Sorastro's Descent Painting Guide Ep.2: Leoric

[@deinok]

Either Sindrael and Leoric are oustandingly good paintings, seriously extremely good technique. I wish you the best in your future videos. Amazing.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much Xavier! I'm improving along with everyone else :)

[@666lupine666]

I often admire the work of online painters, yourself included. this is the first time that I am jealous. this one came out as more than the sum of it's parts. congratulations.

[@Sorastro]

+WartimeConsigliere Thank you so much! That's very kind :)

[@Batterybrain]

The music for this episode is SOOOO good! Congratulations mate, your production value is getting better and better with every episode. I didn't think that was possible.

[@Sorastro]

+Murray Britton Thank you so much Murray! I really enjoyed working on the music for this one :)

[@mattnerdy7236]

Hey Sorastro, this is probably my favorite video. I bet I have watched it a dozen times. The music is truely epic. I think for me it shows the way you highlight the miniature. The gems are fantastic and the little white details that you do. Thanks Sorastro & have a great day.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Matt! I remember really enjoying working on this episode :)

[@MarkYale]

Brilliant approach to the white! Thanks for another fantastic video.

[@Sorastro]

+Curtis Delaney Thank you Curtis! I stumbled across your own Leoric a while ago and thought it was amazing!

[@MarkYale]

Why, thank you. 😃

[@VRListic]

LOVE the Descent SERIES..Thank you

[@Sorastro]

+VRListic Thank you!

[@Belzebub1978]

As always this are the best and most professinal paint tutorials on the Internet. love it!

[@Sorastro]

+Belzebub1978 Thanks man! I always appreciate your input :)

[@michaeljdauben]

It's great to see another Decent video! I liked the varying blue-green colors of the robes. It looks really nice on the finished model.

[@Sorastro]

+Michael D'Auben Thank you Michael! As usual I was just trying to do justice to the wonderful character art with those colour choices :)

[@sageeidolon6817]

Love your Star Wars videos, but got super excited to see Descent figures! You have a great talent for both painting and instruction.

[@Sorastro]

+Sage Eidolon Thank you very much Sage! Descent does have a lovely range of miniatures that I'm looking forward to covering :)

[@arleebean]

Your tutorials are so inspiring! Thanks so much for showing your process in such a professional way.

[@Sorastro]

+[chit]Chat Thank you! You're most welcome :)

[@maxweilbacher7367]

Extraordinary paintjob! The shading of the white parts was incredible! Now I have to get more colors and shades to try this on my own Leoric. Thanks for making these videos, they are pure inspiration! I have noticed a serious increase of my painting skills since I found out about your channel! Keep up the good work! Can't wait for Ep. 3 of descent!

[@Sorastro]

+Max Weilbächer Thanks so much Max! I'm glad you're finding the videos useful :)

[@leontiefmodell650]

Great work - as always. I found the skin painting in this one particularly great. Applying a base skin color, then darken it with shade, only to apply the same base color again to layout the highlights (which is now brighter due to the shading) seems like a great trick. Thanks for this!

[@womblissimo6666]

Again an excellent video --- I was a bit critical in an earlier video of your treatment of shading on lighter areas ... I feel now that you are treating them as beautifully as all your other areas -- well done again Maestro. I went out and bought a whole bunch of paints just the other day and started priming my little minis - you have made me want to take up this hobby - Hat off again.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Linton! I appreciate that :)

[@ronjodway3521]

Yay! you're back! Again, another great tutorial showing some really advanced techniques made easy. I recommend your channel to all my friends new to painting and veterans getting back into it!

[@Sorastro]

+Ron Jodway Thanks a lot Ron! I'm going to be producing painting videos full time from September (thanks to Patreon funding) so you're going to see a LOT more videos from me soon :)

[@jaimyyelvingtonmusic]

Awesome job! I lvoe the Descent videos.

