For my Arizona Iced Tau Army
Prime
- Prime with Leadbelcher
Undersuit
Base Coat Corvus Black on the undersuit (Avoid areas not black, check reference image)- Edge highlight with Eshin Grey
- Fix areas that were accidentally covered with Leadbelcher
Highlight (Contrast will still show it)
- Edge Highlight armor panels with Stormhost Silver
Armor Panels
- Make a light layer with Aeldari Emerald on armor panels
- Make a light layer with Aethermatic Blue on armor panels
- Base Coat Retributor Armour on the Tau emblem
- Base Coat Runelord Brass on the hoof panels
Tiny Details
- For lenses, get a very small drop of White Scar on the lens, let dry, then water down Doomfire Magenta to put on top
- Paint accent metal pieces with Leadbelcher
- Use contrasts like Frostheart or Asurmen Blue to color communications devices
Shading
- Shade Coelia Greenshade on armor panels
- Shade Reikland Fleshshade on the Tau emblem and hoof panels
Cloaking Effect
- Use Agrellan Badland and Agrellan Earth to make the base texture, and use it on some of the model for the parts that are already cloaked
- Cover the transition between texture and the uncloaked suit with Abaddon Black
- Make a strong, thin, jagged Corax White line parallel to the black transition, on the side of the already-cloaked part
- Make a thin line of Thousand Sons Blue on the cloaked side AND uncloaked side (you should have in order: UNCLOAKED, BLUE, BLACK, WHITE, BLUE)
- Stipple in order, on both sides outward from this transition Ahriman Blue , Temple Guard Blue , Baharroth Blue
- Add extra disjointed stippling of Baharroth Blue slightly outside the transition area
Varnish
- Varnish with Satin spray