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Sentry dog in field colours

Warm brown fur, a pale chest and a dark saddle are paired with an olive field mask. Leather harness details and carefully painted lens reflections give the sentry dog convincing material contrasts.

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Blackvallejo · 70.602

Detailed instructions · 1

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.
Check for support scars around the paws and remove them carefully. Wash away any release residue if present, then dry the dog completely. Brush on a thin coat of Black Surface Primer without filling the hose ribs.
Expected result
The primer is dry and every visible fur groove remains readable.
Points to watch
Do not scrub the thin hose while cleaning.

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1. Prepare the model

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.
Where to paint: Whole model
Blackvallejo · 70.602
Check for support scars around the paws and remove them carefully. Wash away any release residue if present, then dry the dog completely. Brush on a thin coat of Black Surface Primer without filling the hose ribs.
Expected result
The primer is dry and every visible fur groove remains readable.
Points to watch
Do not scrub the thin hose while cleaning.

2. Apply the base colours

Lay in the warm body colour.
Where to paint: Brown and cream fur
Mournfang Browncitadel · 21-20
Cover the fur with thin Mournfang Brown, reaching the sculpted grooves without flooding them.
Expected result
The coat has a continuous brown foundation.
Points to watch
Keep the fabric mask and collar free of brown spill.
Open up the light chest marking.
Where to paint: Brown and cream fur
Ushabti Bonecitadel · 22-32
Build Ushabti Bone over the brown in thin coats, ending the pale patch along existing fur tufts.
Expected result
The chest is pale and its boundary follows the fur.
Points to watch
Do not turn the entire front legs cream.
Define the dark saddle.
Where to paint: Brown and cream fur
Rhinox Hidecitadel · 21-22
Paint the saddle with Rhinox Hide, tapering its edge into the brown coat along the sculpted tufts.
Expected result
A dark back contrasts with the warm legs and light chest.
Points to watch
Leave a visible brown transition rather than a hard geometric stripe.
Give the mask a field-cloth colour.
Where to paint: Mask fabric
Castellan Greencitadel · 21-14
Apply Castellan Green to the fabric, carefully tracing around the round lens frame.
Expected result
The cloth is olive green with clean lens and strap borders.
Points to watch
Keep green out of the glass and ribbed hose.
Distinguish the leather harness.
Where to paint: Collar and straps
Rhinox Hidecitadel · 21-22
Draw Rhinox Hide along the leather, leaving the small metal fasteners exposed.
Expected result
The straps form continuous brown lines distinct from the olive cloth.
Points to watch
Do not widen thin straps onto adjacent fur.
Set the deepest dark materials.
Where to paint: Mask lens
Abaddon Blackcitadel · 21-25
Paint the hose, glass and claws with Abaddon Black, keeping their surrounding rims clean.
Expected result
These dark details remain separate from the brown fur.
Points to watch
Do not bridge the grooves between hose ribs.
Pick out practical metal fittings.
Where to paint: Mask fittings
Leadbelchercitadel · 21-28
Touch Leadbelcher onto the metal fittings with the point of the brush, leaving the lens itself black.
Expected result
Small steel accents define the mask construction.
Points to watch
Avoid metallic specks on the cloth forehead.

3. Build the shadows

Add depth beneath the fur.
Where to paint: Brown and cream fur
Agrax Earthshadecitadel · 24-15
Guide Agrax Earthshade into the deeper fur grooves and wick it off the cream chest tips.
Expected result
The recessed fur darkens while the chest stays light.
Points to watch
Do not soak the smooth neck or lens.
Warm and age the mask metal.
Where to paint: Mask fittings
Agrax Earthshadecitadel · 24-15
Apply a controlled film of Agrax Earthshade over the metal and collect excess from the glass edge.
Expected result
The fittings are warm and darker underneath without losing their metallic character.
Points to watch
Do not let brown shade cloud the black lens.

4. Build the highlights

Restore a soft chest highlight.
Where to paint: Brown and cream fur
Ushabti Bonecitadel · 22-32
Add short Ushabti Bone strokes to the raised cream tufts, leaving the shaded roots visible.
Expected result
A few clear tufts give the chest volume without a chalky veil.
Points to watch
Do not drybrush the whole dog pale.
Bring the mask cloth towards faded khaki.
Where to paint: Mask fabric
Ushabti Bonecitadel · 22-32
Apply very thin Ushabti Bone to the raised cloth, letting the olive base show through and leaving the lower folds green.
Expected result
The upper cloth is warmer and lighter while its folds retain depth.
Points to watch
Do not leave opaque cream stripes on the mask.

5. Paint the details

Make the mask lens read as glass.
Where to paint: Mask lens
Administratum Greycitadel · 22-50
Place one small Administratum Grey reflection near the upper lens rim, keeping most of the glass black.
Expected result
The lens catches the eye but retains its dark centre.
Points to watch
Do not draw a white ring around the glass.

All paints and materials (9)

Blackvallejo · 70.602

Mournfang Browncitadel · 21-20

Ushabti Bonecitadel · 22-32

Rhinox Hidecitadel · 21-22

Agrax Earthshadecitadel · 24-15

Castellan Greencitadel · 21-14

Abaddon Blackcitadel · 21-25

Administratum Greycitadel · 22-50

Leadbelchercitadel · 21-28

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Sentry dog in field colours

Warm brown fur, a pale chest and a dark saddle are paired with an olive field mask. Leather harness details and carefully painted lens reflections give the sentry dog convincing material contrasts.

◉BrushDojoOfficial guide

Painting stages

All stages

Stage 1 of 5

Prepare the model

Where to paintWhole model

For this stage

Blackvallejo · 70.602

Detailed instructions · 1

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.
Check for support scars around the paws and remove them carefully. Wash away any release residue if present, then dry the dog completely. Brush on a thin coat of Black Surface Primer without filling the hose ribs.
Expected result
The primer is dry and every visible fur groove remains readable.
Points to watch
Do not scrub the thin hose while cleaning.

Sentry dog in field colours

Colours on the model

Painting stages

Prepare the model

For this stage

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.

Expected result

Points to watch

1. Prepare the model

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.

Expected result

Points to watch

2. Apply the base colours

Lay in the warm body colour.

Expected result

Points to watch

Open up the light chest marking.

Expected result

Points to watch

Define the dark saddle.

Expected result

Points to watch

Give the mask a field-cloth colour.

Expected result

Points to watch

Distinguish the leather harness.

Expected result

Points to watch

Set the deepest dark materials.

Expected result

Points to watch

Pick out practical metal fittings.

Expected result

Points to watch

3. Build the shadows

Add depth beneath the fur.

Expected result

Points to watch

Warm and age the mask metal.

Expected result

Points to watch

4. Build the highlights

Restore a soft chest highlight.

Expected result

Points to watch

Bring the mask cloth towards faded khaki.

Expected result

Points to watch

5. Paint the details

Make the mask lens read as glass.

Expected result

Points to watch

Comments …

Sentry dog in field colours

Colours on the model

Painting stages

Prepare the model

For this stage

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.

Expected result

Points to watch

1. Prepare the model

Keep the fur and breathing hose crisp.

Expected result

Points to watch

2. Apply the base colours

Lay in the warm body colour.

Expected result

Points to watch

Open up the light chest marking.

Expected result

Points to watch

Define the dark saddle.

Expected result

Points to watch

Give the mask a field-cloth colour.

Expected result

Points to watch

Distinguish the leather harness.

Expected result