[@Sorastro]

+JayNerdy Thanks Jay! Glad you like 'em :)

[@bambua]

Absolutely fabulous, I love how you make your tutorials accessible to all skill levels and talk about ways you can take it further. I'm just getting back into painting again (I think my paint is 2 bottle styles ago from citadel and mostly dried up which is a shame since they are not cheap!) Keep up the great work!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much Richard! I appreciate the feedback :)

[@Superslemmet]

Just have to say superb videos! I dunno specifically what you did or said, but I looked through a few of the Descent series videos, started using paint medium (instead of only trying to work with water) and got some stuff to change the shine of paints, and my painting quality has improved immensely! This is from someone who has been painting figures on and off (for fun) for the last 20 years! Thanks a lot! :)

[@Sorastro]

Hi Per! Thanks a lot - I'm happy to hear your painting has improved :)

[@crazystikbot1062]

Just painted Leoric! My first non-warhammer miniature. Working on a small scale was tedious and messy at times, but I’ve ended up with a decent (or Descent ;-)) outcome. First proper highlighting I’ve done. Came out okay! Amazing tutorial, thank you very much!

[@artismensa707]

The first descent video you did got me into painting. Now I have imperial assault and I'm halfway through it, I thank you so much

[@Sorastro]

+Venatus Orbis Thanks Venatus! I'm always happy to hear my videos have helped someone get into this wonderful hobby :)

[@gonzalovidal893]

amazing video! i'll be able to paint my second hero after syndrael with this. i loved how you approached the white areas, i would have never thought of that. more descent please!

[@Sorastro]

+Gonzalo Vidal Thank you Gonzalo! I will be producing quite a lot more Descent tutorials this year :)

[@Jibef01]

Wow! This one is really well done! I love the color contrast between the blue and the yellow. Your painting video are really instructing! Thank you! :D

[@danieldantas7553]

Amazing, Sorastro! Looking forward to more videos on the Descent series. I am such a fan of your work! Great job :D

[@Sorastro]

+Daniel Dantas Thanks a lot Daniel! Much appreciated :)

[@Ollienorth05]

Even though I don't own the Descent game, I really enjoyed watching this. You always give good advices/techniques that can be applied to numerous other minis. I particularly enjoyed the work you did on the book and the highlights you gave to the robe. Great work. :D

[@Sorastro]

+Ollienorth05 Thank you very much Ollie! I'm glad you got something out of the video even though you don't own the mini :)

[@marcyablon9443]

thank you for showing more than I have been and to start painting the figures I already primed .

[@Sorastro]

+Marc Yablon You're welcome Marc! Thanks for the comment. I will be doing a lot more work on the Descent minis in the coming months.. :)

[@Luckmann]

Absolutely love this. I'm going to be following your tutorials slavishly when I finally start painting.

[@Sorastro]

+Luckmann Thank you Luckmann! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@michaelj2276]

You know I have to say that one of the things I love most about these videos is that you don't use an airbrush. As someone for whom that's just not practical, it's very discouraging to watch professional painters whip out an airbrush to do a good portion of their foundational work. So - thank you for sticking with rattle cans and paintbrushes!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Michael! I do actually now have an airbrush and I may do the occasional video with it in the future but I I know lots of people don't have one so will keep most of my videos air-brush free to remain inclusive :)

[@HeroesBosses]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@Sorastro]

+Heroes & Bosses Thanks a lot! :)

[@PrimeGenetics]

27:28 i was so into this tutorial ,i tried to catch him like it was in my desk hahah .Really nice tutorials.Thanks for sharing :D

[@Sorastro]

+HisamoliaStomatela Thanks Hisamolia :)

[@califax512]

Great work! Looking forward to see more descent videos, it is very few of them online. Especially interested in Shadow Dragons, since I have no idea how to add variety to the bigger areas of the skin on the miniature

[@Sorastro]

+califax512 Thank you califax512! I'm also looking forward to tackling the larger monsters from Descent :)

[@jacobaaboe8047]

Really great video. You really inspired me to start painting my Descent minis though I havn't painted much. Hope you still consider doing more of the Descent minis. I will be watching closely :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Jacob! You may be happy to hear I will be producing the next hero video a bit later this month, and one or two Descent videos each month after that :)

[@jacobaaboe8047]

Uh nice. I'll be looking forward to that very much.

[@homelessjoe]

Woohoo, I've been trying to be patient. Well worth the wait!

[@Sorastro]

+Joseph Lynn Thanks Joseph for your patience and the comment :)

[@rubenblazquez8181]

Great job! Really awesome painting! Thanks for the videos and keep going. Cheers from Spain!

[@Sorastro]

+Ruben Blazquez Thanks a lot Ruben! :)

[@LarsSteckel]

very nice job! your descent tutorials started me painting, thanks a lot for that :)

[@Sorastro]

+Lars Steckel Thank you Lars!

