Love the care and details in the production. The panning shots, and the music, the fades and the fact that he doesn't let one take of him painting be more than 10 seconds when doing simple things like base coats to avoid boring you to death... Seriously good skills, not just the model painting but the video production value. I can't wait to see more KDM stuff!!! Keep it up man, you are doing a great job!!
Another terrific tutorial. I followed your first one to get my runners and fatties painted. Still have a lot to do, but I can't wait to follow this one for the Deadeyes. Thank you so much for making these.
A trick to straighten the arrows (or swords or whatever) dip the minis in near boiling water and the straighten, then dip in cold water……ive used this on many plastic mini from Zombicide to Warmachine…..works great and you don’t have to worry about weakening or breaking anything
I received my DEW yesterday and CAN'T WAIT to put paint on them. As always, I'll be using this video as a guide like with all the figures in this series. Not sure if it's the AMAZING PAINTING or MESMERIZING MUSIC that draws me to this channel...LOL - BOTH.
Excellent video as always. Again, you make it look so easy. Still working my way through the base zombies; I'm so slow. It would have been nice to see some alternate paint schemes for the Dead Eye Walkers, some possibilities for those who want them to look more fearsome than festive. I appreciate how you keep getting better in your presentation. It's nice to see the backs of the figures once they've been painted as well as the front. Keep it up.
Thanks Sean! You could use the same techniques with pretty much any colours you like; I just happen to like the character art and they sure do stand out on the board! :)
Your channel forced me back to brushwork ang glazing from airbrushing. I completly forgot how calming this is (when my glazing mix works :-) I wish you good luck with your awesome work!
Youre a machine! Amazing as ever. I think if I get this expansion I'm probably going to stray from the artwork and do different colours to red and green. Looks too Christmassy to me. Maybe I'll do orange and green instead. You're an inspiration though, painting all those figures!
Great vid. I'm always blow away at how well the quickshade works....AFTER the matte spray. Before the matte, I would be panicing! Thanks for sharing, they truned out great. I'm also curious if you had any suggestion for the "Murder of Crows" figures? They seem, well, a bit problematic to make look interesting. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Billy! Yep the Quickshade does require a bit of a leap of faith for sure! Hmm I don't think I have the Murder of Crows; I'll have to have a look and see...
+1 on how you would paint the "Murder of Crowz" Really enjoy watching your videos. I painted the Zombies and Hero's from Last Night on Earth 4 years ago. That was my first attempt at painting mini's. They came out ok. After watching your tutorials I have begun painting up my own set of Black Plague mini's using your methods. I believe they are leaps and bounds better using your guidance. Thanks so much for doing these.
Have you noticed the quick shade making the mini's brittle? A fellow gamer of mine painted the ratabomination and used the quick shade, the mini was drop on to the table from approximately 5" and the right arm shattered. I love the way the quick shade looks but have become hesitate about using it.
Just bought them. But before i start painting them i need to finish off the NPC 1 mini's. Still have to paint 7 off them + i need to finish the wolves aswel. Nice tutorial btw. I also use Quickshade but i have the soft tone one. The can provides alot of value for money aswel.
Thanks Dan! I usually just use water to clean my brushes, and sometimes this stuff after a session: www.rosemaryandco.com/christmas-gifts/acrylic-gifts/zest-it-acrylicic?filter_name=cleaner I don't really know how often I change brushes; some brushes last ages but others I ruin pretty quickly if I'm careless! I'm currently not sure if I'll be painting Doom or not (and I still haven't received my copy yet) :)
Hi Sorastro, loving the videos. You've inspired me to start on painting my own set. Is there any chance we could see your take on Morrigan from the Wulfsburg expansion or Azure from the Stefan Kopinski guest box in the future? Would love to see your technique for the dark elf skin tones and hair.
huh.....never seen my name in credits before.....cool. Awesome video again! I don't play Zombicide but that definitely helps me with some other projects!
Insane batch painting! Marvelous! What are the chances that one of the next videos will cover some monsters from Descent 2nd Edition. (*according to rumours, the bigger Monsters, like Meriods, Shadowdragons or Ettins shall be usable for magnificent content*) Keep it up!
Thanks for another great video. This goes well with painting skeletal archers from Descent as well. Any chance you will be doing Massive Darkness minis later in the year?
