Let's Paint Sandman from Marvel: Crisis Protocol!

Hello! This is a guide to painting Sandman from Marvel: Crisis Protocol!
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro & Overview
1:01 - Prep
1:30 - The Face
8:00 - The Green Top
12:23 - The Sand
17:07 - The Additional Debris
PAINTS USED:
Art Black (SCA)
Art White (SCA)
Vanilla White (SCA)
Burnt Sienna Umber (SCA)
Pink Flesh (SCA)
Golden Flesh (SCA)
Primary Red (SCA)
Prussian Blue (SCA)
Brown Leather (SC)
Black (SC)
Iroko (SC)
Black Forest Green (SC)
Ardennes Green (SC)
Irati Green (SC)
Spring Green (SC)
Petroleum Gray (SC)
Arabic Shadow (SC)
Walnut (SC)
Thar Brown (SC)
Birch (SC)
Prussian Blue (SC)
Graphite (SC)
Nacar (SC)
Yellow Ochre (SCA)
Naples Yellow (SCA)
Intense Yellow (SCA)
Kalahari Orange (SC)
Orange Leather (SC)
Pink Flesh (SC)
White Sands (SC)
Orange (SCA)
KEY: SC = Scalecolor, SCA = Scalecolor Artist
(Please note Amazon, Element Games, and Rosemary & Co links are affiliate links; thank you!)
The little bricks I used were from Etsy, but lots of places sell them now - just search for "O scale bricks".
Scale75 Smooth Artists paints at Element Games: elementgames.co.uk/paints-hob...
Complete super-matte Scalecolor paint set at Element Games: elementgames.co.uk/paints-hob...
In the USA the Scalecolor paints can be bought direct here: scale75usa.com/collections/pa...
PAINT BRUSHES: I use the Rosemary & Co Series 33 brushes (sizes 1 and 2): www.rosemaryandco.com/pure-ko...
Everlasting Wet Palette: www.redgrasscreative.com/ever...
Hobby Nippers by Redgrass Creative: www.redgrasscreative.com/prec...
Desk Lamp by Redgrass Creative: www.redgrasscreative.com/redg... (I actually use a larger, overhead lamp when filming, but this is a great hobby lamp for most people)
AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish: amzn.to/3kEkNsr
Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: amzn.to/2HMR1AF
Urban Scatter: www.wonderlandmodels.com/prod...
Printable A4 sheet with newspapers and a few posters: sorastro.com/wp-content/uploa...
Hobby Holder: gameenvy.net
For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/40ml... which I thin with an equal amount of thinner: www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/400m...
And I also used Cold Grey from the Vallejo Model Air range, and White Ink from the Scalecolor Artist Range for the zenithal highlights.
The airbrush used for priming was the Iwata Revolution CR: amzn.to/2Qq2UQo
All music composed by and © copyright owned by Sorastro.

[@Quick-Silver206]

Always a good day when Sorastro uploads!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha, thanks buddy! 😁

[@Quick-Silver206]

@@Sorastro Any time ^.^

[@frankyboi1819]

A Sorastro upload? About Sandman? The day I get my Spider-Foes? Is it my birthday???

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha, enjoy!! 😁

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

Great work. Some good tips. I like to choose directions when painiting pupils. Looking off to the side. Less of a chance of wall eyed and cross eyed minis

[@Sorastro]

Cheers Mike! 🤗

[@beno5324]

It'S Friday - no more work and Sorastro has another great video for us. Perfection!

[@Sorastro]

Yehaa! 😁

[@TheNicloHD]

I dont think ive ever seen Sand look so dry. Mad props to the paint job

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! I think the very matte paints that I used really help achieve that dry look 😀

[@scheiktodeswache4777]

just ordered today, so happy i can paint him with your help now!!! Thanks so much

[@Sorastro]

Awesome! 🤗

[@travisskane5459]

A sculpt that actually benefits from adding the debris bits from the base sprues! Fantastic work as always!

[@Sorastro]

Absolutely! Thank you, buddy 😁

[@MSnell]

Fantastic work as always. I haven't made time for MCP in the past couple of years but I still admire it from afar. Always happy to see you paint it.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much, buddy! I really appreciate that 😀

[@diyfireking]

Such talent and skill. U did a great work 💗💗

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 😊

[@ramonosuke]

I know if I can ever afford the entirety of MCP, I will definitely use your guides to paint them. Fantastic work!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha, thank you, sir! 😀

[@santiagorobleslara8196]

I already have my sand man at home and of course when I paint it I will go with your video, thank you teacher

[@Sorastro]

Excellent! Enjoy it, my friend 😀

[@dustinchilds2378]

Amazing! Spectacular! No wait, those describe Spider-Man. Superb job with sandman.

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha, thank you my friend! 😁

[@jasonr5248]

These ones look like too much fun to paint! Fine job as always Sorastro!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Jason! They really were fun to work on 😀

[@jasonr5248]

@Sorastro Stan Lee would be proud! Jack Kirby too 😁

[@theehlegast5981]

Awesome, can't wait to paint this one!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! 😀

[@christopherchild4022]

This looks like a REALLY fun figure, and I’m curious about how he’ll play in the game. Great work as always!!!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot, Christopher! He was super fun to paint for sure.. 😀

[@emilianofisanotti9639]

Let me get my brew going!!! After a hard work week, this is EXACTLY what I needed:) THANKS MARK!!!!:)

[@Sorastro]

Excellent! You're very welcome 🤗

[@richardrickaby3439]

Wonderful as always!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much, Richard! 😀

[@MrForsaken5]

Another amazing job. Well done.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you my friend! 😀

[@sshim950]

Beautiful!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@reptar33]

Loved it!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! 😁

[@jayhunter100]

I absolutely love your music mate, my commute to work is around 90 minutes twice a day and your tunes keep me in a level headed state of mind. Thanks Mark.