[@dannysunnypl]

Great tutorial, awesome work! I'm going to start this miniature today.

[@Sorastro]

+dannysunnypl Thanks mate! Enjoy :)

[@dffarias]

Great work. I've learned a lot from your videos.

[@Sorastro]

+Daniel Farias Thank you Daniel! I'm happy to hear that :)

[@KelRiever]

Well done! I know this is old, but still a good one. Painting my own Leoric and Grisban for my son's Descent game :). Not the same level of detail but every little color combo helps and you make excellent videos.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you're finding the videos useful 🙂

[@antonyc2307]

Amazing stuff as always!

[@Sorastro]

+Anton C Thank you Anton!

[@halogu117]

Love your tutorials! Thanks so much.

[@Sorastro]

+Jeff Phillips Thank you Jeff!

[@Adamslee72]

A very nice clean paint job very inspiring indeed thanks for the share 😎

[@Sorastro]

+Faron Adams Thank you Faron! I'm glad you like it :)

[@mathieu399]

I love it so much !! Please make more characters of Descent ^^

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Mathieu! I will be making monthly Descent videos from September :)

[@Icue80]

You are the best!! Thanks for your videos!!!

[@Sorastro]

+Icue That's very kind (I don't think I am but I'll accept the compliment :) )

[@grunbel]

Magnifique travail !

[@Sorastro]

+grunbel Merci!

[@nspinicelli]

I just finally got my materials to use as xmas presents, so I'm ready to paint. Painting videos don't do the small size justice, holy crap! I need to shrink down to do this hahahah. Makes me appreciate fine work even more. Also, I found some of your advertisement cards at Game Night Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, next to their painting supplies, it brought a smile to my face.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! And wow - I didn't know I had advertisement cards! :D

[@Fissi0nChips]

Top notch as usual.

[@Sorastro]

+Apocrypha2012 Thanks mate! :)

[@matthewsmith7606]

2 Questions: - Why do you use layer paints for the skin instead of a base paint? - Do these mini's not need a primer? Or did you already do one (if so which color?) Thanks! They look great!

[@ASHRAMY6K]

So amazing, keep on, more descent :D

[@Sorastro]

+ASHRAMY6K Thanks Ash! I'll keep them coming :)

[@juanpabloveredas2315]

amazing job ur an artist!

[@Sorastro]

That's very kind! Thank you Juan :D

[@theredstonefortress]

What is next for Imperial Assault? I'd love to see you do Lando Calrissian who's a booster pack from the new Bespin Gambit

[@Sorastro]

+Oliver Redford Hi Oliver! I'm doing the rebel sabs next but will probably hit Lando soon after that :)

[@theredstonefortress]

+Sorastro's Painting Thank you sir

[@waylowsworkshop]

Another master piece

[@Sorastro]

+Waylow's Workshop Thank you again sir!

[@Artemisth]

Yay! Another video!

[@Sorastro]

Hoorah! (And thanks :) )

[@rexiusj]

Wow man! If I ever even get half as good as you! Lol! Thank you for the video. I'm new to painting minis. This was most impressive!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Jon! I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)

[@gwendalheas805]

Finally, a new model of Descent! Again, very good tutorial and beautiful painting. will you also monsters? strongly next video!

[@Sorastro]

+Gwendal Heas Thank you Gwendal! Yes I will also cover the monsters :)

[@hojaverde5265]

nice as always!

[@Sorastro]

+José Pizarro Thanks José :)

[@craigclifford5347]

These videos continue to inspire! Just finished my Blood Rage set and moving to Descent very soon, any chance we'll be seeing more in this series?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Craig! Yes I'm planning some more Descent in the not-to-distant future :)

[@craigclifford5347]

Excellent, hope it's the merriod - that thing has me slightly concerned haha

[@mrcolinpw]

great tutorial, loved the music, is it availiable for download (would be ideal as backgroung while painting)

[@Sorastro]

+Colin Wilson Thank you Colin! I'll be compiling an album of fantasy-themed music for release once I have enough material :)

[@Tanis161]

Hello, because of your videos I felt more confident to attempt to paint my Descent figures. I was curious if you had plans to do more tutorials. Otherwise I will attempt to fly solo, or wait based on your plans, just loved your videos.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Tanis! As I've now quit my day job I am going to be covering 1 or 2 Descent minis every month from September; I'm planning to get through the base-set heroes to begin with then move on to the monsters and lieutenants and expansions :)

[@Tanis161]

Awesome, I will hold off on painting then and wait patiently for your assistance ;) Although I hopefully can modify it a bit while adopting your techniques / suggestions, since those paints sure are expensive. I bought exactly the colors you listed for the first 2 heroes.

