Sorastro's Descent Painting Guide Ep.1: Syndrael

[@CrabQueen]

I don't have any miniatures to paint, but there's something really satisfying about these videos.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much Bacon Lord :)

[@adamstewart5188]

+Bacon Lord Sorastro is the Bob Ross of hobby miniatures painting. Great production values, welcoming voice, and he makes it look easier than it is. The only thing he's missing is the perm.

[@Timberella3003]

+Adam Stewart He's just missing those Bob Ross "happy accident" moments.

[@eddyz6961]

You're the Bob Ross of miniature painting! Also the Steven Spielberg and the Hans Zimmer! Painting, video-audio editing. Man you're totally a 360° artist. Sorastro the Maestro!

[@Sorastro]

Lol thank you eddy z!

[@profam4169]

I wanted to compliment you on your videos. The way you zoom in to the miniature while painting it so that it takes up the entire frame and still managing to keep it perfectly focused is one of the best on KZbin in regards to this hobby. Thanks and keep up the great work.

[@Sorastro]

+pro fam Thank you very much! :)

[@attiladukai2121]

First ever painting tutorial video in my life. Back then I tought that I will never reach this lvl. But I did it years ago. I am almost is tears now while I'm watching this. Thank you for the help with my first steps on this never ending jurney Sorastro.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much for kind words! The road goes ever on.. 🤗

[@johnevans2710]

Another fantastic instructional video. I love your painting. Keeping it simple and producing great results. Also the production value of these videos are nothing short of professional. Thank you for posting these.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot John! Glad you like it :)

[@taninsuttiprasit2477]

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[@vectremy]

I first stumbled on to your tutorials for zombicide. I dabbled into imp assault and there you were.. guiding light and inspiration to paint. And now here you are with descent.. my minis shall be painted! thank you!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Vectre!

[@b005t3r]

I simply came here to say these are probably the best instructional miniature painting videos in the whole wide web. So much more detailed and simply better made even than the ones from Warhammer TV. Keep it up, sir!

[@Sorastro]

+Łukasz Łazarecki Thank you so much Łukasz! I really appreciate that :)

[@b005t3r]

BTW, I wouldn't mind at all if you painted some GW miniatures as well :) Would love to see what you could do with Grey Knight Terminators for instance.

[@deamakir]

Man, really loooove your series. In fact, you're the one inspired/made me jump in to miniature painting. Easy to follow and top-notch video production. Your painting is awesome. Looking forward for more new miniature painting series from you. 👍🏼

[@Sorastro]

Thanks for such a kind comment! Much appreciated 😀

[@sebastianpeters2523]

Thank you very very much for your awesome work! I`m a beginner in painting miniatures and your tutorials are the perfect start to get into this hobby. The results I have achieved based on your Imperial Assault-videos are amazing and the production value of your videos is just awesome. I just became a patron to suppport your work. I am very excited that you are doing the Descent series. My Descent (2nd Edition) collection is the reason why I have started painting miniatures, but my lack of experience and my fear of screwing up my beloved miniatures prevented me to begin. So your Descent painting guide is a dream come true.

[@Sorastro]

+Sebastian Peters Thanks so much Sebastian! You're kind support is helping me become a full-time creator which means I'll soon be turning out a lot more content (including Descent) :)

[@sebastianpeters2523]

I would be happy for you if you can do this as your main profession. And if you will release more Descent content more frequently it will be a win-win situation for both of us ;-)

[@Sorastro]

+Sebastian Peters Absolutely Sebastian :)

[@sebastianpeters2523]

By the way I think the support of your channel will rise because of your Descent-series. The Descent-community is huge and with the awesome Road To Legend-App it will grow again. I just posted in the German Descent community about your work and hope to spread your support in Germany.

[@Sorastro]

+Sebastian Peters Thanks a lot Sebastian! I also believe that the Descent series could grow to become one of my more popular series; It's been frustrating trying to juggle multiple series alongside doing a tiring day job, but now I've handed in my resignation it won't be long until I'm able to build up the momentum of the series a bit more. Thanks again for helping spread the word!

[@attiladukai2121]

Thank you for all.

