HOW to paint GRIMDARK Ultramarine | How to Weather Miniatures

[@nemhod]

Great video Don! The people that complain to you should learn there is no best technique, only the ones you like to apply, so try not to listen to the negatives too much. As for golden demon models, all models can be golden demon level. But mostly they are conversions so the model is somewhat unique. The rest is down to how much time you want to spent to get it to the best level. But recommendations are hero/character models. Just pick one where you would like to add a detailed freehand to, since a lot of golden demon winners feature detailed free hands, which I know you are good at ;-)

[@DonSuratos]

Oh custom! I havent researched yet... I did not know, you need to custom. Like a huge custom base, diorama like, then freehand the cape and paint environement effects? No worries with the comments, negative or positive, comments fuels me to be better. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@nemhod]

@@DonSuratos Yep for golden demon they go all out, from bases, freehands (on capes, etc. 40k has a lot of skulls for example ;-)), etc. and even kitbashing different models together or as simple as changing the hand on a model or repositioning some elements. Wouldn't say it is needed to compete, but most people who win did a lot of custom conversion work on the model. I think the only non customised model that has ever won (gold) was the old marnius calgar model. Good to hear the comments don't get you down, because love seeing your journey into developing those mini painting skills.

[@Macarro]

Stop talking about stupid comments/commenters. Most people follow you because they like your painting and channel style. I specially enjoy your casual and fun approach to miniature painting. You achieve great results and you're inspiring me to come back to the hobby (which I left like... 20 or more years ago). Saludos, amigo!

[@DonSuratos]

20 years! Wow! Thanks a ton for watching and leaving a comment bro! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Scout703]

I like the fact that you didn’t use an airbrush. When someone trying to get the grasp of painting it seems like your jumping into the deep end of the pool. Keep up the awesome work. I can say as a person getting into miniature paint, I liked how you explained what you were doing.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Scout... I try to refrain from using my airbrushes. As I am still building up the number of good miniature tutorials. Much like drawing, I feel painting is best taught from the basics. Pencils for drawings, brush painting for painting. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@TheLeejoohong2]

Wow. Son, daughter, father. Aweome painting Family.

[@DonSuratos]

Big tables... lots of paints! 😅🎨🎨🎨

[@TheDragonchef]

Don, you're an amazing painter, you don't need to be a Golden Daemon painter to be a great teacher. You're skills are amazing and the way you explain what you are doing, why you are doing it are great. If you ever wanted to push into that GD, Bel'akor would be a beast of a challenge. Keep up the great work and videos, I love watching all of them and how you explain why you are using what you are using.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Grady. I am just actually curious if I have the patience to paint for more than my usual 6 to 10 hours per mini. But then again, if i am not entering it in a competition bro, I doubt I will actually try it. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Nostro233]

So grim! So dark! Five Golden Lemons to this master!) Great weathering and plasms glow!

[@DonSuratos]

Hey buddy! Thank you sooo much man! ☺️💙🎨🎨🎨

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

I love the humor and funny comments you make in your videos. It gives them a nicer, human, touch. I’m not into Warhammer so I cannot provide any indication for a week-long mini painting session…. My opinion on your mini paint jobs is that they look great, vibrant when they need to be and very “natural” in their look. I agree with you on using long oil paint brushes for certain drybrushing. Lighter touch and your wrist and forearm does not get sore! Being a scale and gunpla modeler, I agree with you about weathering approaches based not just on washes. Our hobby has improved so much in terms of products available from the time I started (1970!). Great tips on the glow effect! Btw, I’ll upload a new diorama video over the weekend….. ciao!

[@DonSuratos]

1970! I was not even born bro! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🎨🎨🎨

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

@@DonSuratos 😂 ! I was 6 years old, first year of elementary school, when I got my first Airfix model kit……. Now i’m going toward 58 and still enjoy the hobby (and my wife and son graciously bearing with it 😂).

[@DonSuratos]

@@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas Haha! Still young... but still, Airfix models are NOT easy to build man! 😅

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

@@DonSuratos thanks, bro! Modeling helps feeling young and relieve stress from work. And yes, Airfix models, especially back then were difficult 😥 Keep up the great work, man!

[@DonSuratos]

@@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas Totally agree with feeling young bro! Modeling and toys are awesome! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@davidmeneilly798]

Tyranid winged hive tyrant. That’s an epic golden lemon choice!