[@alissonbispo9799]

Just perfect!! But i would like to see more Descent videos

[@Sorastro]

+José Alisson Abreu Bispo Thank you José! I'm editing the next Descent video right now :) (facebook.com/Sorastro/posts/1311669145534249:0)

[@thatPUNKdude]

When I paint I occasionally get a tiny clumpy ball of paint forming at the very tip of my dentist brushes. This makes painting very fine area of my miniature more difficult. Do you know what is causing this and what I can do to fix it?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Hmm I'm not sure to be honest. Perhaps try thinning your paints a little more? :)

[@thatPUNKdude]

Sorastro's Painting ok I'll give it a shot. I think it's just the paint drying quickly and forming the small clump.

[@Superslemmet]

I get that too, especially when thinning my paint with water. I doesn't happen with GW paint medium though, but medium is more for making the paint more transparent, it doesn't thin it. Might try thinning with airbrush thinner, though that might dissolve the glue in the brush. I just carefully remove the lump with my fingers if I get them.

[@biebeldebom]

You really do an excellent job helping us on the way. Will you be doing all the descent 2.0 heroes?

[@Sorastro]

+biebeldebom Thank you! I will be producing a lot more Descent videos from September and will be finishing all six base heroes then moving on to other heroes, monsters and lieutenants :)

[@yuripanko6311]

Awesome! Before getting Descent I used to think that these minis are the same size as dnd ones. But they are so tiny. You are great at painting. Can you please recommend any good base sprays?

[@Sorastro]

+Yuri Panko Thank you Yuri! For white I quite like Citadel's Corax White spray (it's actually an off white, but gives quite nice coverage). Although I now do all of my priming with a air brush.

[@leonn54]

greetings. i am kind of late to the party but thanks for this.very inspiring and useful for a returning painter like me. i shall be viewing your tutorials avidly from now on. a side question,is the brilliant music in the background available anywhere? cheers and thanks again.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Leonn! I'm aiming to begin releasing the music next year (it needs a fair bit of editing and will have to be properly mastered before I release it into the wild) :)

[@japadie]

Absolutely awesome!!! Are you continuing uploading videos for descent?? Specially the heroes (Yes, please....). I want to buy it on september and I can´t play a boardgame if it´s not painted an love your style. Thanks for your job.

[@japadie]

Thanks!!! That will be great

[@Sorastro]

+japadie :)

[@japadie]

One last thing. I observed that you used "Testors dullcoat" wich i presume it´s varnish. Do you recomend it for all boardgames like zombicide? Is it dangerous for the mini or can it spoil it? And do you use it with every single mini on the game or just the heroes? sorry for disturbig you. and thanks.

[@Sorastro]

+japadie No problem! Yes I use Dulcote on all my minis; I've never had any problems with it :)

[@ilujito1192]

Great video !! Thanks a lot ! Really like your Descent videos !! Can't wait for the next one :)(side note: wondering if the "products used" list is correct)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Ilu! And doh! What did I get wrong this time? :)

[@ilujito1192]

My guess is that the "left side" is coming from Syndrael's video :) (it mentions some colors not in that video like retributor armour, golden griffon ..., averland sunset is mentioned twice, no mention of cadian fleshtone...) Note that it doesn't change a bit of what I said / think : those videos are awesome !! I'm a huge fan!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I really appreciate being told about errors like this. Thanks again :)

[@paintalist4391]

Hi Sorastro, I will begin my comment with the usual chorus of praise :) Great work. Background music, cut and painting are amazing as always. Now a question. Can you make a special episode one day where you just present your working utensils like brushes, pallets, lamps and so on? That would be very helpful. Greetings Paintalist

[@Sorastro]

+Paintalist Thank you sir! Absolutely; I'm planning on doing some behind-scenes type videos later this year so you'll get to see my tiny studio, equipment etc. :)

[@sealslayer]

Beautiful work, I’ve just started painting my descent figures. May I ask what brushes you use for the very fine work?

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I think I actually stuck with the Rosemary & Co. Series 33 size 2 (or maybe 1?) - it was quite a long time ago! :)

[@sealslayer]

That’s great, thank you for taking the time to reply.

