How to Paint Blue Power Swords

A short guide, showing how I painted the blue power swords for my Grey Knight Kill Team. I've tried to paint these in the past, but not had results that I have been this happy with.

Written instructions:

-Basecoat with Thousand Sons Blue.
-Paint/glaze half of each side of the blade with Temple Guard Blue.
-Glaze Gauss Blaster Green toward the tip, furthest from the Thousand Sons Blue.
-Glaze Incubi Darkness on the opposing side, running in the opposite direction.
-Enhance this shadow by glazing Abaddon Black towards the tip.
-Edge highlight carefully with Gauss Blaster Green. I like to add a few scratches to the blade here too.
-Selectively edge highlight tips and corners with a pure white. If you added scratches to the blade in the last step, add smaller lines or specular highlights to them.

NOTE: If at any point you are unhappy with how the glazing is going, try switching back to the previous colour and glaze in the opposite direction. You can switch back and forth like this at any point, until you are satisfied.

Big thanks to Juan Hidalgo for his video on painting these weapons. The Inclusion of Gauss Blaster Green really changed how these turned out. You can watch his full video here:    • How to Paint - Blue Power Sword  

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.

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