Gun Paint Planner·Updated September 28, 2026
Rattle Can Dragon: the Black Ops 2 Camo on a Real AR-15, AK-47 and Glock
Dragon is the animated scale camo from Black Ops 2, sold as a paid pack in 2013 after players voted for it. Glowing lava shows between the scales. Here it is painted with real spray can colors on 12 real guns. Pick yours to open it in the planner, then reroll the layout or paint over it by hand.
Quick answer
- The Dragon camo comes from Black Ops 2.
- It takes 3 spray cans: Black, Gloss Banner Red, Metallic Gold.
- Spray it light to dark: Black first, Metallic Gold last.
Cans and spray order from the Krylon and Rust-Oleum color charts, matched in GunPartPicker's paint planner.
The Dragon camo on 12 real guns
Where the Dragon camo comes from
Treyarch let Xbox 360 players vote on new Black Ops 2 camos in May 2013. Dragon and Cyborg won. The Dragon Personalization Pack went on sale on 29 May 2013 for 160 Microsoft Points, about $1.99.
The pack came with the camo, three reticles and a calling card, and it covered every weapon. PlayStation 3 got it in June 2013 and PC in 2014.
Treyarch described it as inspired by the armored body of a mythical dragon. It moves: lava glows through the cracks between the scales.
Paid camos like Dragon set up the camo packs and bundles every Call of Duty sells now.
- Game
- Black Ops 2
- Released
- 29 May 2013 (Xbox 360), PC in 2014
- Unlock
- Paid DLC, 160 Microsoft Points
- Made by
- Treyarch
Spray cans for a Dragon paint job
In spray order, lightest first. Either brand works; do not mix them in one job.
Krylon
- 1Camouflage Black
- 2COLORmaxx Gloss Banner Red
- 3COLORmaxx Metallic Gold
Rust-Oleum
- 1Camouflage Black
- 2Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Apple Red
- 3Painter's Touch 2X Metallic Gold
Painting Dragon camo on a real gun
Start black. Spray Krylon Gloss Banner Red through a reptile or scale stencil, shift the stencil, then do the same with Metallic Gold so the two colors overlap like scales catching light.
You can't paint the animation, but a little gold in the gaps fakes the lava glow.
We'd buy a scale stencil instead of cutting one. Cutting hundreds of scales by hand takes longer than the paint job.
How to spray Dragon on a gun
1. Strip it down
On an AR pull the bolt carrier group and split the upper and lower. On an AK take off the dust cover and bolt carrier. On a Glock take the slide off. Remove the optic or plan to tape it.
2. Degrease everything
Wipe every outside surface with acetone or isopropyl alcohol. Paint will not hold over gun oil.
3. Mask what moves
Plug the chamber and muzzle, tape the ejection port, magazine well, trigger and safety, and cover the optic lenses.
4. Base coat in black
Two light coats over the whole gun, 8 to 12 inches away, 10 minutes apart.
5. Banner red through a reptile stencil
Lay a reptile stencil sheet on the gun and spray banner red through it.
6. Metallic gold through a reptile stencil
Lay a reptile stencil sheet on the gun and spray metallic gold through it.
7. Let it cure
Handle it after an hour but give it a full day before it goes in a case, and a few days before hard use.
More gun skins from games
- Red Tiger (Call of Duty)
- Blue Tiger (Call of Duty)
- Golden (Call of Duty 4)
- Arctic (Modern Warfare 2)
- Fall (Modern Warfare 2)
- Damascus (Modern Warfare 2019)
- Dark Matter (Black Ops 3)
- Diamond (Black Ops 2)
- Asiimov (CS2)
- Fade (CS2)
- Redline (CS2)
- Hyper Beast (CS2)
- Galaxy (Fortnite)
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Frequently Asked Questions
How did you get Dragon camo in Black Ops 2?
It was paid DLC: the Dragon Personalization Pack, 160 Microsoft Points (about $1.99), released on Xbox 360 on 29 May 2013 after a community vote.
Is Dragon camo animated?
Yes. In Black Ops 2 lava glows through the cracks between the scales. The spray can version paints the red and gold scales over black.
What spray paint do you need for a Dragon paint job?
3 cans of Krylon, sprayed in this order: Black, Gloss Banner Red, Metallic Gold. Rust-Oleum has a match for every color.
Can you paint the Dragon camo on a real gun?
Yes. Strip and degrease the gun, mask the bore, chamber and anything that moves, lay the lightest color first and build the look light to dark with tape and stencils. Plan on an afternoon plus a day to cure.
Cite this tool: GunPartPicker, “Rattle Can Dragon: the Black Ops 2 Camo on a Real AR-15, AK-47 and Glock”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/skins/dragon. Paint colors from the Krylon and Rust-Oleum color charts; gun photos credited on each gun's page. Free to cite with attribution.
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