[@Sorastro]

No problem! :)

[@leeandrews9995]

Outstanding work...have you thought about releasing any of these video's as a DVD collection?

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Lee! I hadn't actually thought about it to be honest :)

[@richardklug822]

Absolutely astounding work! But I always wonder why you risk damaging your finished pieces by re-basing them last, instead of doing it at the beginning?

[@Sorastro]

+Richard Klug Thank you Richard! That is an excellent observation! You're completely right and I would recommend removing the base before painting. The reason I do it later is simply to get cleaner transitional shots for the overview sequence :)

[@DaveBrunoAnimation]

Im having a problem where my brushes keep getting ruined with paint, even if they seem clean after using water. Whats the best way to clean your brushes so they dont get ruined? Does Paint Thinner help with that?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Dave! I think avoiding letting paint get into the ferrule is the main thing that helps prevent the brush from "splitting". :)

[@naldi3923]

Love your descent and black plague videos! Will you be painting up the black plague promos soon?

[@Sorastro]

+N Aldi Thank you! I've not actually received mine yet so am not sure when I'll get to them.. :)

[@patmacrotch5611]

LOL. I had just started painting this mini when u released this video!

[@Sorastro]

+Pat MaCrotch Immaculate timing :)

[@patmacrotch5611]

Here are a couple of mine. I'm not that good yet. imgur.com/8pikup4 I'm new, got a bunch of paint though lol

[@Sorastro]

+Pat MaCrotch Wow - looking good Pat!

[@patmacrotch5611]

Sorastro's Painting Mind answering a few questions? How do you go about getting good clean, straight lines when using very thinned down paints? For areas like the leather pouches and straps on Leoric do you use thicker paint? When painting small areas like that, it is hard for me to paint small straight lines or paint hard edges, the paint just doesn't stay put. This also applies in areas where two colors meat on the mini and there isn't a hard detail separating the colors. The paint moves too much when thin. (I make sure to ensure my brush isn't over loaded.I often drain the whole brush and reload after mixing paint for instance.) Any suggestions? Thanks for the compliment also!

[@Sorastro]

Hi Pat! Yes.. I think for areas like those thin straps etc. using a slightly thicker mix is the way to go. It sounds like you're already doing your best not to overload the brush; I don't know what kind you're using, but a good quality brush will also make a big difference when it comes to controlling the flow of paint :)

[@Beardybaby865]

Awesome video tutorial sir! This is probably a silly question but 1. Do you use two different same size brushes to do the hands and the other same size brush for the robe? 2. If you only have one brush for all of the different base colors, do you need to do complete brush wash between colors or does rinsing them off with warm water do the trick? I was just curious because this was going to be my very first attempt at painting figures in general and I was just worried about changing colors or if I need to buy more brushes, thank you sir!

[@Sorastro]

Hi Nicholas! I'm pretty sure I just used one brush for this whole mini (a Windsor & Newton Series 7 Size 1) and I just rinse the brush clean using cold water from my water pot between colors. This is quite a tricky mini to paint if it's your first - had you considered painting Syndrael first as she's a fair bit easier? :)

[@Beardybaby865]

+Sorastro's Painting that is true, I probably will start with her, but you do such a good job, I should at least be able to make it look half as good lol

[@Sorastro]

Just keep those hands resting on a surface - especially for the finer details - and hold the brush pretty close to the brush end and I'm sure you'll do great :)

[@Jamiewalker2097]