[@kfdan42]

Nice to see some more of your work, I'm only painting IA miniatures myself but seeing your methods for painting any figures has helped my own painting 100x. Thanks again!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you again! I really enjoyed the change of theme and pace when making this. But I'm also now having a blast working on Han Solo :)

[@leandroijanorodrigues9303]

THIS was the video which made me start miniature painting. Thanks for it!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Leandro! That makes me happy to hear 😀

[@ChitsandCats]

I am impressed both with your painting and with the fact that you make your own music. Well done, Sir!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I do enjoy working on the music :)

[@maxdingerr]

daaaaaaaaamnn dude, that's the absolute best syndrael paint I've ever seen, RESPECT

[@Sorastro]

+David ll Thank you David II! That's very kind :)

[@dirkrombauts7686]

I think I've said all of this before, but it bears repeating: you make it look so easy. Another excellently produced video, and I love the music and how it evokes well-known fantasy like GOT, LOTR, ...

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Dirk! You can probably tell I'm very steeped in the fantasy music genre :)

[@MoragTong_]

One of the most complete painting instructional videos I have seen. Fantastic work.

[@Sorastro]

That's very kind - thank you! :)

[@Bearprobe]

A tip for these Fantasy Flight miniatures that sometimes come with a bent sword or spear etc. And to make them straight again. Dip the weapon in boiling water for a few seconds. Straighten the weapon out and run it under cold water.. fixed.. :)

[@Sorastro]

+Bearprobe Good tip :)

[@DaveFallows]

Some of my zombies are full-on Smooth Criminal. I'm almost afraid to try this on them but there's no reason why it shouldn't work...

[@DaveFallows]

Yep. Worked a treat. I then went through the entire batch and straightened out all of the warped bases (which the larger monsters are notorious for).

[@carlitossama]

No words for this WONDERFULL job!!

[@Sorastro]

+carlitossama Thank you Carlitossama! Those words are good enough :)

[@severindrax]

So very stoked for this, because there's a ton of descent minis to paint (assuming you have all the expansions) in loads of different styles (the elementals in particular will be interesting) which means a ton more vids to watch. been painting for nearly 30 years now, and your videos are as inspirational as they are informative. thank you for making such great content sir!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much Severindrax! I do think this could be a very long-running series :)

[@jameslittle9832]

Thank you so much for doing these videos!!!! I am descending into the world of table top gaming and knew that I must also try mini painting as well. I really enjoy the step by step breakdown of your process and technique. I am a total beginner but feel confident in tackling this task armed with your amazing reference material. I appreciate the time and effort that you put into your videos, they are quite pleasing to watch.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much James! I really appreciate the kind feedback, and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@thebrewgeek]

I was just about finished painting the monsters from descent 2, when i saw your video. The heroes intimidated me, but after your vid, i went for it. I used shading and single level of highlight, and am very happy with how she turned out. I also finished the archer. Only a few more heroes left. Oh, but then theres all those darn expansions. Hahaha. The hero sculpts for the more recent expansions appear to have more detail. Thanks for the vids!!

[@09167]

This was very pleasing to watch while also being very informational, thank you

[@Sorastro]

+09167 Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Klaustafex]

Brother, You are such a skilled artist. I learn so much from every video you upload. I mostly use Army Painter and Vallejo paints. How ever, Every tutorial if you will that you publish can be applied to all that I have to work with as well. I would like to thank you for sharing your talents in this field. Again, Thank you.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks for the lovely comment Sam! I'm happy to hear the techniques are quite transferable :)

[@agnieszkaszy2395]

This is what KZbin was missing. Good video about painting Descent minis. I can't wait for more! :)

[@Sorastro]

+Agnieszka Szy Thank you Agnieszka! I will be returning to paint more Descent miniatures over the coming months :)

[@RylosGaming]

Just happened to buy Descent last week, so the timing of this video is perfect! New to painting miniatures, so this will be a godsend! :)

[@Sorastro]

Immaculate timing! :)

[@Wanderglobe]

So much detail but what a great finished product. i just ordered the game as a combination of something to play and a new winter hobby. This will get me started. Cheers.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! Have fun :D

[@bushibayushi]

As always, these tutorials are world class!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks (again) Bushibayushi :)

[@atari1777]

I have the first three expansions to to Descent Second Edition. Thank you for posting this video and all the others on the board game. I will be making a checklist for myself to make sure I have everything to make my figures as amazing as you did yours. Cheers! :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot atari1777! Have fun :)

[@gonzalovidal2608]

finally!!! a descent painting series! thanks a lot sorastro!