[@DonSuratos]

I will look for that model. Thanks! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Isaaciscrazy123]

Thanks; I appreciate you explaining where you made mistakes as much as what works. I learn from both. Keep up the superb work!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Paul! Glad you liked the video. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@jacobrichards8359]

I think the best way to describe the larger oil painting brush is the leverage it provides. It adjusts the way you pull your strokes and creates more of a fulcrum with your wrist and fingers with how the brush performs.

[@DonSuratos]

Yeah, less effort due to the weight and leverage of the handle bro. It also cleqned easily and should be more durable than makeup brushes. ☺️

[@Filthyanimal9]

Model turned out sweet, bro! And not everyone has an airbrush, so I appreciate you showing how you do the early steps in the process with just brushwork

[@DonSuratos]

I have a ton of airbrushes, and I don't want to be everybody. 😅

[@craigcook5121]

Looks wicked and I think a space wolf dready for your golden attempt would be the business

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! Googling Space Wolf Dready? 😅

[@wernerdenil2279]

Excellent painting for a forst gw model. I really like your approach of painting mini’s. Please make a quick video how you painted the plasma gun! I have some hellblasters ready for painting :)

[@DonSuratos]

I have the rest of the squad, 4 of them. Will paint soon and focus on the plasma gun, eyes and maybe a bit of the leather parts. Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@crumblewolf]

Really like the paint job it's not as dirty as some people invisige a grim/dark style but the contrast between the bright blue and the rusty dirt makes the model pop a lot. Always fun to see somone paint a miniature differently :)

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! I am actually torn between making it grimdark and yet have nice vibrant colors. I once called this painting grim light. 😬😅🎨

[@crumblewolf]

​@@DonSuratos That's a great term for it. Like things that are super colourful but in a real dystopian world :D.

[@DonSuratos]

@@crumblewolf I was afraid I might offend people with Grim Light though. ☺️

[@AL-jo6wh]

Great video Don, lots of useful and easy to follow techniques. No airbrush use in video is great too

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! Yes... always EASY for me bro. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Razyrazer]

That plasma effect looks so good

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! My apologies for not recording it on film. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@judsonbates1359]

So I am a complete newbie and found your channel. I have yet to paint a full squad of Necron Warriors. I am just trying to watch as many different tutorials as possible to get different perspective. Your skill and technique is amazing. Thank you for the content. I use Citadel paints but you, and some Redditors, are slowly convincing me to switch to at least some Vallejo paints. Great job.

[@DonSuratos]

Enjoy the learning process. Necrons! You need metallics and tons of Fluoro paints. Where are you from? 😊

[@judsonbates1359]

@@DonSuratos Ohio. USA.

[@DonSuratos]

@Judson Bates I see.. Get the metallics and Fluoro from Cuttlefish Colors then. Way better than what I used to use. 😊

[@Svartig4ldur]

Dude, that's probably one of the best paintjobs I've seen on a space marine(and I've seen like a milion videos and photos recently)! HUUUUUGE thumbs up - Needen some new hobby so my first set of minatures and paints arrives tomorrow, so keep Your fingers crossed I won't mess it up too badly :D CHEERS!

[@DonSuratos]

Oh! Thank you bro! Will try to do better next time... Cheers! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Svartig4ldur]

@@DonSuratos Even better? Daaaaarn... I'll keep my eyes open for the comming videos! Keep up the awesome work You do!

[@stevenrussell8820]

Very impressive LOOKING BRILLIANT

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you Steven! Appreciate it a ton! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@WroobelChannel]

This is my favorite model of Yours.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! My top 5 for me too! I have yet to paint the rest of the squad though. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@socialdistancing1289]

finally some people praising drybrushing on marines it's like my fav technique

[@DonSuratos]

Dry brushing is the king of all techniques. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@brendenconolly7161]

Really awesome work Don! Looks amazing! Plus Golden Lemon is hilarious 😆

[@DonSuratos]

Hahaha! Not my intention to make fun of Golden Daemon, just making fun thats all. Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@pwwillia]

Great video Don, love your work. I’d love to see you take a go at Commander Farsight, think you bring a unique perspective to that model.

[@DonSuratos]

Googling! Thank you for watching bro! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@RevolverGPT]

You are too pure for this world. Plus saying that you’re not a golden demon level? C’mon. You can prove ‘em wrong!