a complete list of all 101 paints used in the series. VMC = Vallejo model colour VGC = Vallejo game colour SC= Scale colour Abaddon Black Administratum Grey Aggrax Earthshade Altdorf Guard Blue Athonian Camoshade Auric Armour Gold Averland Sunset Balor Brown Biel-Tan Green Black (VMC) Blue Green (VMC) Bugman's Glow Cadian Fleshtone Caledor Sky Calgar Blue Caliban Green Carroburg Crimson Casandora Yellow Castellan Green Celestra Grey Ceramite White Coelia Greenshade Cold Grey (VGC) Dark Sea Blue (VMC) Dawnstone Death World Forest Drakenhof Nightshade Druchii Violet Escorpena Green (VGC) Eshin Grey Evil Sunz Scarlet Fire Dragon Bright Flash Gitz Yellow Flayed One Flesh Genestealer Purple Ger. C. Orange Ochre (VMC) German Grey (VMC) Golden Griffon Gorthor Brown Green Fluo (VMC) Green Grey (VMC) Hoeth Blue Inktense Black (SC) Inktense Violet (SC) Ivory (VMC) Jokaero Orange Karak Stone Kislev Flesh Lahmian Medium Lamentors Yellow Leadbelcher Liberator Gold Macragge Blue Mechanicus Standard Grey Mephiston Red Moot Green Mournfang Brown Naggaroth Night Nuln Oil Nurgling Green Ogryn Camo Old Rust (SW) Orange Rust (SW) Pallid Wych Flesh Rakarth Flesh Red (VMC) Reikland Fleshshade Retributor Armour Rhinox Hide Runefang Steel Screaming Skull Skrag Brown Sotek Green Steel Legion Drab Stegadon Scale Green Stell Legion Drab Stormhost Silver Stormvermin Fur Straken Green Sybarite Green Tallarn Sand Tau Light Ochre Temple Guard Blue Terminatus Stone Titanium White (S) Troll Slayer Orange Ulthuan Grey USA Olive Drab (VMC) Ushabti Bone Valhallan Blizzard Waaargh! Flesh Warpfiend Grey (C) White Scar White (VMC) Wild Rider Red Xereus Purple XV-88 Yellow Fluo (VMC) Yriel Yellow Zamesi Desert Zandri Dust

[@miketaylor5305]

Awesome video! Now, I know this guy (not me), who got Descent when it first came out and tried to start painting them then, with little to no guidance. Now when this guy (It might be me) painted Leoric, he really ballsed it up; so much so that he decided not to paint the others. Is there anything this guy (me, it's me) can do to strip this figure and take a second shot at things? I've seen some people try stripping plastic minis and the miniature seems to have really suffered.

[@Sorastro]

ROFL Mike :) I'm afraid I've never actually tried stripping a miniature so can't really advise, although I'm pretty sure it can be done. You might also be able to simply paint over your previous attempt - as long as the paint wasn't caked on too heavily...?

[@hipsukun]

Google "paint strip plastic miniatures". Dettol, Simple Green, and Fairy Power Spray, are safe and often mentioned. Be alert for that one guy who has only stripped metal miniatures and happily suggests something crazy like break fluids.

[@noreasternbrewmaster8705]

Hi Mike, fortunately I know this guy (not me) who painted up a batch of storm troopers poorly (he looked kind of like me). Then because their splotchy paintjob wasn't quite screwy enough, he dipped them in tudor satin Minwax. (Ok, it was me). I then saw Sorastro's series. Unlike Sorastro, I screw up on a lot of things, but on the bright side, I'm very good at fixing mistakes. Long story short, LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner. They sell it at the Dollar Tree, for a dollar. A 2 day soak and a gentle rub with a tooth brush took the Storm Troopers back to brand new.

[@bodilydismemberment864]

thanks for this one as well, as said last time you made me pick up the brush again and am having fun. I was wondering though, I used to do this but I am not sure if it would help me anymore after seeing your tutorials. I used to apply a thin glaze of a darker tone when shades and highlights were done to slightly blend it all together, to unify them, will this help or make it into a mess ? also love really love the music, it is your's from what I understood ? where can I listen to it, really love it a lot !, thanks for reading and have a great day :)

[@Sorastro]

+Bodily Dismemberment Thank you! Yes indeed - you certainly can add a thin glaze to help blend the highlights (it's something you'll see me do sometimes). Just keep it nicely thinned - ideally with some medium and apply it in one or two thin layers to get a look you're happy with. Thanks for the compliment RE the music! I'm releasing an Imperial Assault-themed album this Summer, after which I'll begin work compiling a fantasy-themed album for release next year :)

[@bodilydismemberment864]

thank you for the fast reply, greatly appreciated, I also posted it on your fb, so, sorry for the doublepost ;) thanks for the tips, I have a a lot of vallejo's medium and thinner lying about, never used them ( was afraid to do so) always switched to water somehow. but def will use the medium now. great to hear about the music, that is something I really am looking forward to! have a great day and thanks for all the advice and inspiration. I also pass it forward to people wanting to start to paint, your tutorials are very user friendly, inspiring and crystal clear.