Thank you! I'm honestly not sure; I'd love to because I think the minis look great, I just need to be careful not to take on too many projects at once! :)
It's reassuring to see that you do a 'looser' paint job for this group. Makes me feel less bad about getting through my set of zombies. Any plans to do the Wulfsburg expansion stuff too?
Thanks Ian! Yes.. I'm quite happy to be a little more rough for batch painting large groups like this. I'd love to progress onto the Wulfsburg minis once I've completed the core-set heroes :)
You seem to love to use the Stormvermin Fur, but can you recommend a Vallejo option to replace it? Some charts online would suggest German Grey, which imo is not even close, and I don't really understand how that is even suggested. I like the utility Stormvermin Fur offers, but really dislike the Citadel pots to a level that I don't want to use them.
Hi C r s! To get a good match to Stormvermin Fur with Vallejo paints try: Cold Grey (VGC 72.050) mixed with just a hint of Yellow Olive (VGC 72.064) :)
first of all I'd like to say thank you. your videos are great and they've really helped my painting come along. I have one small question. I've been using the 'testors spray lacquer' with great results but have now run out. I can't get hold of anymore. unfortunately they won't ship it from America due to shipping laws. Do you know where I might be able to get any from or if not what's the best alternative. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated as I currently have VERY shiny zombies. Once again, keep up the great work and I look forward to future videos. kindest regards, Alexander.
Hi Alexander! Thanks for the kind words! Hmm the Dullcote sure can be tricky to get hold of at times. I don't know where you live but here in the UK it is still sporadically available (from places like Firestorm Games: www.firestormgames.co.uk/testors-dullcote?gclid=Cj0KEQiAnb3DBRCX2ZnSnMyO9dIBEiQAOcXYH-KeImjio7LL3XAM-kie1Sy0th6i6nEpQ1BysIEOeUgaAhuL8P8HAQ). If you're outside the UK then I'm afraid I can't advise as all the retailers here only ship the stuff within the UK :/
Did you use the Army Painter shade dip? If so, what you could do is get some Matte Medium (Vallejo do one) and simply brush it on. This turns the gloss finish into a matte one in much the same way as the Testors stuff. You'll still have the protective coat the Army Painter shade gives, so you don't really need the dullcoat to protect the miniatures. I've done this myself when I ran out of the spray, or to touch up areas I missed and that still appeared glossy. It works just as well. Hope this helps.
Thank you all so much for your help. I truly appreciate it and I'll be heading to the link now. I'll also pick up some Vallejo, so thank you SK much for that tip. I live in the UK BTW. London to be specific so if you're ever down this was and fancy a game of Zombicide feel free to drop me a message. Once again, thank you all for your help. Happy painting/playing.
Thank you! It might be a good idea to follow me on Facebook or Twitter so you know what's coming up (hint: more Blood Rage!). Each month I like to share what I'll be working on next: sorastro.com/2016/12/31/coming-soon-for-january-and-beyond/ :)
When you do the priming highlights do you give any drying time in between the different colors and does this change if using spray can primer? You're videos are fantastic and inspiring!
I have a question regarding the thinning part. At about 4:40 you mentioned that you use a mix of 3:1 and thin this with water and glaze medium of around 50%. How do you do this ? Are you using a brushful of 3 times green and 1 time of the other paint and a brushful of water or do you also use a dropper for the water part ? Started yesterday exactly with this guide but my red turned out to thin. Are you using a old brush for this part and is the size of the brush important ? How does it work with more than 1 paint ? Thanks in advance.
Hi Cruel Time! Yes I use a brush to measure out both the paint and the water, but you could of course use a dropper if you like! I generally use an older size 2 brush when I'm measuring and mixing like this, but the size doesn't really matter as it's the ratios that count. Bare in mind that each individual pot of paint will very in consistency depending on the paint and how old it is etc. so these ratios are a little rough. Also, I did deliberately want the red and the green to be fairly thin to take advantage of the zenithal highlgihts :)
Hi Sorastro! Great vids, lots of tips that will be helpful to a complete newbie. I backed Dark Souls on Kickstarter and it will be my first miniature game ever. Since I never painted minis before I'm a bit scared of f*cking up my Dark Souls minis. Did you ever consider doing the Dark Souls figures on your channel, so newcomers to the genre could learn from it? :)
As allways, a great tutorial, I need to keep your Blood recepie in mind for my World Eaters Project ;) I noticed that you mostly use light colours when using this priming technique, I guess it is because they are more translucent then dark colours? Also how would you go about painting a model that is mostly metallic, lets say gold, with this priming technique? Tanks in advance :)
Thanks Giant Dad! I think quite bright mid-tones work well over zenithal highlights like this as we have to compensate for the loss of vibrancy that using a thinner layer has (also the underlying black and white further desaturates things). I've not really tried metallics over zenithal highglihts before but I don't see why it wouldn't work (actually I did paint the gold bands on the Blood Rage frost giant and they came out OK) :)
I quite like dimm colours with little vibrancy, makes small vibrant colours really stand out, so I might try it out with darker tones, aswell as the metallics, I mean worst case is that I have to paint over a thin layer of paint :)
Hello, Sorastro! I'm curious how often you clean your pallet? I find that when I use a pallet that already has paint in it, the water saturates the dried paint underneath it and starts to peel and bleed into my paint, or I get little chunks of peeled paint in the mix. More frustrating than anything, but I see several painters who look like they have ages of paint still on their pallets. :P Thank you!
