2020 and this video is still VERY helpful. I love the simplicity yet amazing results of the technique. Finally a method a new person like me can do without having to invest in a airbrush... Thanks!
This is actually one of the best painting tutorials I have ever seen: - the explanations are very helpful and contain a lot of useful information - the video is very focused and synchronous to the explanations - it actually shows what the painter ist doing and the colours and tools he is using - and finally it's very motivating for me to get started painting my undead again :-) Thanks a lot!
This is, as far as I am concerned, still the single best 'how to paint' miniatures video on the internet. Well explained, easy to understand, everything shown clearly on the screen, a few different techniques, an awesome appendix. It doesn't show super high levels of detail like some of your other videos but for the beginner/ amateur painter just picking up a brush, or for anybody wanting to get their minis done to an acceptable level, there is simply no better video I have seen. Awesome stuff, and inspired me to get my zombies painted up too. Thanks!
as you know I follow and promote these videos. they really have a great deal to offer painters at all levels of the hobby. In this video you really build upon what you have established and take it to the next level. I always appreciate seeing someone successful challenge themselves to create something even greater. congratulations and thank you.
As a new painter...I've watched a LOT of painting videos the past couple months. This is seriously the absolute BEST one I've seen so far. I don't even play anything that has undead models and I still loved it and now I want to build a zombie horde just to paint them because it looks like so much fun. Thanks for the video!!!!
Thanks as always Curtis! You know, I sometimes think to myself "I bet Curtis will appreciate this" when I'm trying to pull of a difficult technical shot :)
Brother, I just wanted to drop by and give you a huuuuuuge thank you for your tutorials! I followed the one above to the T during the last weeks and have just finished the highlighting stage and the Zombies look amazing already! Now just the eyes and blood stains and then I am gonna follow your other tutorials to paint the rest of the game. Thank you so much, these are the coolest looking minis I have ever painted thanks to your brilliant and detailed explanations! Really grateful! I followed all your tips, and each one was epic advice, that made the painting process easier accessible and enjoyable! I learned a lot from this tutorial already! Cant wait for the rest! Greetings, Oliver
Thanks for this detailed video. I just finished painting my orcs and it was a huge help. When using Quickshade, I strongly recommend using turpentine substitute. With this, the shade can be thinned and the brushes cleaned perfectly.
I've never used Quickshade, but it looks awesome. Do you recommend adding the turpentine substitue to the Quickshade before you apply it? Just asking before I try it (worried the turps might mess the initial paintjob up first). Cheers!
My fiancée and I started this month in the hobby of miniature board games and painting them has been a very fun part of the whole process. Your tutorials are a great help and I am impressed with your ability to paint the details on the zombies' faces, I hope to improve even more and achieve something close to what you can do. I am Brazilian and unfortunately we do not have many of the materials that appear in tutorial videos from outside the country (QuickShade
Thank you so much for the kind words! I think these days I'd probably use some kind of speed paint instead of Quickshade anyway (like the Games Workshop Contrast Colours).. 😀
This is amazing. Fantastic way to introduce the colour scheme and I think you have outdone yourself with the music in this one. It is outstanding! I am so much looking forward to the release of the soundtrack to IA
I'm a new sub :) found your channel in a search for how to paint my Zombicide miniatures. I have to say this was everything I needed, thanks for making such an in-depth and detailed video! I'll be definitely watching some more :)
Absolutely beautiful. I respect the level of detail you put into your paintings, editing, writing, just everything (across all your work). This is a masterclass right here. Thank you for your time and efforts.
And cheaper. Though there are videos comparing the two (or the dark tone.. don't recall) that show the Army Painter is better in some regards. Will highly depend on what you are willing to spend.
I usually don't make comments on youtube, but man, you're a genius. The way you paint and the way you explain your techniques are just amazing. Congratulations.
can you please make a generic tutorial about painting and brush care? I have so many problem using my brush...your brush looks perfect! ALWAYS .-x
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An AMAZING painting guide, not only for Zombicide's miniatures, but when it comes to learning how to paint miniatures in general! Great work covering everything from spraying to doing highlights and applying different effects. Wonderful.
The painting tutorial is really amazing, but as a music student myself I enjoyed a lot listening a renaissance tune as l'homme armé in the soundtrack! Your care in the details of your painting and music makes your tutorials the most enjoyable painting guides I ever seen!
Thanks a lot Murilo! Impressive; you're only the second person to have identified that song in the soundtrack. No-one has yet identified the even older melody played on the harp in the base-painting section and again at the end of the appendix.. :)
This is by far the best Zombicide Painting Tutorial to me, thanks! A very good explanation. I do also like the color overview at the end, so you don't have to scroll the video back and forth all the time. And it's pretty nice that you can bring your Zombies to tabletop standard quite fast for playing and still having the opportunity to improve them any time afterwards.
This video made me pick up my brush and start miniature painting. I was used to play with the standard-grey-minis and now i'm starting my own coloured batch and it's amazing. This video is everything, it's so well made, from shots to exposition to music to step-by-step process. It inspired me and many others and that's just fantastic, your work is stunning.
I just finished all my zombies and then I saw this video. I'm kicking myself because the extra details, color patterns and cobble stone bases look amazing. Great video.
Finally got my game and paint set, shall be starting the painting tomorrow. This video inspired me to give painting another go since I last painted minitures many years ago and I'm looking forward to having fun with the process taking inspiration from your colour schemes and ideas!
I have been playing Black Plague a lot recently with the kids. I watch this video a lot. I love it and I really want to commit to painting all my Zombicide stuff. A few games with the Oracle playing on shuffle/repeat in the background is the perfect Sunday afternoon.