[@DonSuratos]

The idea is... do I want to prove them wrong. I am not sure as usually I do not care bro. Just trying to fuel my desire to push myself to improve. Thank you bro! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@jamestrieseverything279]

I have only found you recently and I have binged almost all your videos, I love your style and cannot wait for the next upload!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you James! Appreciate it so much! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@czarniutka852]

great job mate ! really tempting to like some Ultras your style ! keep up a great work !

[@DonSuratos]

Oh thanks man! Ultras are my son's army. I will be painting them once in a while. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@jl6196]

I have learned so much over the last couple of weeks watching your videos. I have a few marines i am going to paint up using this method, going with Salamanders instead of Ultramarines.

[@DonSuratos]

Salamanders! The green guys right? ☺️

[@12Bunny11]

Great video, I like your take on Grim Dark painting. For a Golden Demon kit, I think you might want to consider a Dreadnought! It’s both 40K and Mecha nicely combined into one kit.

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

That’s actually a good idea didn’t even think of that, it also would be easier to do a higher level standard on for a decent sized kit because I would think doing a imperial/chaos knight would be torture to try and do a golden demon level paint job on.

[@DonSuratos]

Will look into it! Googling a ton after replying to all your comments guys! 😅

[@DonSuratos]

Googling some more. 😅

[@KrullMaestaren]

A perfect golden lemon model... I personally think that is an illusion because a golden lemon painter should be able to make any model great. This is also why I think the most important part is that you, the painter, get inspired by looking at the model. It might also be a good idea to tell a story with the model, base and paint so be creative and change things. Suggestions, just because interesting models: Black Coach Lady Olynder Belladamma Volga

[@DonSuratos]

Golden Lemon ftw bro! haha. Thanks for the suggestions! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@sp4rksmith]

I am definitely trying that recipe ! it looks amazing !. Random request if you ever get the opportunity to show how to paint light and surfaces that have being lit up by light

[@DonSuratos]

OSL bro? A proper no airbrush osl video? ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@sp4rksmith]

@@DonSuratos why not both. I am so shit at it i cant even describe and really want to learn :)

[@DonSuratos]

@@sp4rksmith Oh... haha. I think I have a few OSL painting with an airbrush lying around... but will do more. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@sp4rksmith]

@@DonSuratos thx a ton dude ! Your videos have been an absolute inspiration not only to paint more but to try different things ! Thank you a ton !

[@maraxpainting7376]

Great video, I sure give a try to this method for my ultras, and share on my insta, thanks Don

[@manveentoor5609]

Love the video. For a Golden Demon mini, why not try an adeptus custodes in NMM? I think Captain-general Trajann Valoris would be an interesting challenge.

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the suggestion! ☺️

[@markhickson1066]

Great ideas as ever and flawless technique. I love watching your videos. On this model the highlights on the armour are just ... I don't know .... too big or too white. Still, I think the overall effect looks good. "Golden Lemon" ha ha ha. I also wouldn't worry about what people say about airbrushes. They can see that elsewhere, we are here to see you paint with a brush.

[@DonSuratos]

Brush painting all the way bro! I just find it more fulfilling. I might airbrush once in a while though, specially for commissioned works, that i want to get done faster than usual. ☺️

[@markhickson1066]

@@DonSuratos and everyone basecoats with a spray can or airbrush 😃 but detail is just more fun with a brush.

[@DonSuratos]

@@markhickson1066 Totally agree! Brush rules! 😅🎨🎨🎨

[@RayRamirez75]

You’re style is amazing 🤩 thank you for your videos! I recommend the newest primarch model: Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you so much! Thank you for the reco! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Hierojin]

I really like the concept of doing an underpaint and leaving those brownish parts when painting the base color and leaving it at the edgy parts of the armour. Makes for a unique style! :D Your tutorials are getting better with every video. Thumbs up! ^^

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! I feel I could make the brown underpaint darker in some areas though. But yes, the whole moethod kinda worked. Except the experiment at the middle of the video. 😅

[@lunahula]

New Eldar models coming out soon including a Maugan Ra and a new Avatar of Khaine, both might be good candidates for taking your time over.

[@DonSuratos]

Yeah I just saw at Twitter! Awesome stuff actually. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@judsonbates1359]

You are an amazing painter. Ignore the haters. This is such a cool idea to make the mini look worn and abused. I am going to try it. However, I need to know how you did that plasma glow. It really pops! Thanks for the content.