[@Sorastro]

Dude - thank you so much! That's made my day 😊

[@jayhunter100]

@@Sorastro it’s my pleasure mate. Particular favourites are from Starborn - Bothans Fate & Infamous, both for different reasons, but the Imperial Assault series and Starborn got me back into the hobby after a long hiatus and also played a part in genuinely assisting with some personal issues i was working through at the time. Top man.

[@Sorastro]

Awesome! Bothan's Fate was always a track that was quite close to my heart.. 🤗

[@reecepower8906]

I haven't gone back with my Caucasian skin tone recipe since you first introduced it. Plus the warmer and rosier variations you used on both Padme and Renerian have been indispensable in my toolbox. Thank you as always legend ❤

[@Sorastro]

Oh great! I'm happy to here that, buddy - thanks 😀

[@reecepower8906]

@@Sorastro you've never let me down 🙂

[@reecepower8906]

@@Sorastro you've never let me down 🙂

[@ferranc7209]

Amazing worck Mr Sorastro! Super Fan

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 😊

[@JosiasMengsk]

Ooooh buddy, been waiting for this one

[@Sorastro]

Awesome, man! 🤗

[@robmartin1741]

Yes! Just assembling my new spider-foes this morning and lo and behold!

[@Sorastro]

Excellent! 😁

[@91Djokos]

Wow! I'm speechless

[@Sorastro]

Aww, thank you! 😊

[@joshuahamilton5606]

Yessir!!! Great to see this vid! Amazing work as always. Might we get an iceman also? 😬

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot, Joshua! I don't have Iceman yet, but would like to cover him at some point.. 😀

[@joshuahamilton5606]

@@Sorastro the back log is definitely real but soo good!

[@baronmateo6736]

Color reflection, wow, that is some high level idea. As you cover with so many layers the surface, do you think the zenital priming matters at all in your case?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks, and good question! Well, irregardless of the coverage question, the zenithal highlights were super helpful in giving me a road map for my highlight and shadow placement. But regarding coverage, I think for the face the zenithal underpainting wouldn't have made much difference, but elsewhere (like the sand) I think it really does help with the levels (as I applied fewer layers of paint on top) 😀

[@the_badger_brush]

Are you going to be an UK Games Expo again this year?

[@Sorastro]

Hey dude! Yep, I'm going just on the Saturday to hang out/have a good time 😀

[@klee329]

Keep meaning to ask this. What prompted the change to Scalecolor? Seems like what you use exclusively now.

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Well, I always enjoy trying different paint ranges to explore different colours and properties, and Scalecolor happens to be the latest brand that I've really enjoyed working with - both the super matte line, and the Smooth Artist line 😀

[@antona5923]

Hello dear expert! I'm seeking wisdom. I wish to paint my miniatures in flourescent paints and use varnish. Although I have heard that some varnishes can reflect/glow under UV light, which adds an unintended and unwanted 'varnish-flourescent' effect. Question: Do you know of any varnishes that does NOT reflect/glow under UV light? Perhaps any that you use on your OSL paints? Thanks in advance!

[@Sorastro]

Hi there! I don't think I can really answer your question because I've never viewed my minis under a UV light tbh. If you're curious though, I use the AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish.. 😀

[@darthmuadib7237]

Do you do commission work? I have a Galactus from the game Marvel Zombicide. He belongs to me, I went all in on Kickstarter to get everything. I would love to see your take on painting him and the zombie parts of him in your style, after seeing your Iron Man and the Sentinels from Crisis Protocol. You would do an awesome job on Galactus. I won't go into price or anything on here. Just think about it, imagine the great video series you could have just on painting him. Now playing to your fans, I think they would all love to see your work on such a colossal figure. Let me know if this is possible. Again I know you would do an incredible job on him. And yes I am very serious about this.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you for the kind offer/suggestion! I'm going to pass for the time being, as my schedule is already packed for the foreseeable. But thank you! 😊

[@DrayvinAximov]

Any Bad Batch for Shatterpoint coming?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I have a bit of a Shatterpoint backlog I'd like to get through first, but I'd like to paint them for sure.. 😀

[@theblu-cthul4239]

Can you do Spider-Man please or link to your Spider-Man video if you did it already.😊 Also Dormammu would be awesome

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I haven't actually produced a video for Spider-Man yet, but did share a PDF guide the the original core-set model a few years back: sorastro.com/2020/02/01/spider-man-pdf-painting-guide/ 😀

[@POzziee]

Fantastic paint job as always, but really frustrating as here in the UK we haven't got them yet. No fault of AMG/Asmodee just the stupid (add expletive here) idiots forcing cargo ships to go the long way around. Also I'm not jealous of those in the world who have theirs, honest 😂. Seriously enjoy them if you them.

[@Sorastro]

Doh! Thanks buddy! It sure can be frustrating when stuff gets delayed.. 😬