I love the fact that your approach is tailored for the "everyday" painter or gamer. You don't use over the top terms or highbrow vocabulary. I've been painting for 25 years and I have learned so much from your channel. keep up the good work, Sorastro! I loved your Imperial Assault series and I am loving this one! This one was especially good as you compared different styles of washes and pros and cons of each... great way to introduce a series!
One of the best painting tutorial I have ever seen, and I have watched a LOT during my 20 years of miniature wargaming (Well, to be fair, the Internet didnt support me with stuff this great during my first decade or so.. but you get the picture!)
Like many, you good sir inspired me to pick up the brush -- I have been waiting, watching, and learning for Z:BP, Bloodrage, and even Conan (whenever it arrives)! Thank-you for producing these high-quality videos and step-by-step tutorials -- they do wonders for someone like me, who is a beginner. Keep em' coming, Sensei Sorastro!
it cannot be stated enough how fantastic your painting tutorials are. i have learned so much from them, especially the Zombicide Black Plague playlist of Zombies, Abomination, Necromancer and Heroes since this is my next painting venture ever since i saw your channel. I really would love to see this extended to the Abomination pack and NPC Packs. I know that would not be an easy task but it would be great to see how you tackle them. I am looking forward to seeing your future videos, (whatever they are) as there is always something for me to learn and your music is great too. Loving your work.
Sorastro I can't tell you how much your videos are helping me in my mini painting journey. I just finished all of the wolves in my Wulfsburg expansion box and i am going to do the wolfbomination boss this weekend. I'm going to use the paint scheme you did here for the ratbomination as my guide. Thanks again for these videos and keep them up...please. Stay healthy.
This is by far the best tutorial you made, so far! And with the range of intel you provide the quality of production has improved massively as well. Now I have itchy fingers for projects of my own.
Cheers from Brazil, I do try to put some paintings on my zombicide miniatures, but here we don't have the materials needed for this art. You are an excellent painter, and your tutorials are astonishing! Keep up the Good Work!!!
This is top notch, sir. I have no artistic ability at all but I feel compelled to try my hand at this. Thank you for taking the time to make such tutorials.
Hey Sorastro, Thank you so much for this guide and the others. I haven't painted a mini in 15 years and thought I was rubbish at it. The result really surprised me!
I've been painting for over 20 years but have to say you have shown me a way quicker way to paint and opened my eyes to some effective techniques. thanks :)
This might be your best video yet my friend! You went to a new level with this video. I really enjoyed the comparison between the different shaders. I've been on the fence about the quick shade but I'm picking it up for sure now. Music is exemplary, I love the gothic, Medieval atmosphere and the color schemes of their clothes is just fantastic. Top notch all around. Good show!
Another very good guide. Great for the beginner, and lots of possible inspiration for the experienced painter. If/when I paint my Black Plague, I'll be doing bases like that.
man, amazing results! Amazing video! The way you made the video, so much details, the comparisons between the different ways of shading! The sounds in the background! Perfect! Thanks a lot for this!
the appendix was a brilliant and very helpful addition, sorastro! i also enjoyed your discussion of using traditional washes vs quick shade. i got back into miniature painting base coating and dipping with quick shade but i went back to more traditional complicated methods like 2 brush blending and wet blending only to start veering back towards quick shade with the growing pile of grey plastic in my garage. bonus: seeing sorastro's masked face for the first time lol
I really enjoyed the comparisons of shading products on the same test models. I'd like to see more of this kind of testing in future videos. I've wanted to see comparisons like this for a while. Thanks Sorastro!
Seriously amazing work! As someone who has just purchased Zombicide and a relatively small collection of paint, brushes, and a primer; your video couldn't be more helpful in making artistic choices! Really looking forward to your upcoming videos and thanks for producing such fine work!:)
+David Lozano Hi David! I've got my hands pretty full at the moment but will produce the next video as soon as I can - most likely a couple of months :)
Sorastro, these results are just stunning and the ways of getting them are just as easy as your step by step guide. Very educational, very instructive, great work and beautiful miniatures. Please come back with some extra tutorials on medieval zombicide figures :) I'm really interested in how you would deal with wolfz, NPC walkers, ghosts, ravens, rats (that colour scheme consists rather of dark grey or black colors for the whole miniatures) or maybe some extra abominations like abominotaur, abominatroll, ablobination or even one of two dragons available for this game. Thank you so much for great work! I'm coming back to the painting after years inspired by this video as the first I have seen on your channel. Time to continue watching Star Wars painting series and to paint remaining miniatures. Bravo!
I am a newcomer to the channel . amazed I did not discover you earlier. I have many hours of watching to come. Just wanted to note that many years ago when I was avidly miniature painting I used the tin of Quickshade as a dip, even quicker than applying by brush (interestingly enough, the original Zombicide got me back into miniature painting after dabbling early with classic Warhammer. I still have my original KS sponsor Black Plague set unopened, your 'tubes are tempting me to break them out and paint after a few years of a break from painting)
I just ordered my first set of painting supplies along with my copies of zombicide black plague and some expansion stuff, your videos are gonna be invaluable to helping me out!
Sorastro, I'm floored by this amazing video tutorial, my jaw is still at the floor. There's no words for the awesomeness of this :). I especially like the shade comparison, the different eye colours, the bases and the unique colouring, patterns for their cloths and of course the music. Haha, I guess I like everything :)
Thank you as always Erica! It's you lot that I have in mind when I'm staying up until 4am working on these trying to produce the best work that I can, so thanks for helping to motivate me :)
Keep them coming! I started the hobby a couple of weeks ago after being inspired by your videos. I'm painting miniatures from Descent 2nd edition so I hope you have time/resources to "make some more journeys in the dark".