[@DonSuratos]

I have yet to make a plasma glow tutorial, although I did a demo of it in one of my Patreon live streams. Cheers! 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@judsonbates1359]

This looks fantastic. How would you change the drybrush undercoat for salamanders? Would you keep it brown?

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! A lighter brown perhaps? Will try soon. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@HFHProps]

Fantastic tutorial, keep up the content please! I paint full scale props but your painting tips are on point man and i'm using them myself, so thank you!

[@DonSuratos]

Woot! A dream job man! Full scale Props should be awesome to paint! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@kalleeskilsson9996]

Great video Don! For a Golden Demon model you could paint an Aeldari farseer/spiritseer och Harlequin unit- great opportunity for using a variety tecniques and colors!

[@DonSuratos]

Hmmm... googling those names! Thanks bro! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@mkminiaturesstudio6106]

Don, keep up the good work buddy. You don’t need to prove anything to mr. golden demon. My only suggestion on this grim dark marine would be to add some metallic chipping on the edge of the armor plating. Kinda like an edge highlight. He looks more rusty vs battle damaged imo but that’s my personal perspective.

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you for the suggestion, will do some more and add those metallic chipping! Thanks! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@jackbandy6484]

I have learned a lot from your videos. Your skills are amazing. Really would like more indepth detail on the plasma.. For a Golden Demon, I would recommend a space wolves wulfen dreadnought.

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks for the reco! My bad, I will make a proper video on the painting of the plasma gun soon! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@ВладимирДубов-е9р]

Looks great! thanks for the video!

[@DonSuratos]

You are most welcome! Thanks for watching! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@andresyaggi1761]

Eres un genio...

[@DonSuratos]

Gracias! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@PainterIdeas]

Said it once will say it again... :D ... I would love to see you painting a Mortarion, second place maybe something from the Horus Heresy - Character Series from Forge World (guess it counts as GW). Great result on that blue armour.

[@DonSuratos]

Hey bro! Yes, promise to get Mortarion as soon as I can. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@daniellopez189]

The New Be'lakor model or the Abaddon the Despoiler miniature I have a airbrush as well but I feel way to conferrable with my brushes but I will use my airbrush for priming large kits

[@DonSuratos]

Abaddon! I find brush painting more fulfilling these days. However I love my airbrushes for quick work like commission works and such. ☺️

[@MarcinEstkowski]

"I don't know how to explain it, but it is awesome" - when the paintbrush is awesome, it needs no explanation - I have the same problem with awesome things. ;-)

[@DonSuratos]

Haha! Yes awesome is awesome. 😅

[@eleetwolfman3525]

I love your work, If you want to do a golden Demon go for Be’Lakor a true Daemon that will test you skills. I love the highlight sauce, it’s really helped me with detail work.

[@DonSuratos]

Awesome! I really liked hearing that the sauces work for other people! Thanks for the feedback. The highlight sauce helps me paint more scratches and tiny details these days. 😉🎨🎨🎨

[@KnoVic0617]

Gol'Don' demon level without a doubt

[@DonSuratos]

Haha! Lemon level to be precise bro. 😅☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@andrewamann2821]

Excellent video, as usual, my dude. Regarding the reason why your big oil brush offers more control, if I were to venture a guess, it really comes down to physics. It takes, physically, more force to accelerate the brush to a given speed. Whilst the forces and velocities involved don't seem like much, on paper, a heavier brush serves to broaden the gradient of physical effort to forces at the bristles, allowing for a greater degree of control.

[@DonSuratos]

Haha! Yes I gave up explaining it. Thanks man! And yes, it was awesome, a super good buy from the art store. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@andrewamann2821]

@@DonSuratos whilst I'm thinking of it, is that brush boar hair, or just another synthetic?

[@DonSuratos]

@@andrewamann2821 I think it could be boar hair... not sure though. Will revisit my art store soon! ☺️

[@greychief]

Nice work. As for me, I use a cheap ass makeup brush to do drybrushing. As for Golden demon level, I suggest doing something big like either mortarion, or doing a mega gargant. LOL Anyway, keep up the good work. Also, got myself a .2 airbrush with a small cup and a .5 airbrush for doing big jobs. Anytips on using fine detail airbrushes? How do you clean your H&S grafo airbrush especially with its small well?