[@Sorastro]

You're welcome Gonazalo! It was the most requested game to paint on the questionnaire I put out (after Imperial Assault) so you asked for it :)

[@richardhill2828]

So are FF one of your patrons, almost tempted by this to buy descent but with 20 odd IA figures to paint just about avoided the temptation and will continue to support citadel paints as you release more I videos. This was a great video as always and impressed with the gold which is something I have struggled with

[@Sorastro]

+Richard Hill Thanks Richard! As far as I'm aware FFG aren't patrons (although I can see why you ask!). I chose Descent as it was the most requested game (after Imperial Assault) in the questionnaire, followed closely by Zombicide: Black Plague (which I can't wait to paint!). I must say, although it's a bit pricey, that Retributor Armour is rather awesome and definitely worth having :)

[@tntkhan1]

Awesome work! I am currently painting my Descent collection and loved seeing your work. Thanks for including the basing information also. it was something I have not yet done but was curious about.

[@Sorastro]

+tntkhan1 Thank you! It's extra work of course, but for the heroes at least I feel rebasing is definitely worth the effort :)

[@ciphernemo]

Excellent guide, thank you! Applies to all minis, universal techniques. Loved the detailed video.

[@Sorastro]

+ciphernemo Thank you sir! :)

[@Decado1628]

I really enjoyed your Star Wars painting videos. I am happy to see you have continued and look forward to your take on fantasy miniatures.

[@Sorastro]

+decado1628 Thank you Sir!

[@dreadknot69]

Amazing work, once again! And the production values are really through the roof....well done!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot dreadknot! I appreciate (all!) your kind words :)

[@Kaaby49]

Hello Sorastro. Thank you again for this excellent tutorial. I was eager to see something about Descent and these beginnings are promising! highly more ... Generally, your tutorials are very well filmed and the steps easy to reproduce.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Kaaby49! I'm really glad you find the steps easy to reproduce :)

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

Just picked this up for my Nephew and Nieces, they loved Hero's Quest and we just finished, they did wonderful. Excited to play Descent with them! I was looking at the characters and I thought I wanted to paint them right away, found this video right away thanks!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! 😀

[@ottofarkas5645]

I asked a friend what should I watch to learn to better pain miniatures (now starting the hobby) he showed me this. I absolutely loved it and will use the tips for sure :)

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you found the video useful :)

[@benjoe1993]

Other mini painting KZbinrs: "So, as you can see I fucked up by missing that one leaf but who cares, amirite?" Sorastro: "Take care to identify all the leaves on the base, as you might miss some. Just like I did, here." Amazing content

[@maxschmerz8213]

Wow, amazing video. Perfect instruction, agreeable voice, nice music... a must subscription. :) Now i only need colors, brushes, tools and... time.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Max! Yes.. time is important - some things can't be rushed! :)

[@dveenstra84]

Loved watching this come together. I only wish you had a video for every hero in the Descent 2 box.

[@Sorastro]

+Devon Veenstra Thank you Devon - both for the comment and for the patronage! It is my plan to cover each of the heroes then move onto the monsters and lieutenants. The next hero is due next month :)

[@SPBurt1]

Wow, very well done. Eagerly awaiting Ep. 2.

[@Sorastro]

+SPBurt1 Thank you!

[@luizsodre7343]

As always, a marvelous work

[@Sorastro]

+Luiz Sodré Thank you Luiz! :)

[@SPACENOMADMALEV]

Aww yeah ! You're the Man Sorastro !

[@Sorastro]

+Malev Da Shinobi Lol thanks Malev :)

[@rofelaki]

Thank you for being an inspiration to get into this hobby. It is hard not to support someone doing something so passionately :) Keep it up!

[@Sorastro]

+thanos chatz Thanks so much Thanos! I really appreciate that :)

[@DeeNiall]

Another amazing tutorial Sorastro! I bought IA because of these tutorials and now you're tempting me to buy Descent! :D

[@Sorastro]

Thank you DeeNiall!