I expected to see something similar to your original Zombicide tutotrial.....not even close...very very inspirational. Thanks for these videos you do amazing work and help artistically challenged hobbyists like myself, overcome the "fear" of painting our minis.
+marc webber Thanks so much Marc! I didn't want to just do a re-hash of my older zombie videos so I'm happy you appreciate the extra effort that went into this episode :)
This is just truly awesome and epic work! I've been on the fence as whether to get BP as I'm still crunching through every other Zombicide release but this has swayed me! Fantastic production and the quality of tutorial is off the chart...bravo dear sir...bravo!
Thanks so much Huwy :) I must say I think the small refinements to the rules along with the theme and the character boards have made the older Zombicide games a little redundant for me :)
+Sorastro's Painting Ooh interesting...have they done away with shooting all your mates before you can kill a zombie? And yes...I completely agree...the setting is so much more rich and thematic and quite refreshing for a zombie game...the older ones certainly might start to gather some zombie dust! :-)
Iv always wanted to get into Warhammer 40k, but have always been scared of building and painting the models and messing up since they were so expensive. But these videos have inspired me to get these box set board games so i can practice painting, and do a good job when i do get to warhammer. Thanks for the great and informative video!!!
Hi matey. Really professional edit. Think the music's excellent, it adds atmosphere and helps the viewer focus on the important details. Love you and love your work.
the mineral spirit is just to clean the brush afterwards, gotcha! thanks for the tutorial. Lol I still have all the zombies from the first season and now I have the black plague zombies to paint. you've inspired me to get off my behind and paint all of them. as well as my imperial assault minis
Well, thank you for such a great video ! As a matter of fact, it is because of your videos that I decided to jump into the world of painted figurines. Quality of the pictures, calm voice, clear and simple explainations, a few tips to make it easier for the beginners... what else? You give beginners the comfindence they lack with sentences like "don't forget, you can always cover your mistakes". So please, keep going (and you're luckily covering all the board games I have at home ^^).
Wow, this is great. I don't own the game but the wealth of information and inspiration in here is helpful for any painting project. I have to say that I'm amazed (and jealous) at the number of miniatures you were able to paint in such quality. This would take me ages to do without coming even close to your results...
Oh and a question: you mentioned an airbrush in the video. Do you own one and could we expect a tutorial on that in the future? I am thinking of getting one...
Superb tutorial, Black Plague is my first big box miniature game and I'm hoping to use it as an entry point to get into painting. This video has been very inspirational and informative. Looking forward to seeing more in the series.
+M Cheng Thank you M Cheng! It's the perfect game to get into painting with; all those zombies will help develop your basic brush control, then you can begin refining your highlighting skills as you progress onto the heroes! I'm looking forward to producing more episodes in the coming months :)
That's fantastic news, in fact, I have just washed and prepped my first row of zombies as I type this, about to go and spray them if the weather holds up. I also couldn't help but notice you were priming some Blood Rage figures in this video, is that something we might see a tutorial on in the future? Thanks a bunch for all your hard work!
Love how you painted the bases.Showing different ways to paint those Zombies is great, helps people get ideas for their own, and I'm guessing that is why its taken a bit for you to upload videos :)Looking forward to the other Black Plague painting videos.
+DanishArtist Yeh.. this video took far long than any of my previous productions. I'm guessing something in the region of 80+ hours. Hence Patreon so I can do it full time for a living :)
Thank you so much for these painting tutorials ! They are THE best tutorials out there even in 2021 ! so many tips and tricks! My mini's from black plague do however seem to have more indiscrete mold lines :p I'm spending my evenings scraping and filing whilst longing to start painting these ...
Any time spent on removing mould lines is never wasted, at least. It's the one thing you can never go back and do after painting. Can always add an extra wash or highlight months later, to perk up a basic paint job, but untrimmed mould lines are forever. (But hoo boy, there is NOTHING in this hobby I like less than scraping mould lines. It's the very necessary, but very unsexy part of figure painting.)
Wow, man! Congratulations! You really showed us how it's done - your minis look really, really cool! thank you very much for such an informative, clear and well produced tutorial!
I just got the army painter's beginner paints set and i didn't understand the difference in quickshade to other ink washes (there is a bottle of quickshade in the set). Your tutorial really helped me to understand! Your minis look fantastic and your tutorials are extremely easy to follow and informative. You have been a HUGE help! Thumbs up!
Amazing videos mate. Your format is the best i have seen yet. Really educative, calm spoken, well filmed and cut - just amazing! One suggestion for you: How about showing some figures in detail at the end of the video beside where the color schemes are shown. You could set them onto a rotating platform. I would really appreciate that.
+Sascha “Toblerone” S. Thanks a lot Sascha! I usually include rotating shots at the end of my single-mini tutorials, and certainly will do for the other Black Plague minis. I'm also going to be embedding rotatable shots of each mini covered into my website from July (the kind you can swipe round with your mouse/finger) which I'm pretty excited about :)
Your work is absolutely phenomenal. I've never painted anything in my life but watching someone so deeply skilled at their craft produce such wonderful art makes me want to learn.
ever since i started watching your video's my miniature painting has improved immensly. I thank you for the video. simply amazing and so proffesionally explained.
Wow that is some really fantastic work. I really like and appreciate how you did a comparison of different base coats and washes. I have never used Army Painter Shade but now I want to try it. The models for this game look fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
I'll throw a few pics up and post a link. I've been at this for a while. I'm not bad, but it's the scale that gets me. I just painted up the Abomination Pack and they look pro. The size made it much easier.