[@DonSuratos]

Yes cheap makeup brushes work bro. But they damage or wore out the fastest. I have them and usd them before. The oil brush kinda cleans easier bro. And should be more durable I think. ☺️ I clean my Grafo with a toothbrush and glass cleaner bro. Thanks for watching as always! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Jbvain]

Great video and techniques, Don! I’m more of a golden raisin level painter. I strive to achieve “lemon” level! 😂

[@DonSuratos]

Hahaha! Golden Lemon for the win! 😅🎨🎨🎨

[@starmole5000]

Amazing work. I could never bring myself to do it to a marine, my marines like to stay clean and look fresh ;)

[@DonSuratos]

TOTALLY agree! It took me years to gain the confidence to even attempt to paint an Ultramarine. This is just my second attempt actually. 😅

[@MaskedRiderChris]

I don't feel so bad that 6-8 hours is about what I average per miniature when I paint, now! You're a better painter than me, though, difference is. I've got to try the sponge technique more often...

[@DonSuratos]

Sponge technique is king bro. Easy and fast! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@dragonling748]

How would you go about modifying the method for purple and bone quartered scheme?

[@DonSuratos]

Make the bone more "yellowish"... Ivory at the very least. ☺️

[@jonathanforsythe3393]

For the Golden Demon model, I'd suggest the new Lord Kroak model (AOS Seraphon). It's got a lot going on, would love to see your take.

[@DonSuratos]

The new Kroak! Yes I've seen that crazy model! Very much noted bro. ☺️

[@battlereadyminiatures4307]

As usual. Awesome Don. Well explained 😂

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks! 😅🎨🎨🎨

[@Denlin]

I'm really happy that I've found your channel - the way that your finished miniatures look is really unique. As for the Golden Demon model - there was a big reveal recently about the Daemon Prince being one of the lords in the Total War Warhammer 3 game. Players will supposedly be able to customize it in hundreds or even thousands of ways. How about you customizing the default awful kit and paint it in the Thousand Sons NMM style? If you're not looking forward to doing this (the Daemon Prince model really shows its age) a Maulerfiend maybe? Or anything TS in NMM would be nice to see (hardly any of those on youtube, probably because of the sheer volume of gold).

[@DonSuratos]

No, I am really happy you found my channel. 😅 Daemon Prince! Always out of stock! 😅

[@clawhammr666]

Happy you're just using a brush, it feels like so many of painting tutorials use airbrushes, kinda mixed when you don't have one.

[@DonSuratos]

I have 6 working airbrushes bro. But I prefer making videos of brush painting. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@leocortez3905]

Beautiful

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you sir. 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@leocortez3905]

Oh f*** dude your a legend I watch your videos everyday! I'm a fan bro 😆

[@Benry87]

You do fantastic videos, man. Someone claiming you're not "Golden Demon" level is kind of sour grapes on their part. That's like saying "Yeah, your cooking tutorials are great, but you're no Michelin Chef." I think it's really cool watching someone who doesn't traditionally paint Warhammer minis have their own take on how to paint Warhammer minis. A lot of the techniques you use are definitely used in Warhammer mini painting (like your sponge weathering). You definitely do a lot more traditional brush painting than other youtube painters, who tend to use the airbrush to get quick shadows and highlights to achieve similar effects. Some people just feel the need to throw around their clout in the comments I guess. Someone mentioned a Dreadnought as a potential model and I agree, it's great. Some of the larger Tau battlesuits (Riptide, Stormsurge, Ghostkeel) would also be neat to see done to that high a level if you want to keep to a mecha design. Mortarion has become a popular mini for detail painting because he's big and impressive and has a lot of little details that you can draw a lot out of of. Midwinter Minis has a video where he tries to paint a Farseer to the highest detail he can manage over 24 hours and he has a highly-decorated painter give a critique on his technique. That might be a good starting point to figure out what they're looking for in how a Golden Demon would be scored.

[@DonSuratos]

Wow! Thank you bro! I think I am going for Mortarion! Death Guard is my personal army anyways. I need to practice on the rest of my DG army before getting Morty. But should get him soon! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@reyone1143]

Nice video buddy! Saludos!

