Ballistus Dreadnought

1. Undercoat the Dreadnought using Macragge Blue spray.

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. For weapon silver details, apply a base coat.

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

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

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

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

7. Apply an edge highlight to functional gold details.

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

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

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

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

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

3. Apply an edge highlight to black areas.

4. Apply a fine highlight to black areas.

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

6. For ribbon and cables, do a chunky highlight.

7. For ribbon and cables, paint line highlights.

8. For missile bases, start with a black base coat.

9. Gradually lighten missile tips, starting with Khorne Red.

10. Continue lightening missile tips with Mephiston Red.

11. Finish missile tips with a dot on the very tips.

12. For lenses, start with a black base coat.

13. Add Khorne Red to the bottom left of the lens.

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

15. Paint a thin line around the edge of the lens.

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

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

1. For red cables, apply a base coat.

2. Highlight red cables.

3. For yellow cables, apply a base coat.

4. Highlight yellow cables.

5. For blue cables, apply a base coat.

6. Highlight blue cables.

7. Paint the stripe base onto the armour, ensuring neatness.

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

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

10. Edge highlight the stripe.

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