A fairly conventional method I use to paint the weapons of my Salamanders, with bluish highlights to distinguish them from their black armour.
- Basecoat in Eshin Grey
- Add volumetric highlights and edge highlights with Dark Reaper
- Edge highlight with Thunderhawk Blue
- Add edge highlights with a 1:1 mix of Thunderhawk Blue and Glacier Blue
- Shade the lower areas and add recess shades with Black Templar or Nuln Oil (or any watered-down black paint