Hi! As you can probably tell, I don't clean my palette very often. In fact, I'm now of the mind that it would be simpler to just buy a new one every couple of months (they're very cheap!). I've not had any problems with old paint bleeding into my current paints however. :)
I have really enjoyed your videos and was glad to read that you were doing these archers next. They turned out great as always. I wanted to ask, does the army shader thicken up on you as you work with a larger batch like this? Based on your earlier videos I tried army shader for the first time last weekend on 2 figures and the shader seemed really thick. Should I be using a bit of thinner? Looking forward to more Black Plague videos, but I know you are working on several games and need to give them all some attention. I would like to see the Abamarat painted next, if you take request. :-) Matthew
Thanks Matthew! Yes the Quickshade is really quite thick and gloopy (especially mine as it's a couple of years old now!) but it's really supposed to be like that and I don't think it can be easily thinned anyway.
Ah, good to know that the shader is supposed to be thick. I was thinking of using the mineral spirits to thin it, but if the shade is designed to be thick, then it will just be a learning curve on my part. I also wanted to let you know that I enjoy the music you create for your videos as well. It sets the mood nicely. Matthew
@Sorastro. Is there a particular reason why you only use the Quickshade when painting Zombicide (as far as I remember, anyway). Do you not like the quickshade for other projects?
Good question! Yes I generally use it just for zombies because I feel the dirty brown look it produces suits them well. That's not to say you couldn't also use it for something like the Blood Rage warriors for example but I've not got to them yet! :)
Hi SnowBlind125! I sometimes use a wet pallet if I'm just painting for myself but I prefer a dry palette for the tutorials because it (hopefully!) helps keep my ratios and steps nice and clear and easy to follow :)
Is there any way to get your music? I love your cutting, painting, editing ... everything just snaps right into place with these vids. But the music I need. I want to use it to scare my players ... good dark ambient is just so hard to come by.
Thanks a lot LionCereal! I am slowly editing and compiling the music for some kind of release later this year. I'll be sure to announce it once it's done :)
hi guys i need your help i love ivory but why is sorastros ivory so sticky on brush? cuz normal ivory is pretty much waterized... is there some little secret and people are adding to it something else? cuz i cant normaly paint with this color it goes all over model :/ any suggestions?
OK, at 3:40 when I say "I'm thinning this with around 50% water and a little glaze medium" - This means that I'm mixing roughly equal quantities of the red paint and water, then adding 2-3 drops of the glaze medium. :)
Hi badfox! I'm not sure whether you're disappointed that I'm not showing how to paint colour with an airbrush or whether it's because I'm using quite a high end airbrush for a basic task, but I'll cover both bases to be thorough: The reason I don't currently produce tutorials showing how to apply colours with an airbrush is simply to keep the tutorials as accessible and inclusive as possible. (Most of my viewers don't own an airbrush but will still be able to replicate the zenithal highlights using spray cans.) The reason I bought such a capable airbrush is so that I can learn to do all those things you are alluding to with it; I'm not sure why my also using it to do some basic zenithal highlights should be a source of disappointment to anyone. It might be that I eventually explore what it's capable of in some future videos however, but the vast majority of my videos will continue to be brush based so that anyone can follow along :)
very well, thanks for a reasonable response. good luck with learning how to use it more technically. looking forward to seeing some vids with you using it. also you'd be surprised on how many people actually would look to see basic airbrush videos as there a plenty of new hobby painters looking to pick up an use an air brush. i feel like your audience would be spot on for that. the disappointment comes from seeing a nice airbrush like that under used for such basic painting with which u can literally use a rattle can or a $30 airbrush for.
