Gun Paint Planner·Updated September 28, 2026
Rattle Can Hyper Beast: the CS2 Skin on a Real AR-15, AK-47 and Glock
Hyper Beast is the CS:GO skin with a screaming monster in cyan, pink and yellow, first on the M4A1-S in April 2015. Illustrator Brock Hofer drew the art. 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 Hyper Beast skin comes from CS2.
- It takes 4 spray cans: Gloss Blue Ocean Breeze, Gloss Mambo Pink, Gloss Sun Yellow, Black.
- Spray it light to dark: Gloss Blue Ocean Breeze first, Black last.
Cans and spray order from the Krylon and Rust-Oleum color charts, matched in GunPartPicker's paint planner.
The Hyper Beast skin on 12 real guns
Where the Hyper Beast skin comes from
The M4A1-S Hyper Beast came in the Chroma 2 case on 15 April 2015. The AWP Hyper Beast followed in the Falchion case on 26 May 2015.
The Nova got one in Operation Wildfire in 2016 and the Five-SeveN in Operation Hydra in 2017. The Workshop text credits the artwork to illustrator Brock Hofer.
The look is a big toothy creature in loud cyan, pink, yellow and black. Valve's flavor text jokes about black light sensitivity. On a worn AWP only the creature is left.
In October 2026 a Field-Tested M4A1-S Hyper Beast listed around $147 on the Steam Market. It's one of the loudest skins you can put on a real gun.
- Game
- CS:GO (2015), now CS2
- Artwork
- Brock Hofer
- First case
- Chroma 2 (M4A1-S), Falchion (AWP)
- Colors
- Cyan, pink, yellow, black
Spray cans for a Hyper Beast paint job
In spray order, lightest first. Either brand works; do not mix them in one job.
Krylon
- 1COLORmaxx Gloss Blue Ocean Breeze
- 2COLORmaxx Gloss Mambo Pink
- 3COLORmaxx Gloss Sun Yellow
- 4Camouflage Black
Rust-Oleum
- 1Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Spa Blue
- 2Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Berry Pink
- 3Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Sun Yellow
- 4Camouflage Black
Painting a Hyper Beast on a real gun
Freehanding the creature takes an artist. The spray can version keeps the colors and the energy: Gloss Blue Ocean Breeze base, then pink, yellow and black shards through a splinter stencil.
Want the face? Print it, cut it from stencil film, and spray it on the side of the handguard or the stock.
We'd keep the face to one side of the gun. You'll see it in photos, and the shards carry the rest.
How to spray Hyper Beast 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 blue ocean breeze
Two light coats over the whole gun, 8 to 12 inches away, 10 minutes apart.
5. Mambo pink through a splinter stencil
Lay a splinter stencil sheet on the gun and spray mambo pink through it.
6. Sun yellow through a splinter stencil
Lay a splinter stencil sheet on the gun and spray sun yellow through it.
7. Black through a splinter stencil
Lay a splinter stencil sheet on the gun and spray black through it.
8. 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.
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- Damascus (Modern Warfare 2019)
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- Diamond (Black Ops 2)
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Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Hyper Beast skin come out?
The M4A1-S Hyper Beast came in the Chroma 2 case on 15 April 2015, and the AWP version in the Falchion case on 26 May 2015.
Who drew Hyper Beast?
The Steam Workshop listing credits the artwork to illustrator Brock Hofer.
What spray paint do you need for a Hyper Beast paint job?
4 cans of Krylon, sprayed in this order: Gloss Blue Ocean Breeze, Gloss Mambo Pink, Gloss Sun Yellow, Black. Rust-Oleum has a match for every color.
Can you paint the Hyper Beast skin 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 Hyper Beast: the CS2 Skin on a Real AR-15, AK-47 and Glock”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/skins/hyper-beast. 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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