[@Hendar23]

Voice. So soothing.

[@JC-bl8de]

Another wonderful tutorial. Incredibly professional. I'm a bit stumped though as I own a number of Vallejo paints and I've tried looking up the equivalent paints but can't quite find them. I have found about 11 equivalents. Looking forward painting my copy of Descent and using the same techniques on my copy of Myth and Shadows of Brimstone.

[@Sorastro]

+Jason Christie Thanks Jason! I confess I don't know the Vallejo range very well so can't really advise.. I might suggest that if you bought just one Citadel paint (if you can access them) it would be the Retributor Armour; it's quite a new release and somewhat pricey but a really fabulous color! Hmm you remind me that I still need to paint my SoB minis one day..

[@andysimmons2648]

This is an excellent video tutorial. Thank you very much for creating it.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much Andy! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@LazyProphet42]

Masterful. Truly excellent work.

[@Sorastro]

+mehcromancer Many thanks! :)

[@pubetsartnarong965]

Good music and best painting skill. I thing this is the perfect video for tutorial

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Pubets!

[@urzukbruk]

great job! excellent painted miniature and great quality video, my sincere congratulations, I can only say I'm looking forward to the next job

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Urzukbruk! I'll keep them coming :)

[@thomasdimitriadis2867]

I am addicted. Thank you!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - thanks Thomas :)

[@snazzyjoe72]

Thanks for sharing this awesome video. You've inspired me to have a go at painting my own Descent minis, I can't wait for the next instalment!

[@Sorastro]

+Joe Glover Thanks Joe! I'm looking forward to making the next one :)

[@snazzyjoe72]

+Sorastro's Painting Any word on which figure might be next? I noticed you had Jain Fairwood primed and ready to go in this video :)

[@Sorastro]

Hi Joe! I haven't actually decided yet.. It will definitely be one of the base-set heroes though (all of whom are primed and ready :) )

[@snazzyjoe72]

+Sorastro's Painting Excellent ... I'll be following along which ever one you choose. Good luck with your plans to go full time on this BTW. I think we'd all like to see you churning out a video each week !

[@Sorastro]

+Joe Glover Thanks Joe! That's the dream, and I might not be too far off achieving it if the Patreon support continues to grow :)

[@liraren89]

Just found this channel and the quality of the videos are amazing! I am looking forward to more descent videos! :)

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Christian! More will follow :)

[@Jonnyp96]

Very impressive Sorastro, great tutorial video! Subscribed!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot John!

[@GlennNoy]

Your IA stuff was fantastic, and now Descent too? Just brilliant! Patreon here I come!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Glen! The Descent videos will be pretty slow coming to start with, but once I hit the next Patreon milestones I'll be able to give more time to them :)

[@GlennNoy]

+Sorastro's Painting No problem - it was a great change of pace. All the best for hitting your next milestone. I just signed up to help out a little.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks again Glenn!

[@cubiclelord]

This video was fantastic. Thank you very much for showing your techniques!

[@Sorastro]

You're welcome Jeremy! Thanks for the comment :)

[@cogollo1974again]

I hope you'll ne able to produce more videos for Descent after summer, now that this will become your main job. I also wish you luck with Patreon and hope you can keep producing more of these amazing videos.

[@Sorastro]

+Jose Luis Meseguer Thanks a lot Jose! That's my hope too :)

[@Ceahorse]

I learned a lot from watching this video. I have actually never painted a figure.. and this is the only board game I play these days. I would love to paint all my Decent figures half as well as you painted this one. I　ｍｉｇｈｔ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｏｕｔ　ａｎｄ　ｇｅｔ　ｍｅ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｇｅａｒ

[@Sorastro]

+Chris Illssbilsworth Thanks Chris! There's no turning back once you start playing with painted minis :)

[@Mark-OutWest]

Excellent job, just outstanding. I look forward to purchasing your music. I would love to see a series of tutorials like this, but using fewer paints. This series of 7 videos uses 69 Citadel paint colors (if I counted correctly), and a couple Vallejos. That's $300 in paint and we still haven't seen all the monsters get painted. I would love to get all these paints and mirror your results, but at this price it's just not realistic for me. If this was a dozen paints and a couple washes that would be great.