Love the care and details in the production. The panning shots, and the music, the fades and the fact that he doesn't let one take of him painting be more than 10 seconds when doing simple things like base coats to avoid boring you to death... Seriously good skills, not just the model painting but the video production value.
I can't wait to see more KDM stuff!!! Keep it up man, you are doing a great job!!
Thank you so much Emiliano! I really appreciate the kind feedback. I just like to make the kind of video that I myself would like to watch :)
I'm blown away. 14:12 shows the astounding quality of your work.
+Jake Waltier Thanks a lot Jake! :)
loving the extra technical details, airbrush nozzle size, spray distance, etc.
trying to improve my airbrushing skills and this info really helps.
Thanks Neil! I'm glad you found the extra bits of info helpful :)
I will have to say, tacking each walker to a citadel paint pot seems to be the best use for GW paints! Love the video!
Ha ha - thanks Eric! :)
... simply the best THANKS SORASTRO !!!
Thanks a lot Adre! :)
I could watch you paint all day. Great work!
Thanks a lot Jamison! I appreciate that :)
Another terrific tutorial. I followed your first one to get my runners and fatties painted. Still have a lot to do, but I can't wait to follow this one for the Deadeyes. Thank you so much for making these.
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
I am painting the Deadeye Walkers tomorrow so this was a fortuitously timed tutorial!
Excellent! :)
A trick to straighten the arrows (or swords or whatever) dip the minis in near boiling water and the straighten, then dip in cold water……ive used this on many plastic mini from Zombicide to Warmachine…..works great and you don’t have to worry about weakening or breaking anything
Nice tip Brian - thanks man! :)
I adopted your two tone priming method and it is GREAT! thank you!
Excellent! I'm happy it worked out well for you :)
1 of the best in this industry
Thank you so much Tano! 😀
I received my DEW yesterday and CAN'T WAIT to put paint on them. As always, I'll be using this video as a guide like with all the figures in this series. Not sure if it's the AMAZING PAINTING or MESMERIZING MUSIC that draws me to this channel...LOL - BOTH.
Ha ha, thank you, friend! 😊
Another great guide
Thanks man! 😀
great colour scheme , really pops
Thank you Brian! :)
Xmas skeletons!!!! How appreciate for today! It just popped up randomly in my feed!
Ha ha - great! :)
Excellent video as always. Again, you make it look so easy. Still working my way through the base zombies; I'm so slow.
It would have been nice to see some alternate paint schemes for the Dead Eye Walkers, some possibilities for those who want them to look more fearsome than festive. I appreciate how you keep getting better in your presentation. It's nice to see the backs of the figures once they've been painted as well as the front. Keep it up.
Thanks Sean! You could use the same techniques with pretty much any colours you like; I just happen to like the character art and they sure do stand out on the board! :)
badass as always
Mwahaha thanks Jordan! :)
Your channel forced me back to brushwork ang glazing from airbrushing. I completly forgot how calming this is (when my glazing mix works :-) I wish you good luck with your awesome work!
Thanks a lot Jakub! :)
Another wonderful tutorial.I love your video.Welldone
Thanks Fabio! :)
Thx for this Video. The Deadeye Walkers are some of the next Miniatures on my list. 😉
Excellent! Thanks Basti :)
Youre a machine! Amazing as ever. I think if I get this expansion I'm probably going to stray from the artwork and do different colours to red and green. Looks too Christmassy to me. Maybe I'll do orange and green instead. You're an inspiration though, painting all those figures!
Thanks a lot! :)
A great example of batch painting with an excellent result. I'm looking forward some blood rage tutorials.
Thanks Mikel! I'll be tackling the Blood Rage fire giant in a couple of weeks :)
wonderful tutorial as usual.
Thanks mate!
Great job sorastro.love the vid
Cheers Z0MB! Very glad you liked it :)
Really incredible job!
Thanks a lot Steve! I'm glad you like it :)
I'd love to get some Deadeye walkers but the prices are way up there now. Awesome video!!!
Thanks Dave! I'm glad you liked it :)
Me thinking hour ago: " Y'all got any more of them Sorastro tutorials?". Sorastro delivered.
+mtatarko1 Ha ha! Yep - I typically produce one video each week, although I think the Blood Rage fire giant might take a bit longer! :)
Great video!
