[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/tau":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":81,"description":82,"extension":83,"faction":84,"heroImage":85,"hex":86,"intro":87,"lastUpdated":81,"meta":88,"navigation":89,"path":90,"seo":91,"stem":92,"system":93,"__hash__":94},"factions/factions/tau.md","How to Paint T'au",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":73},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,41,45,48,52],[10,11,12],"p",{},"T'au are the sci-fi army of the setting, and their painting reflects it: large, smooth battlesuit panels, clean colours, and a tidy, almost vehicle-like finish with decals and sept markings. They reward neat basecoating over heavy weathering.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20],{},"The classic T'au Sept scheme is a warm ochre/tan armour with white and dark contrast panels, black recesses, and red or blue accents on lenses and sensors. The look is clean and high-tech - flat, even colour with sharp panel separation.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"painting-smooth-armour","Painting smooth armour",[10,26,27],{},"T'au battlesuits have big flat areas where brush marks and patchiness show, so:",[29,30,31,35,38],"ul",{},[32,33,34],"li",{},"Thin your basecoat and do two or three even coats (an airbrush is ideal but not required).",[32,36,37],{},"Shade only the panel lines, not the whole panel, to keep the surfaces clean.",[32,39,40],{},"Highlight edges crisply - the angular suits suit sharp edge highlights.",[14,42,44],{"id":43},"panels-decals-and-accents","Panels, decals and accents",[10,46,47],{},"Break up the ochre with white or dark grey panels and plenty of decals (sept symbols, unit markings). Glowing lenses and pulse-weapon coils in red or blue give the high-tech finish its final pop.",[14,49,51],{"id":50},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[29,53,54,61,67],{},[32,55,56,60],{},[57,58,59],"strong",{},"Keep it clean."," T'au should look manufactured, not battle-worn - go easy on weathering.",[32,62,63,66],{},[57,64,65],{},"Panel-line, don't slather."," Shade the recesses only so flat armour stays smooth.",[32,68,69,72],{},[57,70,71],{},"Use decals."," They are core to the T'au look and far easier than freehand markings.",{"title":74,"searchDepth":75,"depth":75,"links":76},"",2,[77,78,79,80],{"id":16,"depth":75,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":75,"text":24},{"id":43,"depth":75,"text":44},{"id":50,"depth":75,"text":51},"2026-06-28","How to paint T'au - the clean ochre-and-white sept scheme, smooth battlesuit armour, and the panel-and-decal look that defines the army.","md","T'au Sept","/images/factions/tau.webp","#b5651d","Clean ochre battlesuits, smooth panels and crisp decals",{},true,"/factions/tau",{"title":5,"description":82},"factions/tau","40k","ML1aLACSJC3GCxZVz45S1niruxAHn1NDwHclD-m5QDQ"]