[@trive75]

An Amazing tutorial and very useful … thank to you now I have a wonderfull Syndrael!!! I hope you'll find the time to complete the Descent pack!!!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I'm happy to hear your Syndrael turned out well! I've produced a set of 6 PDF guides on Patreon for some of the other Descent minis and will be continuing the videos soon with the Shadow Dragons :)

[@TheFoxx82]

Excellent and well explained. Thanks!

[@Sorastro]

+TheFoxx82 Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it 😀

[@maxmax4866]

You are a Paint GOD! Just finished my Syndrael following your guide and for my first mini ever, i'm more than impressed! Thank you for all the detailed steps :) Next episode coming out soon? Can't wait. Which hero will you be painting if i may ask!

[@Sorastro]

+Max Max Thank you Max Max! I'm very happy your Syndrael came out well! I'm going to do Leoric next and should be ready around late May :)

[@abnreis]

Nice, keep the descent painting guides coming, now I can paint my miniatures and giving them a proper look :) Just a small note, not sure if anyone mentioned yet but you forgot the Sotek Green color on the list of paints used.

[@Sorastro]

+abnreis Thanks abnreis and well spotted! I've now added it to the list in the video description :)

[@_ClericalError_]

Ooh, I've been waiting quite a while for a proper Descent painting series! Keep it up sir! Would like twice if I could!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Christopher! I'll do my best to keep it up :)

[@tonydethridge7386]

Looking forward to seeing more decent painting guides, really enjoy your videos very inspiring and easy to follow 😊

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Tony :)

[@mikejonesnoreally]

Simply fantastic.... and a project I already own. I had to rewind the video on several occasions as it was easy (and quite pleasant) to get .... lost. Subscribed. (I know, duh.)

[@Sorastro]

Thank you!

[@AegisJosh]

Once I was going to ask you politely to do a Descent guide, and of course you just went ahead and did it anyways! :D Looking forward to how you will paint all the other figures. Especially the awesome monsters :)

[@Sorastro]

+AegisJosh Lol thanks AegisJosh :) I'm looking forward to painting more Descent, but it might be a while as Zombicide: Black Plague is also now competing for my attention :)

[@southconwayNH]

Beautifully done. I've been painting minis since 1982 and still learned some new ideas from watching this video. A couple of questions for you: 1) why do you put the new base on top of another base? 2) Do you ever prime your minis with black?

[@Sorastro]

+Bill Edmunds Thank you very much Bill! 1) I don't, but I can see that that is how it looks now you mention it! That's just how the Microart bases look. 2) Yes I often prime in black, but for generally bright-coloured minis like this I might choose white :)

[@southconwayNH]

Ah, okay. Could the "bottom" base be removed?

[@Sorastro]

+Bill Edmunds Hmm I've never tried it actually so wouldn't like to say with certainty but I would imagine so :)

[@DaveFallows]

My Syndrael is SUPER-DEFORMED. It's as if her upper torso has been glued onto the hips at the wrong angle/rotation. As well as this there is a lot of the curved detail lacking down her left greave, as if someone has handled her when not set. I'm going to have to warm her up in hot water before cutting her in half (being careful not to slice through the cape). I'll likely need some modeling putty of some kind to carefully fill any gaps as I glue her back together. I suppose I could practice all of this with some blu tack first. I may even try recasting the design down her greave with the same putty. I've never done anything like that before but I guess I can do this repeatedly on some paper first before lifting and applying a design I'm happy with?

[@wjvandenbergh]

Love it. I am going to try and follow the colours as you do on my second Descent collection. My first I did as I did my Warhammer Fantasy Army: with whatever caught my fancy! :D

[@DiceHard]

You've really outdone yourself with the music this time. Magnificent! :)

[@Sorastro]

+Samurai Rabbit Thanks mate! I appreciate that.

[@Timberella3003]

+Samurai Rabbit Agreed! I half expected to hear the IA transition music employed between stages.

[@DiceHard]

+Sorastro's Painting keep up the good work :)

[@jlmoncat5091]

OMG God has sent me this channel!!!! XD Thanks so much. Nice nice painting! I will start painting my descent miniatures tomorrow! Greetings from Spain

[@Sorastro]

Lol - thank you!