Hell yeah, glad to be a patron. I think this will help me out a ton on the Blood Rage miniatures since they're so detailed and there are so many of them :)
Your videos are amazing. Always start them with "oh ok, I can pull that off", to, "there's no way". Haha. Just picked up this game, my pride is pushing me to attempt your works.
If you facebook at all join our chat group facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/ It's a really friendly and helpful boardgame group. It was one of my members that pointed me in your direction.
Your tutorials are out of this world. I can not express, how much I enjoy watching your work. Thumbs up, way up!
Thanks so much Brian! I really value the feedback and encouragement :)
+Brian Hamilton Correct, he deserves waaay more views. This is perfection.
The production quality is off the charts....teach my your ways!
+SDub Thanks a lot mate!
I know this is mad late but as a novice painter, your videos are pretty awesome too.
2020 and this video is still VERY helpful. I love the simplicity yet amazing results of the technique. Finally a method a new person like me can do without having to invest in a airbrush... Thanks!
Thanks so much Tyler! I'm really happy to hear that 😁
2023 as well!
This is actually one of the best painting tutorials I have ever seen:
- the explanations are very helpful and contain a lot of useful information
- the video is very focused and synchronous to the explanations
- it actually shows what the painter ist doing and the colours and tools he is using
- and finally it's very motivating for me to get started painting my undead again :-)
Thanks a lot!
+TheSilentW Thanks so much for the useful feedback! I'm glad to hear your motivation has been fired up :)
I keep coming back to this video for many reasons. So many great little tips and skills. And the results are tip top fella!
Thanks a lot Tim! I'm happy to hear this video is continuing to please.. it is one of my personal favourites too :)
This is, as far as I am concerned, still the single best 'how to paint' miniatures video on the internet. Well explained, easy to understand, everything shown clearly on the screen, a few different techniques, an awesome appendix. It doesn't show super high levels of detail like some of your other videos but for the beginner/ amateur painter just picking up a brush, or for anybody wanting to get their minis done to an acceptable level, there is simply no better video I have seen. Awesome stuff, and inspired me to get my zombies painted up too. Thanks!
Thank you - I truly appreciate that! I'm still very fond of this episode myself :)
as you know I follow and promote these videos. they really have a great deal to offer painters at all levels of the hobby. In this video you really build upon what you have established and take it to the next level. I always appreciate seeing someone successful challenge themselves to create something even greater. congratulations and thank you.
+WartimeConsigliere Thank you so much Sir! I really appreciate your words of praise and encouragement :)
As a new painter...I've watched a LOT of painting videos the past couple months. This is seriously the absolute BEST one I've seen so far. I don't even play anything that has undead models and I still loved it and now I want to build a zombie horde just to paint them because it looks like so much fun. Thanks for the video!!!!
Mega kudos for the panning shot at 1:25. I know that took time and patience to set up. Amazing work as always.
Thanks as always Curtis! You know, I sometimes think to myself "I bet Curtis will appreciate this" when I'm trying to pull of a difficult technical shot :)
Though, I suppose, technically it's more of a dolly shot, eh? ;) I'm out of practice.
Brother, I just wanted to drop by and give you a huuuuuuge thank you for your tutorials! I followed the one above to the T during the last weeks and have just finished the highlighting stage and the Zombies look amazing already! Now just the eyes and blood stains and then I am gonna follow your other tutorials to paint the rest of the game. Thank you so much, these are the coolest looking minis I have ever painted thanks to your brilliant and detailed explanations! Really grateful! I followed all your tips, and each one was epic advice, that made the painting process easier accessible and enjoyable! I learned a lot from this tutorial already! Cant wait for the rest! Greetings, Oliver
Dude, thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so glad the video was helpful to you, and that you're enjoying painting your Zombicide minis! 😀
Thanks for this detailed video.
I just finished painting my orcs and it was a huge help.
When using Quickshade, I strongly recommend using turpentine substitute.
With this, the shade can be thinned and the brushes cleaned perfectly.
I've never used Quickshade, but it looks awesome. Do you recommend adding the turpentine substitue to the Quickshade before you apply it? Just asking before I try it (worried the turps might mess the initial paintjob up first). Cheers!
My fiancée and I started this month in the hobby of miniature board games and painting them has been a very fun part of the whole process. Your tutorials are a great help and I am impressed with your ability to paint the details on the zombies' faces, I hope to improve even more and achieve something close to what you can do. I am Brazilian and unfortunately we do not have many of the materials that appear in tutorial videos from outside the country (QuickShade
Thank you so much for the kind words! I think these days I'd probably use some kind of speed paint instead of Quickshade anyway (like the Games Workshop Contrast Colours).. 😀
This is amazing. Fantastic way to introduce the colour scheme and I think you have outdone yourself with the music in this one. It is outstanding! I am so much looking forward to the release of the soundtrack to IA
I agree!
+HenrikH321 Thanks Henrik! Yes I'm quite excited about releasing my first soundtrack :)
This is literally (not figuratively) the best zombie painting tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you so much for making it.
+Perpetual Beginner Thank you so much! Depending on how many zombie-painting tutorials you've seen, that's quite a compliment! :)
I'm a new sub :) found your channel in a search for how to paint my Zombicide miniatures. I have to say this was everything I needed, thanks for making such an in-depth and detailed video! I'll be definitely watching some more :)
Awesome - thank you Connor! :)
Absolutely beautiful. I respect the level of detail you put into your paintings, editing, writing, just everything (across all your work). This is a masterclass right here. Thank you for your time and efforts.
Thanks so much Christopher! I really appreciate that :)
btw guys: minwax polyshades antique walnut is roughly the same as quickshade strong tone
And cheaper. Though there are videos comparing the two (or the dark tone.. don't recall) that show the Army Painter is better in some regards. Will highly depend on what you are willing to spend.