Thanks a lot! :)
Great vid. I'm always blow away at how well the quickshade works....AFTER the matte spray. Before the matte, I would be panicing! Thanks for sharing, they truned out great. I'm also curious if you had any suggestion for the "Murder of Crows" figures? They seem, well, a bit problematic to make look interesting. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Billy! Yep the Quickshade does require a bit of a leap of faith for sure! Hmm I don't think I have the Murder of Crows; I'll have to have a look and see...
+1 on how you would paint the "Murder of Crowz" Really enjoy watching your videos. I painted the Zombies and Hero's from Last Night on Earth 4 years ago. That was my first attempt at painting mini's. They came out ok. After watching your tutorials I have begun painting up my own set of Black Plague mini's using your methods. I believe they are leaps and bounds better using your guidance. Thanks so much for doing these.
I have really enjoyed your Zombicide painting Tutorials so far. I just wanted to know what make of paintbrush you are using?
Thank you Darren! I usually use Rosemary and Co Series 33 size 2, and sometimes a Windsor & Newton Series 7 (size 1 and 2) :)
Have you noticed the quick shade making the mini's brittle? A fellow gamer of mine painted the ratabomination and used the quick shade, the mini was drop on to the table from approximately 5" and the right arm shattered. I love the way the quick shade looks but have become hesitate about using it.
+Methos VonKing Hi Methos! I haven't had that issue myself yet but I tend not to drop my minis so it's tricky for me to comment :)
Great video
Thanks a lot Jeff! :)
They look great! :)
Thanks buddy!
awesome. I love Quickshade.
Thanks Toronto! Join the club :)
Just bought them. But before i start painting them i need to finish off the NPC 1 mini's. Still have to paint 7 off them + i need to finish the wolves aswel. Nice tutorial btw.
I also use Quickshade but i have the soft tone one. The can provides alot of value for money aswel.
Hi smolle! I must try the soft tone Quickshade out :)
Great tutorial! What do you use to clean your brushes? How often do you use new brushes? Also, will you be doing Doom the board game figures?
Thanks Dan! I usually just use water to clean my brushes, and sometimes this stuff after a session: www.rosemaryandco.com/christmas-gifts/acrylic-gifts/zest-it-acrylicic?filter_name=cleaner I don't really know how often I change brushes; some brushes last ages but others I ruin pretty quickly if I'm careless! I'm currently not sure if I'll be painting Doom or not (and I still haven't received my copy yet) :)
Some of the detail you paint is amazing. Do you use a magnifying glass/lamp as you work or are you just that good?
Thank you Jason! I haven't yet had to use any magnification, but I'm sure the day will come... :)
As always, excelent work. Thank you so much for this :)
Thanks Nuno! You're very welcome :)
Hi Sorastro, loving the videos. You've inspired me to start on painting my own set.
Is there any chance we could see your take on Morrigan from the Wulfsburg expansion or Azure from the Stefan Kopinski guest box in the future? Would love to see your technique for the dark elf skin tones and hair.
Thank you zimbi425!
That would be cool, but I need to complete the core box first.. :)
huh.....never seen my name in credits before.....cool.
Awesome video again! I don't play Zombicide but that definitely helps me with some other projects!
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
Insane batch painting! Marvelous!
What are the chances that one of the next videos will cover some monsters from Descent 2nd Edition. (*according to rumours, the bigger Monsters, like Meriods, Shadowdragons or Ettins shall be usable for magnificent content*)
Keep it up!
Thanks a lot Tobias! The next Descent tutorial will be Jain Fairwood but I'm sure the monsters won't be too far off.. :)
Sorastro's Painting cool! can't wait for some monsters. but any descent content is highly welcome :D
Thanks for another great video. This goes well with painting skeletal archers from Descent as well. Any chance you will be doing Massive Darkness minis later in the year?
Thank you! I'm honestly not sure; I'd love to because I think the minis look great, I just need to be careful not to take on too many projects at once! :)
No pressure intended of course. You certainly will have no shortage of subjects.
It's reassuring to see that you do a 'looser' paint job for this group. Makes me feel less bad about getting through my set of zombies.
Any plans to do the Wulfsburg expansion stuff too?
Thanks Ian! Yes.. I'm quite happy to be a little more rough for batch painting large groups like this. I'd love to progress onto the Wulfsburg minis once I've completed the core-set heroes :)
You seem to love to use the Stormvermin Fur, but can you recommend a Vallejo option to replace it? Some charts online would suggest German Grey, which imo is not even close, and I don't really understand how that is even suggested.