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you as always Ivan! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@byboriusvonbarthowen521]

Superb video

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you sir! 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@ic3cold84]

great video! we need a plasma gun tutorial :D

[@DonSuratos]

Yeah! Sorry! Kinda realized that I should have filmed the painting. Will do so next time. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@nicolaargento3407]

Great video as always Don and above all I like the way you deal with certain criticisms 🤣 I confess that, in my opinion, the idea of ​​a Golden Lemon should be explored 🤣 As for the choice of what to paint, I think some of your creations are already in competition level and I am sure that whatever you choose to paint will be a masterpiece! 😍 At the most, since you will spend so many hours on it, try to choose something you really like 😅🤣

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks as always bro! Nurgle stuff is the way! 😅🎨🎨🎨

[@Cat40kkk]

What’s types of thinners did you use?

[@DonSuratos]

I usually use mediums. Thinner medium most of the time.

[@azean84]

Hey Don, another informative video. Can I ask what is the difference between Vallejo's Thinner Medium and Glaze Medium?

[@DonSuratos]

Glaze adds more transparency. Thinner Medium just thins the paint, much like water would do. I just like mediums so much, since the paints lay down nicer than the surface tension the water adds to the paint. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@ChimeraWargaming]

I love this Tutorial

[@DonSuratos]

Oh thank you! Glad you liked it! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Gruffalo-w8i]

Golden lemon is hilarious haha

[@DonSuratos]

Hahaha! I hope I do not offend actual Golden Daemon painters though. I doubt they watch my videos anyways. 😅

[@sunsolstar]

With time you will develop your own style but in my opinion I like your work in the grim dark…. Keep it up

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! I like em dark but with saturated colors. Maybe will stop calling them grimdark. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@pablitoassa]

now you have to start a GOLDEN LEMON contest for your followers!

[@DonSuratos]

Hahaha! 😜🤣😅

[@simpleking100]

20 years ago, a friend of mine worked in a GW shop, he said to me hey you are an artist, paint a GW figure for a GW competition, I painted my 1st figure according to GW rules and won gold, after that I never had again painted a figure it was too boring LOL now I start the hobby without rules

[@DonSuratos]

Gold! sweet! I do not follow GW standards myself... not into the edge highlight everything look. I admire the style, but will not try to emulate though. No rules is more fun. 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@simpleking100]

@@DonSuratos agree :-)

[@grzegorzszewczyk3814]

Mortarion will be best choice ;)

[@DonSuratos]

My army is Death Guard! I will get that big guy soon! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@ReyExtremeCinema]

NICE

[@DonSuratos]

Thanks! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@fthat5442]

Pick a character. The upcoming Avatar of Khaine might be a good model to paint for the Golden Lemon level paintjob. ;P

[@DonSuratos]

Golden Lemon here I come! 😅🤣😂🎨🎨🎨

[@jovanniballardo]

First of all you do amazing work and everyone has there style. Second if everything is painted the same style and thats the way for golden demon then its now a boring demon. I think you can compete and make it far. You can get a golden demon. Astra Militarum tank and commander should be the challenge

[@DonSuratos]

I think I can't compete as you have to be physically in the evnt right? Thanks for the encouragement and the boring demon is funny as hell! 😅😂🤣

[@kurthasedd7923]

If you're looking for neat models to try painting a lot of visual interest, I would say look in the Horus Heresy range of models. They have a lot of very interesting details on them that even almost 10 years later still really hold up. But a model isn't going to change how well you'll be able to paint, it may show off your skills a little better but not how good you are. You already are very good, I enjoy your tutorials and even though I don't paint how you paint, I still pick up a few things you do that I think look good and add it to how I like to paint my minis. If you want to get better try branching out into other styles and work more with other materials, like painting a mini entirely with oils or something just so you can get a better feel of some techniques that you might find adds to how you would tackle other models. You are already a very good painter at what you do, but branching out would definitely help

[@Dr.PatrickC.Bailey]

I want to see the whole process of how you made the gun glow like that. That part of the gun is what made me click on the video.

[@DonSuratos]

Oh I am sorry... I will clean up the rest of the squad, airbrush the armor and focus on the gun and glowing eyes next time.

[@Dr.PatrickC.Bailey]

@@DonSuratos no need for apologies. I'm just saying I would watch that if you made it. Its one of the best glow effects I've seen.

[@DonSuratos]

@@Dr.PatrickC.Bailey Thank you! I will make the vido next week. ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@darrellnewman5110]

If you want a model to spend a week on I would go with the AoS Celestant prime ...