One of the best miniature painting tutorials around. Very professional. Clear explanations. No annoying music, into etc. definitely subscribed.
+Doberman Thanks a lot Doberman! The comment and sub are both appreciated :)
Wow, just wow....amazing.
Thank you!
I usually don't make comments on youtube, but man, you're a genius. The way you paint and the way you explain your techniques are just amazing. Congratulations.
Thank you so much Luiz! I really appreciate that :)
can you please make a generic tutorial about painting and brush care?
I have so many problem using my brush...your brush looks perfect! ALWAYS .-x
An AMAZING painting guide, not only for Zombicide's miniatures, but when it comes to learning how to paint miniatures in general! Great work covering everything from spraying to doing highlights and applying different effects. Wonderful.
Thanks a lot Tomas! I really appreciate that :)
The painting tutorial is really amazing, but as a music student myself I enjoyed a lot listening a renaissance tune as l'homme armé in the soundtrack! Your care in the details of your painting and music makes your tutorials the most enjoyable painting guides I ever seen!
Thanks a lot Murilo! Impressive; you're only the second person to have identified that song in the soundtrack. No-one has yet identified the even older melody played on the harp in the base-painting section and again at the end of the appendix.. :)
This is probably the best produced and amazing than I ever seen on TH-cam. Incredible quality
Gosh - thank you so much! I really do appreciate that :)
This is the best painting guide I've seen so far. Thank you for showing all the variety.
Thank you so much Myriam! I really appreciate that 😀
This is by far the best Zombicide Painting Tutorial to me, thanks! A very good explanation. I do also like the color overview at the end, so you don't have to scroll the video back and forth all the time. And it's pretty nice that you can bring your Zombies to tabletop standard quite fast for playing and still having the opportunity to improve them any time afterwards.
Thank you sir! I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😀
This video made me pick up my brush and start miniature painting. I was used to play with the standard-grey-minis and now i'm starting my own coloured batch and it's amazing. This video is everything, it's so well made, from shots to exposition to music to step-by-step process. It inspired me and many others and that's just fantastic, your work is stunning.
Thank you so much for the kind words Irene! I’m glad you enjoyed the video 😀
I just finished all my zombies and then I saw this video. I'm kicking myself because the extra details, color patterns and cobble stone bases look amazing. Great video.
Thank you James! If you Kickstarted the game there will be plenty more zombies to come that you can try some fresh ideas out on..? :)
Finally got my game and paint set, shall be starting the painting tomorrow. This video inspired me to give painting another go since I last painted minitures many years ago and I'm looking forward to having fun with the process taking inspiration from your colour schemes and ideas!
Excellent! Thank you for the kind comment; I hope you enjoy working on your set! 😀
I have been playing Black Plague a lot recently with the kids. I watch this video a lot. I love it and I really want to commit to painting all my Zombicide stuff. A few games with the Oracle playing on shuffle/repeat in the background is the perfect Sunday afternoon.
This warms my heart. Thank you mate 🤗
Another great tutorial! The production quality is great, and your clear, concise descriptions are easy to follow.
+NJames Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)
I love the fact that your approach is tailored for the "everyday" painter or gamer. You don't use over the top terms or highbrow vocabulary. I've been painting for 25 years and I have learned so much from your channel. keep up the good work, Sorastro! I loved your Imperial Assault series and I am loving this one! This one was especially good as you compared different styles of washes and pros and cons of each... great way to introduce a series!
Thank you so much Ron! It overwhelms me to receive such feedback - from experienced painters such as yourself - in particular :)
One of the best painting tutorial I have ever seen, and I have watched a LOT during my 20 years of miniature wargaming (Well, to be fair, the Internet didnt support me with stuff this great during my first decade or so.. but you get the picture!)
Thank you so much Andreas! Praise from a seasoned veteran means a lot to me :)
Like many, you good sir inspired me to pick up the brush -- I have been waiting, watching, and learning for Z:BP, Bloodrage, and even Conan (whenever it arrives)! Thank-you for producing these high-quality videos and step-by-step tutorials -- they do wonders for someone like me, who is a beginner. Keep em' coming, Sensei Sorastro!
Thanks a lot boopmann! With such feedback how can I not keep them coming? :)
I just wanted to say how amazed I am with your work, and that you've really encouraged me to give painting my Black Plague pieces a go. Thank you!
+Richard Masters That makes me very happy to hear. Thanks Richard! :)
You are more than welcome!
Are you planning to do a series on the Wulfsburg expansion?
+Richard Masters I'd certainly like to cover at least some of the Wulfsburg expansion if I can fit it in :)
it cannot be stated enough how fantastic your painting tutorials are. i have learned so much from them, especially the Zombicide Black Plague playlist of Zombies, Abomination, Necromancer and Heroes since this is my next painting venture ever since i saw your channel. I really would love to see this extended to the Abomination pack and NPC Packs. I know that would not be an easy task but it would be great to see how you tackle them. I am looking forward to seeing your future videos, (whatever they are) as there is always something for me to learn and your music is great too. Loving your work.
Thanks so much Pete! I really appreciate the encouraging words :)
Sorastro I can't tell you how much your videos are helping me in my mini painting journey. I just finished all of the wolves in my Wulfsburg expansion box and i am going to do the wolfbomination boss this weekend. I'm going to use the paint scheme you did here for the ratbomination as my guide. Thanks again for these videos and keep them up...please. Stay healthy.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind comment 🙂
Your tutorials have allowed me to produce decent standards on my first go. I deeply appreciate all of your effort.