[@lonewolfmfp]

hi Sorastro!this is an amazing and in detail work!!!!!! congratulations!!!!!!!! can please tell me which is the song that is heard in 6:50(Shading) ..thanks a alot..

[@Sorastro]

+Antonio Xalilis Hi Antonio! Thanks a lot! I composed all of the music myself :)

[@brasstwig5000]

Please make more of these they are really great

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Cpt.Oink! It will be a couple of months until the next episode but I WILL be continuing the series :)

[@brasstwig5000]

Thank you

[@Tk5869]

Wow, and again an outstanding figure with an outstanding piece of music. You are about to excel yourself and Im looking forward to the next figure and music. I didn´t reckon with a Descent Figure and I was positive surprised. Its a refreshing new genre. Now you are covering almost all interesting genres, SciFi, Horror, Fantasy and so on...Im curious how it would look if you paint a DreadBall Team from "Mantic".

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much TK! I always appreciate your feedback. Dreadball hasn't really been on my radar tbh and with so many amazing games waiting to be painted it might not make it, but who knows... :)

[@RangerAimee]

You truly are amazing.

[@Sorastro]

+RangerAimee Thank you Aimee! That's very kind :)

[@shawnstauffer3948]

Great work! Would love to see you continue the Descent miniatures! Subscribed!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Shawn! I will be continuing the series :)

[@tarikkadhim]

Excellent tutorial.You have set the bar in miniature painting tutorials. As you may not get round to finishing the zombicide minis, in particular the survivors, how about a suggestion on base coats and highlights for certain minis. I find that choosing colours a difficult process, especially if I want to recreate the colour scheme on the character cards.

[@Sorastro]

+Tarik Kadhim Thanks Tarik! I'll see what I can do RE a color guide for the Zombicide survivors; I'm just so busy atm :/

[@shoruk]

Now I finally realize why there are so many shades... mixing them for the armour really portrays what the shades actually do.. wow... I was just using the same shade (nuln oil) for everything :)...

[@ExBruinsFan]

+Kurosh Nahavandi It's to sell more pots of paint.

[@danieldantas7553]

What an incredible tutorial! Please continue :)

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Daniel! I will :)

[@rubenblazquez8181]

Awesome, really awesome! And very interesting to know how to paint de armor.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Ruben! I'm happy you like it :)

[@gjdakin]

Great Tutorial! I just finished painting Syndrael with your tutorial. It was really easy to understand so she turned out quite well even though this was my first paint-job ever! The part I struggled with the most were the highlights as I was often unsure about the parts that I had to highlight. Btw. your videos have a crazy good quality. Everything from the camera work to the soundtrack and explanation is top notch! I wanted to suggest something that could maybe improve the videos a little bit further. It would be really cool if you could link high resolution pictures from 3 or 4 angles after each step of painting so that we can be sure about the parts we have to paint. It may be too much of trouble though and I completely understand if this would be too much of a bother.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much for the kind words and for the helpful suggestion! In my more recent videos I have been making more of a conscious effort to give the miniature a full spin after each main colour so viewers can hopefully see more clearly exactly where to place the paint; hopefully this will negate the need to take additional still shots at each stage (which would add a fair bit to the production time). :)

[@homelessjoe]

Holy crap, my dream just came true! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Joseph! Happy Thanksgiving to you :)

[@IIIDamoclesIII]

Great video! Hope to see more descent painting :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Patrick! There will be more when I can :)

[@brianleclaire5886]

Great video and once again love the music. Dammit now I'm going to have to pick up Descent. I saw some nice scenery pieces in there too

[@Sorastro]

+Brian LeClaire Cheers Brian!

[@jamesivan2877]

Great videos! I was intimated but after watching these I'm going to go for it. Thank you very much for these great videos.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot James! I really appreciate that 😀

[@jamesivan2877]

Your welcome. I recently started playing mini figure games with my son and painting the figures will help his interest and give me relaxing hobby. I only hope to have a fraction of your results! Very skilled.

[@Sorastro]

What a beautiful way to spend time with your son! :)

[@nevahgiveup3574]

Descent. Awesome.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you.

[@Heldermaior]

Great video. THanks. One question, why do you use the premade washes? Isn't it the same as making your own by diluting the normal paint more?

