Ballistus Dreadnought

Undercoat the Dreadnought using Macragge Blue spray.

Citadel — Macragge Blue

Paint a base color for the armour, ensuring even coverage and avoiding paint buildup.

Citadel — Macragge Blue

Apply a second layer of Macragge Blue base coat for a stronger color, allowing each layer to dry completely.

Citadel — Macragge Blue

Prepare a glaze by mixing two parts water to one part paint (Kantor Blue). Apply the Kantor Blue glaze around armour edges and areas to create smooth transitions and define shapes.

Citadel — Kantor Blue

Apply Night Lords Blue glaze to shift into darker tones for the armour, using the same glazing process.

Citadel — Night Lords Blue

Use Macragge Blue glaze to smooth out transitions between Kantor Blue and Night Lords Blue, ensuring thin, even layers.

Citadel — Macragge Blue

Apply Night Lords Blue directly into recesses to bring out features and details, focusing on precise application rather than an all-over wash.

Citadel — Night Lords Blue

Apply a chunky highlight along edges and raised details of the armour.

Citadel — Altdorf Guard Blue

Apply an edge highlight along edges and details to further define them, angling the brush against the edge for easier application.

Citadel — Calgar Blue

Apply a fine highlight to emphasize more prominent areas and edges of the armour.

Citadel — Fenrisian Grey

Apply small dots (spot highlight) on corners of the armour where light would be most focused.

Citadel — Blue Horror

Paint small scuffs, marks, and scratches around the armour to simulate wear and tear.

Citadel — Calgar Blue

Paint Rhinox Hide into some recesses around the feet to create the impression of dirt buildup.

Citadel — Rhinox Hide

For functional silver areas like the leg joints, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Iron Warriors

For weapon silver details, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Leadbelcher

For silver details that need to stand out more, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Iron Hands Steel

Apply a Nuln Oil wash over all silver areas to create definition and bring out details, ensuring enough coverage without excessive pooling.

Citadel — Nuln Oil

For functional gold areas like trims and bullets, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Retributor Armour

Apply a Reikland Fleshshade wash over functional gold to create definition.

Citadel — Reikland Fleshshade

Apply an edge highlight to functional gold details.

Citadel — Canoptek Alloy

For decorative gold areas like the chest eagle and trinkets, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Liberator Gold

Apply a Reikland Fleshshade wash over decorative gold to create definition.

Citadel — Reikland Fleshshade

Mix equal parts Liberator Gold and Stormhost Silver. Paint raised areas of decorative gold, making sure not to cover shaded recesses.

Citadel — Liberator Gold and Stormhost Silver

Paint weapon details and armour that need to be black with a solid base coat.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Apply a chunky highlight along edges and around recesses of black areas.

Citadel — Eshin Grey

Apply an edge highlight to black areas.

Citadel — Dawnstone

Apply a fine highlight to black areas.

Citadel — Administratum Grey

Apply spot highlights as small dots on the corners of black areas.

Citadel — Ulthuan Grey

For ribbon and cables, do a chunky highlight.

Citadel — Corvus Black

For ribbon and cables, paint line highlights.

Citadel — Dawnstone

For missile bases, start with a black base coat.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Gradually lighten missile tips, starting with Khorne Red.

Citadel — Khorne Red

Continue lightening missile tips with Mephiston Red.

Citadel — Mephiston Red

Finish missile tips with a dot on the very tips.

Citadel — Troll Slayer Orange

For lenses, start with a black base coat.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Add Khorne Red to the bottom left of the lens.

Citadel — Khorne Red

Move on to Mephiston Red for the lens, getting lighter towards the rim.

Citadel — Mephiston Red

Paint a thin line around the edge of the lens.

Citadel — Troll Slayer Orange

Paint a final line along the bottom edge of the lens.

Citadel — Fire Dragon Bright

Paint dots on the line in the top right corner of the lens.

Citadel — White Scar

For red cables, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Khorne Red

Highlight red cables.

Citadel — Mephiston Red

For yellow cables, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Averland Sunset

Highlight yellow cables.

Citadel — Ushabti Bone

For blue cables, apply a base coat.

Citadel — Macragge Blue

Highlight blue cables.

Citadel — Calgar Blue

Paint the stripe base onto the armour, ensuring neatness.

Citadel — Corax White

Apply Karak Stone glaze along the bottom edge of the stripe.

Citadel — Karak Stone

Apply Baneblade Brown glaze along the bottom edge of the stripe to build up dirt and grime.

Citadel — Baneblade Brown

Edge highlight the stripe.

Citadel — White Scar

Neaten up any areas around the stripe using the base blue colour if necessary.

Citadel — Corax White