+HonestDoubter That's great! I'm so happy to hear that - thank you 😀
This is by far the best tutorial you made, so far!
And with the range of intel you provide the quality of production has improved massively as well.
Now I have itchy fingers for projects of my own.
Thank you very much Clone16165!
Wow, easily understood instructions, step by step video, great video quality and audio work, can't believe I haven't come across your channel sooner!
+dvj85 Thank you! I'm very glad you like the video :)
Cheers from Brazil, I do try to put some paintings on my zombicide miniatures, but here we don't have the materials needed for this art. You are an excellent painter, and your tutorials are astonishing! Keep up the Good Work!!!
+Claudio Ferreira Thanks a lot Claudio! I really appreciate that :)
This is top notch, sir. I have no artistic ability at all but I feel compelled to try my hand at this. Thank you for taking the time to make such tutorials.
Thank you so much! Go for it I say; you may be surprised by what you can achieve :)
Hey Sorastro, Thank you so much for this guide and the others. I haven't painted a mini in 15 years and thought I was rubbish at it. The result really surprised me!
+adri rommers Thanks a lot Adri! I'm glad you found the video useful and that you're happy with the results :)
I've been painting for over 20 years but have to say you have shown me a way quicker way to paint and opened my eyes to some effective techniques. thanks :)
Thanks a lot Jollene! I'm glad you found the video useful :)
What a wonderful job!! A huge, masive and FANTASTIC JOB!!! congratulations!!!
+carlitossama Thanks a lot carlitossama :)
This might be your best video yet my friend! You went to a new level with this video. I really enjoyed the comparison between the different shaders. I've been on the fence about the quick shade but I'm picking it up for sure now. Music is exemplary, I love the gothic, Medieval atmosphere and the color schemes of their clothes is just fantastic. Top notch all around. Good show!
+Brian LeClaire Thanks so much Brian! I've been overwhelmed by the response for this so far. Much appreciated :)
The quality of this tutorial is just amazing
+Garm Novus Thanks a lot Garm! I do try my best :)
I just stated painting last month your painting guide has helped so much thank you for hard work.
Thanks a lot Godfrey! Much appreciated :)
So epic. I just got this game and these videos have me a little less overwhelmed thinking about painting them up. Thanks!
Thanks Jesse! Go for it :)
Another very good guide. Great for the beginner, and lots of possible inspiration for the experienced painter. If/when I paint my Black Plague, I'll be doing bases like that.
Thanks a lot Ole! Yep the bases are quite fun and simple to do but add so much :)
man, amazing results! Amazing video! The way you made the video, so much details, the comparisons between the different ways of shading! The sounds in the background! Perfect! Thanks a lot for this!
Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. I remember having a blast making it :)
the appendix was a brilliant and very helpful addition, sorastro! i also enjoyed your discussion of using traditional washes vs quick shade. i got back into miniature painting base coating and dipping with quick shade but i went back to more traditional complicated methods like 2 brush blending and wet blending only to start veering back towards quick shade with the growing pile of grey plastic in my garage. bonus: seeing sorastro's masked face for the first time lol
Thanks a lot! :)
What an insanely good painting guide! So much thought and care on your color selections!
Thank you Nova! I really appreciate that :)
I really enjoyed the comparisons of shading products on the same test models. I'd like to see more of this kind of testing in future videos. I've wanted to see comparisons like this for a while. Thanks Sorastro!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the product comparison; that's useful to know :)
Seriously amazing work! As someone who has just purchased Zombicide and a relatively small collection of paint, brushes, and a primer; your video couldn't be more helpful in making artistic choices!
Really looking forward to your upcoming videos and thanks for producing such fine work!:)
P.S. thanks for showing how to paint the base (in the exact pattern I wanted) as this was something I was slightly anxious about!
+David Lozano Thanks for lovely comment David! I'm happy the video is proving useful to so many people :)
+David Lozano You're very welcome! It's really easy and quite fun to do :)
+Sorastro's Painting How long can we expect to wait on for the rest of the painting tutorials for this game?
+David Lozano Hi David! I've got my hands pretty full at the moment but will produce the next video as soon as I can - most likely a couple of months :)
The music was perfect to set the mood for each effect you were painting, bravo!
Thank you so much! You can hear much of this music on my album "Oracle": open.spotify.com/album/1sCRvOl9mclwED42jGULVn?si=UqeQ3C-OTEau1BC7Bub0uw :)
Sorastro, these results are just stunning and the ways of getting them are just as easy as your step by step guide. Very educational, very instructive, great work and beautiful miniatures. Please come back with some extra tutorials on medieval zombicide figures :) I'm really interested in how you would deal with wolfz, NPC walkers, ghosts, ravens, rats (that colour scheme consists rather of dark grey or black colors for the whole miniatures) or maybe some extra abominations like abominotaur, abominatroll, ablobination or even one of two dragons available for this game. Thank you so much for great work! I'm coming back to the painting after years inspired by this video as the first I have seen on your channel. Time to continue watching Star Wars painting series and to paint remaining miniatures. Bravo!
I am a newcomer to the channel . amazed I did not discover you earlier. I have many hours of watching to come.
Just wanted to note that many years ago when I was avidly miniature painting I used the tin of Quickshade as a dip, even quicker than applying by brush
(interestingly enough, the original Zombicide got me back into miniature painting after dabbling early with classic Warhammer. I still have my original KS sponsor Black Plague set unopened, your 'tubes are tempting me to break them out and paint after a few years of a break from painting)
Thanks for the kind words ozskeeter! :)
Absolutely awesome video. The best and most informative video I've seen so far for Zombicide Black Plague. Thanks for doing this
Thank you so much Mortis! I'm glad you liked it :)
I just ordered my first set of painting supplies along with my copies of zombicide black plague and some expansion stuff, your videos are gonna be invaluable to helping me out!