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I use the pre-made washes because they really are NOT like just diluting paint :)

[@LlaneRost]

Hope to see more videos for Descent to come :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks! I hope to make more too, just might be a while (really hoping to get more Patreon support so I can change my day job to just creating videos)

[@stugod1982]

Just finished painting my syndrael and it came up amazing thanks to your guide. Looking forward to more descent videos, when can we expect more? Thanks for your hard work 😊

[@Sorastro]

+Stuart Filth Thanks a lot Stuart! I'm happy your Syndrael came out well. I'm aiming to produce the next episode in April :)

[@Cabilis66]

Fantastic video mate, the mini came out superb. I have a Descent 2nd edition ordered now :p

[@Sorastro]

Thanks mate! Glad you like it :)

[@Belzebub1978]

As always amazing. Thanks so much for your work!

[@Sorastro]

You're welcome Belzebub! I appreciate your comments and glad you liked this one :)

[@LarsSteckel]

would love to see more of descent painting :)

[@Sorastro]

+Lars Steckel Thanks Lars! I'm looking forward to making more :)

[@mathieuferradou5471]

Thank you Sorastro. I just followed your guidelines and painted my first miniature for Descent. The result is not as good as yours (I fumbled with the Coelia shade at the end for the eyes), but it's satisfying enough. Can't wait to see how you will paint the monsters.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Mathieu! :)

[@Pitsenberg]

Following (as well as I can) your steps here, and I wonder, when shading do you mix the washes with a bit of water? Or use them straight from the bottle?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Fran! I don't thin the shades with water at all. If I do thin them with anything it will be with Lahmian Medium and I'll always say how much to use :)

[@jasonschwab811]

Next tutorial coming soon? I thought I read April. I'm about to try this for the very first time! You do make it look easy!

[@Sorastro]

+Jason Schwab Hi Jason! Yes.. I'm half way through shooting Leoric; the video should be complete in two weeks :)

[@Archelaous]

Beautiful work with this miniature! Thank you for the excellent instruction. I particularly appreciate how you explained the purposes behind each step. As a painting noob, I started out by painting the Descent monsters, but am still building up the nerve to work on the heroes, as they are more detailed. Your instruction will go a long way toward allowing me to make that step. Thanks! Will there be additional videos for the other Descent minis?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Brian! Yes I will be continuing the series - the next episode will most likely arrive April :)

[@patrikalmblad]

Wondering about starting to start painting all of my Descent characters, always scared to start because they are so damn many, well have to start somewhere. I was also surprised how many colors were actually needed to do all the layers, but I guess the colors is sufficient for many painting section. Guess your video gave me the inspiration I were needing to get to the final push, but it don't look hard for one who can I guess. Will visit my local Games Workshop and see the price for these colors and start painting away :)

[@Sorastro]

+Patrik Almblad Hi Patrik! Thanks for the comment. I agree there is a daunting number of minis for this game, but I think a sensible first goal might be to just get the base heroes painted up. That would already be pretty cool (since they're the minis you'd be seeing the most in the game whilst the enemies come and go) Then we can start chipping away at the monsters :)

[@BLDTHEGAMER]

Amazing video. I'd love to see you tackle some minis like Rum and Bones, Massive Darkness, Battlelore, Runewars board game and maybe something which I feel may be more challenging like the little minis from Kemet. However, my question to you is where did you get bases for your minis? I'd like to buy them. Also when you drilled into miniature how did you know where to place it on the base? What method did you use? Little mark on base or something? One last thing I use Vallejo paints are there compatible paints from those of citadel? What adhesive did you use to stick mini so you can paint? Lots of questions I know but looking at these high quality videos is like being in school maestro.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I have actually done a couple of videos for Runewars which you can find here: kzbin.info/aero/PL6xOeNhrVj9tc5b7aUa8IYr-e6aHcKOEV -There should be a link to the bases in the video description but I'll paste it here too: shop.microartstudio.com/ancient-bases-round-25mm-5-p-882.html -To place the minis I just held the figure over the base to work out where to drill, then started drilling, although you could also mark the spot if it helps. -Yes you can freely mix Vallejo and Citadel paints (I do all the time!) - To stick the mini down I use white tack (poster putty) I hope this helps! :)