I like the utility Stormvermin Fur offers, but really dislike the Citadel pots to a level that I don't want to use them.
Hi C r s! To get a good match to Stormvermin Fur with Vallejo paints try: Cold Grey (VGC 72.050) mixed with just a hint of Yellow Olive (VGC 72.064) :)
Thanks for the really quick reply! I will try this mix the next time I'll paint. :)
No problem!
first of all I'd like to say thank you. your videos are great and they've really helped my painting come along. I have one small question. I've been using the 'testors spray lacquer' with great results but have now run out. I can't get hold of anymore. unfortunately they won't ship it from America due to shipping laws. Do you know where I might be able to get any from or if not what's the best alternative. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated as I currently have VERY shiny zombies. Once again, keep up the great work and I look forward to future videos.
kindest regards,
Alexander.
Hi Alexander! Thanks for the kind words! Hmm the Dullcote sure can be tricky to get hold of at times. I don't know where you live but here in the UK it is still sporadically available (from places like Firestorm Games: www.firestormgames.co.uk/testors-dullcote?gclid=Cj0KEQiAnb3DBRCX2ZnSnMyO9dIBEiQAOcXYH-KeImjio7LL3XAM-kie1Sy0th6i6nEpQ1BysIEOeUgaAhuL8P8HAQ). If you're outside the UK then I'm afraid I can't advise as all the retailers here only ship the stuff within the UK :/
Did you use the Army Painter shade dip? If so, what you could do is get some Matte Medium (Vallejo do one) and simply brush it on. This turns the gloss finish into a matte one in much the same way as the Testors stuff. You'll still have the protective coat the Army Painter shade gives, so you don't really need the dullcoat to protect the miniatures. I've done this myself when I ran out of the spray, or to touch up areas I missed and that still appeared glossy. It works just as well. Hope this helps.
Excellent suggestion Morgan! :)
@Morgan. Nice advice, thanks!
Thank you all so much for your help. I truly appreciate it and I'll be heading to the link now. I'll also pick up some Vallejo, so thank you SK much for that tip.
I live in the UK BTW. London to be specific so if you're ever down this was and fancy a game of Zombicide feel free to drop me a message. Once again, thank you all for your help. Happy painting/playing.
Love these guides! Will you be doing the Descent monsters?
Thanks Joshua! Yes I will be doing the monsters :)
Awesome video
Thanks a lot Nat! :)
You have a really good technique for mass miniature painting. I've never thought to use more than one primer before but will be trying it from now on.
Thanks Nat! It sure works well for mixing up the skin tones a bit :)
Your work is excellent, congratulations. I wanted to make a request, that you paint the other pieces of blood rage, I really want to see this painting
Thank you! It might be a good idea to follow me on Facebook or Twitter so you know what's coming up (hint: more Blood Rage!). Each month I like to share what I'll be working on next: sorastro.com/2016/12/31/coming-soon-for-january-and-beyond/ :)
Very show, I'll stay tuned, thank you, master, you're the guy
Oh it seems, like theres no love for Descent this month :(
hopefully next month then ;).
Now don't make me reach for the highlighter pen! (Fourth paragraph down: sorastro.com/2016/12/31/coming-soon-for-january-and-beyond/) :)
Ah, I have totally over read that part *hits table with head* thank you so much!
When you do the priming highlights do you give any drying time in between the different colors and does this change if using spray can primer? You're videos are fantastic and inspiring!
Thank you! Yes, I'll allow the paint to dry between layers (it doesn't take long) 😀
@@Sorastro Excellent! Thank you! You're awesome!
No problem! 😊
I have a question regarding the thinning part. At about 4:40 you mentioned that you use a mix of 3:1 and thin this with water and glaze medium of around 50%. How do you do this ? Are you using a brushful of 3 times green and 1 time of the other paint and a brushful of water or do you also use a dropper for the water part ? Started yesterday exactly with this guide but my red turned out to thin. Are you using a old brush for this part and is the size of the brush important ? How does it work with more than 1 paint ? Thanks in advance.
Hi Cruel Time!