+Diggum Digs Awesome! It's such a fun game to paint (and play!) :)
Sorastro, I'm floored by this amazing video tutorial, my jaw is still at the floor. There's no words for the awesomeness of this :). I especially like the shade comparison, the different eye colours, the bases and the unique colouring, patterns for their cloths and of course the music. Haha, I guess I like everything :)
Thank you as always Erica! It's you lot that I have in mind when I'm staying up until 4am working on these trying to produce the best work that I can, so thanks for helping to motivate me :)
Keep them coming! I started the hobby a couple of weeks ago after being inspired by your videos. I'm painting miniatures from Descent 2nd edition so I hope you have time/resources to "make some more journeys in the dark".
Thank you! I'm aiming to get the next Descent video out around April :)
I expected to see something similar to your original Zombicide tutotrial.....not even close...very very inspirational. Thanks for these videos you do amazing work and help artistically challenged hobbyists like myself, overcome the "fear" of painting our minis.
+marc webber Thanks so much Marc! I didn't want to just do a re-hash of my older zombie videos so I'm happy you appreciate the extra effort that went into this episode :)
This is just truly awesome and epic work! I've been on the fence as whether to get BP as I'm still crunching through every other Zombicide release but this has swayed me! Fantastic production and the quality of tutorial is off the chart...bravo dear sir...bravo!
Thanks so much Huwy :) I must say I think the small refinements to the rules along with the theme and the character boards have made the older Zombicide games a little redundant for me :)
+Sorastro's Painting Ooh interesting...have they done away with shooting all your mates before you can kill a zombie? And yes...I completely agree...the setting is so much more rich and thematic and quite refreshing for a zombie game...the older ones certainly might start to gather some zombie dust! :-)
Yes! The have thankfully changed that irritating rule, although it is still a (rightfully) risky businesses :)
You are so great. You got me into painting miniatures. You make it look so...so...peaceful and fun.
+Xavier Shorten Thanks a lot Xavier! It is such a fun hobbie so I'm glad that comes across in the videos 😀
Iv always wanted to get into Warhammer 40k, but have always been scared of building and painting the models and messing up since they were so expensive. But these videos have inspired me to get these box set board games so i can practice painting, and do a good job when i do get to warhammer. Thanks for the great and informative video!!!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
Hi matey. Really professional edit. Think the music's excellent, it adds atmosphere and helps the viewer focus on the important details. Love you and love your work.
+John Lymer Thanks mate!
the mineral spirit is just to clean the brush afterwards, gotcha! thanks for the tutorial. Lol I still have all the zombies from the first season and now I have the black plague zombies to paint. you've inspired me to get off my behind and paint all of them. as well as my imperial assault minis
Thank you! Go for it :)
Amazing tutorial, you're videos are so well done. I really enjoyed this, totally sold me on the game thanks!
+Cerberusarms Thanks a lot Cerberusarms! It's a super fun game to paint and play.. I'm currently filming the Baldric episode 😀
mate I'm just coming back to painting after a near year 30 hiatus wow things have changed your tutorials are extremely valuable thanks heaps
+Jamie shea Cheers Jamie! It's a hobby I enjoy a lot more now than I did all those years ago :)
Well, thank you for such a great video !
As a matter of fact, it is because of your videos that I decided to jump into the world of painted figurines.
Quality of the pictures, calm voice, clear and simple explainations, a few tips to make it easier for the beginners... what else?
You give beginners the comfindence they lack with sentences like "don't forget, you can always cover your mistakes".
So please, keep going (and you're luckily covering all the board games I have at home ^^).
+antyova Thanks so much antyova! I'll keep going as long as people like what I'm doing :)
Wow, this is great. I don't own the game but the wealth of information and inspiration in here is helpful for any painting project. I have to say that I'm amazed (and jealous) at the number of miniatures you were able to paint in such quality. This would take me ages to do without coming even close to your results...
Oh and a question: you mentioned an airbrush in the video. Do you own one and could we expect a tutorial on that in the future? I am thinking of getting one...
+Vasco van de Haar Pinto Thanks a lot Vas! I don't yet have an airbrush but am keen to acquire one to see what I can do with it :)
Superb tutorial, Black Plague is my first big box miniature game and I'm hoping to use it as an entry point to get into painting. This video has been very inspirational and informative. Looking forward to seeing more in the series.
+M Cheng Thank you M Cheng! It's the perfect game to get into painting with; all those zombies will help develop your basic brush control, then you can begin refining your highlighting skills as you progress onto the heroes! I'm looking forward to producing more episodes in the coming months :)
That's fantastic news, in fact, I have just washed and prepped my first row of zombies as I type this, about to go and spray them if the weather holds up. I also couldn't help but notice you were priming some Blood Rage figures in this video, is that something we might see a tutorial on in the future? Thanks a bunch for all your hard work!
+M Cheng Hi! Yes - I am producing a set of Blood Rage tutorials a bit later this year :)
Love how you painted the bases.Showing different ways to paint those Zombies is great, helps people get ideas for their own, and I'm guessing that is why its taken a bit for you to upload videos :)Looking forward to the other Black Plague painting videos.
+DanishArtist Yeh.. this video took far long than any of my previous productions. I'm guessing something in the region of 80+ hours. Hence Patreon so I can do it full time for a living :)
Thank you so much for these painting tutorials ! They are THE best tutorials out there even in 2021 ! so many tips and tricks!