[@DonSuratos]

That is indeed a beautiful model! Thanks for th suggestion bro. ☺️

[@alainstrens225]

i like this

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@dziknadnotecki]

The one and only gotrek and Felix diorama

[@DonSuratos]

Yeah I saw Gotrek a while back! Being a dwarves LOTR fan, I would love to paint him. He is always out of stock here though. ☺️

[@frankielie1578]

🔥

[@DonSuratos]

Thank you as always Frankie! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@kirillchaos]

Paint another one ultramarin like that, but record full proces.

[@DonSuratos]

Including the leather details, the eyes and the plasma gun right? ☺️

[@wilmodels]

Stupendo

[@DonSuratos]

Grazie as always bro! 💙🎨🎨🎨

[@jasoncarpenter5974]

Golden Demon? Middle Earth bro. Jump on those reissues of Gandalf vs the Balrog.

[@DonSuratos]

Huuuuugggggeeee LOTR fan bro! 💙

[@HowieSmith-xh9xe]

unrated video, thanks for making it. custom demon price would be a good one

[@DonSuratos]

Hunting for one bro! 😊🎨🎨🎨

[@Ghostly_Shadows]

I’d say that they are display, not golden demon. However I also know that your making video which means your not spending 50-100 hours on these models. I think you have the talent and knowledge to do golden demon level quite easy. I would love to see you spend time and do a video trying to push yourself, the best model I can think of is Ork Mozrog Skragbad.

[@DonSuratos]

Totally not spending more than 10 hours bro. I still have to edit. 😅. Googling that Ork Mozrog! Thanks for the feedback as always bro! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@Ghostly_Shadows]

@@DonSuratos damn I love to get these results in ten hours, that’s pretty quick. One of my biggest issues is speed lol.

[@DonSuratos]

@@Ghostly_Shadows Oh thanks bro! This one I painted around 6, maybe 8 hours bro. 😅

[@stevenborman9110]

Keep swapping the sponge around so you get randomness

[@DonSuratos]

Noted. I did, was the chipping too uniform? I cannot tell tbh.

[@OsoCaliforniano]

Dont sweat the haters

[@DonSuratos]

No worries, I find them amusing. Blogger since 2009, I love trolling them back sometimes. ☺️

[@Dragonfire-tn2jg]

For golden demon it's not the model choose any, it's the time and commitment some of the top KZbinrs spend 100 hundred hours or more on the 1 model.

[@DonSuratos]

Even if they don't enter the actual contest? ☺️

[@grimdark_dystopia6692]

I want to see you spend a week on 40k mortarion, with those big dirty moth wings 😉

[@DonSuratos]

Deal! You my friend are the 4th Morty vote so far! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@grimdark_dystopia6692]

@@DonSuratos YESSSS!

[@DonSuratos]

@@grimdark_dystopia6692 Still need to buy bro... It is always out of stock here. 😅

[@grimdark_dystopia6692]

Consider that problem solved. Send me a message on Instagram, I'll have one sent to you 😉

[@DonSuratos]

@@grimdark_dystopia6692 Whhaaaat! Too expensive broooo! I cannot accept. 😬😬😬

[@redcorsair14]

I hate air brushes so kudos for not using one. The vast majority of painters do not use air brushes so tutorials without them are far more helpful.

[@DonSuratos]

Hate is such a strong word. 😅 Glad you like my non airbrush tutorials! Cheers! 🎨🎨🎨

[@gorganhorn6872]

If only your painting skills were as good as how fast you delete comments you would definitely be a golden demon painter by now. 😄

[@DonSuratos]

Oh... I actually pinned the crazy comments like yours... LMAO! Thanks for watching awesome person! ☺️🎨🎨🎨

[@reidgk]

crisis suit

[@lanesteele240]

Please dont go down the “golden dragon” video route. 99.9% of us are bronze donkeys, i quit watching the spanish guys because they are so far out of my league. No slight to your skill but your videos give me hope that i can make models look 1/2 way decent.

[@DonSuratos]

HMMMM! Now I know why they get less than 20% of the sub count in terms if views. Thanks for the feedback as always man! No worries, I like painting and finishing minis in a few hours only. I will almost never overpaint, specially commissions bro. ☺️🎨🎨🎨