Yes I use a brush to measure out both the paint and the water, but you could of course use a dropper if you like! I generally use an older size 2 brush when I'm measuring and mixing like this, but the size doesn't really matter as it's the ratios that count. Bare in mind that each individual pot of paint will very in consistency depending on the paint and how old it is etc. so these ratios are a little rough. Also, I did deliberately want the red and the green to be fairly thin to take advantage of the zenithal highlgihts :)
Hi Sorastro! Great vids, lots of tips that will be helpful to a complete newbie. I backed Dark Souls on Kickstarter and it will be my first miniature game ever. Since I never painted minis before I'm a bit scared of f*cking up my Dark Souls minis. Did you ever consider doing the Dark Souls figures on your channel, so newcomers to the genre could learn from it? :)
+rickballance Thanks a lot Rick! I might do one or two one-off episodes for Dark Souls once it hits retail - no promises though! :)
As allways, a great tutorial, I need to keep your Blood recepie in mind for my World Eaters Project ;)
I noticed that you mostly use light colours when using this priming technique, I guess it is because they are more translucent then dark colours?
Also how would you go about painting a model that is mostly metallic, lets say gold, with this priming technique?
Tanks in advance :)
Thanks Giant Dad! I think quite bright mid-tones work well over zenithal highlights like this as we have to compensate for the loss of vibrancy that using a thinner layer has (also the underlying black and white further desaturates things). I've not really tried metallics over zenithal highglihts before but I don't see why it wouldn't work (actually I did paint the gold bands on the Blood Rage frost giant and they came out OK) :)
I quite like dimm colours with little vibrancy, makes small vibrant colours really stand out, so I might try it out with darker tones, aswell as the metallics, I mean worst case is that I have to paint over a thin layer of paint :)
Hello, Sorastro!
I'm curious how often you clean your pallet? I find that when I use a pallet that already has paint in it, the water saturates the dried paint underneath it and starts to peel and bleed into my paint, or I get little chunks of peeled paint in the mix. More frustrating than anything, but I see several painters who look like they have ages of paint still on their pallets. :P
Thank you!
Hi! As you can probably tell, I don't clean my palette very often. In fact, I'm now of the mind that it would be simpler to just buy a new one every couple of months (they're very cheap!). I've not had any problems with old paint bleeding into my current paints however. :)
Pretty Great M8
Thank you very much!
I have really enjoyed your videos and was glad to read that you were doing these archers next. They turned out great as always.
I wanted to ask, does the army shader thicken up on you as you work with a larger batch like this? Based on your earlier videos I tried army shader for the first time last weekend on 2 figures and the shader seemed really thick. Should I be using a bit of thinner?
Looking forward to more Black Plague videos, but I know you are working on several games and need to give them all some attention. I would like to see the Abamarat painted next, if you take request. :-)
Matthew
Thanks Matthew! Yes the Quickshade is really quite thick and gloopy (especially mine as it's a couple of years old now!) but it's really supposed to be like that and I don't think it can be easily thinned anyway.
Ah, good to know that the shader is supposed to be thick. I was thinking of using the mineral spirits to thin it, but if the shade is designed to be thick, then it will just be a learning curve on my part.
I also wanted to let you know that I enjoy the music you create for your videos as well. It sets the mood nicely.
Matthew
Thanks a lot Matthew! I really appreciate that :)
Wow very nice. How many hours did it take to paint all of them?
Thanks Jeff! I didn't time myself precisely but I did paint the whole lot within a day :)
Wow. One day. Gah.
ooh very nice
Thanks you! :)
@Sorastro. Is there a particular reason why you only use the Quickshade when painting Zombicide (as far as I remember, anyway). Do you not like the quickshade for other projects?
Good question! Yes I generally use it just for zombies because I feel the dirty brown look it produces suits them well. That's not to say you couldn't also use it for something like the Blood Rage warriors for example but I've not got to them yet! :)
Does this technique of priming and shading work if I use the Strong tone droplet ink wash from army painter instead of the can version?
Hi Roberto! Yes absolutely it will work :)
Is there a benefit over using your blood mixture vs something like blood for the blood god from Citadel?
+NerdLife Hi! I just prefer the colour of my recipe but BFTBG is a fine alternative (and less hassle) :)
awesome
Forgive me if you've been asked this many times before, but do you wash your miniatures before you prime them? If so, what do you use?
Hi! I try to make a habit of giving them a quick scrub with some hot water and some dish-washing liquid just in case :)
Thanks. Loving this series
Thanks a lot! I appreciate that :)
Is there a reason you don't use a wet pallet?