My mini's from black plague do however seem to have more indiscrete mold lines :p I'm spending my evenings scraping and filing whilst longing to start painting these ...
Thanks a lot! I really appreciate that. I don't remember being too fussy about the mold lines on the zombies tbh, but it was some time ago... :)
Any time spent on removing mould lines is never wasted, at least. It's the one thing you can never go back and do after painting. Can always add an extra wash or highlight months later, to perk up a basic paint job, but untrimmed mould lines are forever. (But hoo boy, there is NOTHING in this hobby I like less than scraping mould lines. It's the very necessary, but very unsexy part of figure painting.)
I have no idea why this was in my recommendations...but I'm so glad I clicked on it! You sir are...awesome!
+The One Thanks The One! Divine intervention perhaps? :)
Sorastro's Painting Haha! Perhaps 😁
Honestly, I found this youtube site from a stranger and amazing work mate. I love it
+GrumpyPiratenz Thank you GrumpyPiratenz! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :)
I've never hit a subscribe button with such enthusiasm! you sir, are amazing
Thank you José! Thanks very kind 😀
Awesome job as usual! Your guides are the reason I started painting my minis. The color guide at the end was very helpful.
+Jörgen Lundberg Thank you Jörgen! I'm glad you like the appendix :)
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Never painted miniatures before and my first batch turned out way above my expectations! Amazing work!
Thank you Olivier! I'm very happy to hear that :)
You have improved my painting so much! Really appreciate your videos.
+Nikki Butkiewicz Thank you Nikki! I'm happy to hear that :)
Wow, man! Congratulations! You really showed us how it's done - your minis look really, really cool! thank you very much for such an informative, clear and well produced tutorial!
Thank you very much Ibrahim! I really appreciate that kind feedback :)
Amazing as usual! Absolutley stunning production. Don't you ever stop doing this man!
Thanks a lot Tim! I'm doing my best to make this a full-time endeavour :)
This is not something I see myself doing but I enjoy seen someone's art. Great Job.
Thank you Carlos! I really appreciate that :)
Always a pleasure watching you bring every mini you touch to life. Very inspiring, keep up the good work sorastro.
+Captain Amazing Thank you very much Captain!
I just got the army painter's beginner paints set and i didn't understand the difference in quickshade to other ink washes (there is a bottle of quickshade in the set). Your tutorial really helped me to understand! Your minis look fantastic and your tutorials are extremely easy to follow and informative. You have been a HUGE help! Thumbs up!
+Georgia Anne Thanks a lot Georgia! I'm glad you found the video useful :)
This video is pure gold ! Thanks for sharing your technique
Thanks a lot Olivier! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I would love to see you do some zombicide white death painting videos
Yeah!! So awesome!! You're one of the best painters I've ever seen!!
Thank you! I think I'm actually just good at finding ways of not having to be a great painter to produce great results :)
Amazing videos mate. Your format is the best i have seen yet. Really educative, calm spoken, well filmed and cut - just amazing!
One suggestion for you: How about showing some figures in detail at the end of the video beside where the color schemes are shown. You could set them onto a rotating platform. I would really appreciate that.
+Sascha “Toblerone” S. Thanks a lot Sascha! I usually include rotating shots at the end of my single-mini tutorials, and certainly will do for the other Black Plague minis. I'm also going to be embedding rotatable shots of each mini covered into my website from July (the kind you can swipe round with your mouse/finger) which I'm pretty excited about :)
Your work is absolutely phenomenal. I've never painted anything in my life but watching someone so deeply skilled at their craft produce such wonderful art makes me want to learn.
Thank you so much! It’s definitely a journey worth embarking on 😀
ever since i started watching your video's my miniature painting has improved immensly. I thank you for the video. simply amazing and so proffesionally explained.
Thank you Alrethian! I appreciate the kind feedback :)
Wow that is some really fantastic work. I really like and appreciate how you did a comparison of different base coats and washes. I have never used Army Painter Shade but now I want to try it. The models for this game look fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
+decado1628 Thanks decado! Yes the BP miniatures are so full of character and a ton of fun to paint :)
Absolutely brilliant painting. Thank you
Thank you very much Lewis! :)
Your best video to date! I've learned so much from these tutorials even though I've painted miniatures for two decades. Keep up the good work!
+Christopher Sköld Thanks a lot Christopher! Much appreciated :)
2022 and you and your videos are still my goto place
That's so kind - thank you sir! 🤗
OUT-FREAKING-STANDING!!! Will definitely try these color schemes.
Thanks man! :)
Went ahead and tried them. Not up to ur skill level, but not too far off either. I love the useful part of the internet. ;)
Ha - nice one Aileron! I'm sure they look great, and your skills will inevitably improve even further the more you paint :)
I'll throw a few pics up and post a link. I've been at this for a while. I'm not bad, but it's the scale that gets me. I just painted up the Abomination Pack and they look pro. The size made it much easier.
Hell yeah, glad to be a patron. I think this will help me out a ton on the Blood Rage miniatures since they're so detailed and there are so many of them :)
+Jarin Udom Absolutely mate! I'll be taking a similar approach with the BR Warriors :)
Your videos are amazing. Always start them with "oh ok, I can pull that off", to, "there's no way". Haha. Just picked up this game, my pride is pushing me to attempt your works.
Ha - thanks Cody! You might be surprised by what you're capable of.. 😀
Hugely enjoyable tutorial. Getting me back into painting. Great presentation.
+chris bromley Thanks a lot Chris! Glad you enjoyed it :)
If you facebook at all join our chat group
facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/
It's a really friendly and helpful boardgame group. It was one of my members that pointed me in your direction.
+chris bromley Thanks Chris; I'll check it out :)