amazing

[@aidanclifford2164]

do you need to airbrush?

[@bobdeluxeandtheideals1356]

🔥🔥🔥

[@FaytTheXpert]

i wish i could paint like you oO i would love to paly warhamemr but without the painting you realyl cant -.-

[@martinthewarrior5016]

awesome! will you be doing a tutorial on how to do NMM at some point?

[@RobPaintsModels]

I will not be doing any NMM in the foreseeable future.

[@martinthewarrior5016]

ok, fair enough

[@PrimarisBlackTemplaDraven]

This my first video watching this cause I only got them right now I've been painting Black Templars and imperial fist but never this guy's

[@stevebuk100]

Great video, shame about the noisy repetitive music

[@jeanclaudesaenzriveros1067]

Cuando animaran un combate de un adeptus custodes contra un ejercito