Hi SnowBlind125! I sometimes use a wet pallet if I'm just painting for myself but I prefer a dry palette for the tutorials because it (hopefully!) helps keep my ratios and steps nice and clear and easy to follow :)
That makes sense. And thanks for making such great videos, you're my favorite youtube painter.
Thanks a lot! Much appreciated :)
I must have these archers :) awesome
+MiNDmaZing Thanks! I do love the CMON zombies; they're so full of character :)
Is there any way to get your music? I love your cutting, painting, editing ... everything just snaps right into place with these vids. But the music I need. I want to use it to scare my players ... good dark ambient is just so hard to come by.
Thanks a lot LionCereal! I am slowly editing and compiling the music for some kind of release later this year. I'll be sure to announce it once it's done :)
is your quickshade a combo of strong/dark/ tone or just strong tone?
Hi there! That's just the Strong Tone stuff 😀
Are there going to be axeman and swordsman zombies as well?
+Grim Knight Ha - I don't think so Grim :)
Okay thanks.
Q? How long did stage #2 take you to complete?
Hi Jovanni! I honestly can't remember as this was filmed a few years ago, and I sometimes forget what I did yesterday! :)
What GW shade would you recommend instead of the Quickshade?
+Lau Hi Lau! I think an equal mix of Aggrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil is as close as you can get :)
hello sorastro,
if i don't have any airbrush how you recommand doing the primer
Hi David! Yes - please see the Frost Giant video: th-cam.com/video/RtHbIfyQHBU/w-d-xo.htmlm9s :)
How much time do you spend to paint the complete boardgame?
Hi! I can't remember tbh, but it would have been a lot quicker if I hadn't made guides for the whole lot.. 😄
hi guys i need your help i love ivory but why is sorastros ivory so sticky on brush? cuz normal ivory is pretty much waterized... is there some little secret and people are adding to it something else? cuz i cant normaly paint with this color it goes all over model :/ any suggestions?
Hi Milan! Could it be that you're not giving the bottle enough of a shake perhaps? I don't add anything special to my paints - usually just water :)
i love you so much :) After like 2 mins shaking it all goes together and there is no watery anymore :) thank you again good sir :)
No problem Milan! Glad your Ivory problem is fixed :)
You finde your bloodmix better than citadel bftbg?
Hi Josef! I personally prefer it, but BFLBG is fine too :)
how much would you charge to paint my black plague kickstarter
+Chace Watson Hi Chace! I'm afraid I don't do commission painting. Sorry!
Question?? When you say 25% or 50%, 25 or 50 of what?
+Michael Halbert Hi Michael! If you can you give me a specific example from the video I'll be able to clarify for you :)
You talk about mixing the red color for the uniforms, and you say that to thin it you mix it with thinner 50%. 50% of what?
OK, at 3:40 when I say "I'm thinning this with around 50% water and a little glaze medium" - This means that I'm mixing roughly equal quantities of the red paint and water, then adding 2-3 drops of the glaze medium. :)
Got it, that helps thank you. Your paint jobs are great by the way.
No problem Michael! :)
wy they are impossible to get in europ, what a shame...
That's annoying! :)
just using a $140 airbrush to prime/base coat is such a waste. its an amazing tool you can do so much more with. pretty disappointed to see that here.
Hi badfox! I'm not sure whether you're disappointed that I'm not showing how to paint colour with an airbrush or whether it's because I'm using quite a high end airbrush for a basic task, but I'll cover both bases to be thorough: The reason I don't currently produce tutorials showing how to apply colours with an airbrush is simply to keep the tutorials as accessible and inclusive as possible. (Most of my viewers don't own an airbrush but will still be able to replicate the zenithal highlights using spray cans.) The reason I bought such a capable airbrush is so that I can learn to do all those things you are alluding to with it; I'm not sure why my also using it to do some basic zenithal highlights should be a source of disappointment to anyone. It might be that I eventually explore what it's capable of in some future videos however, but the vast majority of my videos will continue to be brush based so that anyone can follow along :)
very well, thanks for a reasonable response. good luck with learning how to use it more technically. looking forward to seeing some vids with you using it.
also you'd be surprised on how many people actually would look to see basic airbrush videos as there a plenty of new hobby painters looking to pick up an use an air brush. i feel like your audience would be spot on for that.
the disappointment comes from seeing a nice airbrush like that under used for such basic painting with which u can literally use a rattle can or a $30 airbrush for.
Cool; well hopefully one day I'll be good enough with the thing to be able to show what it's really capable of :)