[@Sorastro]

+Bodily Dismemberment No problem :)

[@bodilydismemberment864]

sorry to bother you again ; I am sitting here armed with inks and the reducer. do I add extra water to thin the mix of ink and reducer or use the reducer to thin the wash ? hope the question makes sense, thank you :)

[@Sorastro]

+Bodily Dismemberment Hi! I would just use the medium to thin the glaze down, and no water :)

[@stormy7722]

If you were not filming the procedure, how long would you estimate it would take you to complete this mini from start to finish?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Marc! It's difficult to say, but very roughly around 4 hours perhaps?

[@sim2570]

Nice paint job!!! :)

[@Sorastro]

+Monte Cristo Cheers Monte :)

[@TheDbeez]

congrats on a great tutorial! quick question, are the golden corners of the book present only on the left side?

[@Sorastro]

+TheDbeez Thank you! That seems to be the case looking at the sculpt :)

[@MarkYale]

That's so funny you asked. When I painted mine up I sat for so long looking back and forth at that damn book trying to figure out if my sculpt was messed up. :)

[@Sorastro]

It does seem odd doesn't it? But being a magic book I suppose the unevenness of the decorative corners is one of the least strange things about it :)

[@deak1ns24]

well done sir!

[@deak1ns24]

I started to paint all my imperial assault miniatures because of your videos! And I'm almost finished. Thank you for your work. I'm starting to like painting miniatures. I Could get used to it. greetings from a german fan.

[@Sorastro]

+Mario Eberts Thank you Mario! I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying the hobby :)

[@DKarkarov]

Nice work man, very well done! Though I think that last shade on the face was maybe a teensy bit too much. You wouldn't happen to know a good place to get some citadel shaders as a set would you? Their prices are even worse than I remember :/

[@Sorastro]

+Karkarov Thanks Karkarov! (Yeh.. I agree I was a little heavy handed with that last shade!) I'm afraid I don't know where to get the shades except GW - sorry.

[@DKarkarov]

It wouldn't be terrible except their sets don't offer much savings or give a great selection. Sigh.

[@Sorastro]

+Karkarov True. I would just buy whatever individual colours you know you're going to need :)

[@blink625]

What brand and model is the brush that you're using?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I'm using mostly a size 1 Windsor and Newton Series 7 for this video :)

[@beld9670]

Excellent work. I've been lacking motivation to break out my Descent minis (lost motivation after finishing Mice & Mystics stuff), and this could be just the thing the get me started back up. Two questions though: 1) what size/brand brushes are you using here? 2) With multiple thin layers of shades and built highlights, this is doable by a beginner, but is at the way way upper end of beginner painting, in my opinion. What details would you have added to boost this to an intermediate level, since I have neither the skill nor patience to learn to do the freehand stuff required for advanced mini painting?

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! For this video I used mostly a Windsor and Newton Series 33 Size 1 brush. I'm honesty not sure what else I would want to do to Leoric; I mean he was difficult enough already being so tiny and fiddly :)

[@beld9670]

You're not kidding. I painted Syndrael over the weekend and enjoyed the process and result. I started Leoric last night and just about pulled out my hair in frustration over how many times I had to go back with the base coat on the robes because I missed 1 more area that was behind some of the straps or whatever. Now...don't make us wait another 6 months for the next installment!

[@Sorastro]

Lol OK.. actually if the Patreon support continues to grow then I will be producing 1-2 Descent videos every month from September :)

[@beld9670]

that's excellent news. I do have a question, having nearly finished my effort at Leoric and now that I'm eyeing some different models -- how do you make your color choices? It's uncanny how spot-on the whole palette is. Just trial and error? Some magical color theory I don't yet understand?

[@Sorastro]

+B Eld Hi! I'm not a expert on colour theory or anything. I just pick colours that most closely match the character art, and mix additional tones if necessary to get them as close as possible. I sometimes get it right first time, but sometimes have to try several different combinations to get a nice clear recipe for the tutorials, and I always test the colours out on spare minis before filming :)

[@Lighthand3079]

Any chance you could link the background music you used?

[@Sorastro]

+Ateam Adams Hi! I will be formally releasing the music as a series of albums as I compose more and more music. The first should be ready around Christmas time :)

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Great video! I will paint a different wizard soon and your video helped me a lot. And it is great that you reply to people's comments about brush care, they helped me too. And I have one question of my own: is it possible that my lamp causes paint to dry too quickly on my brush? Could it even be that the high summer temperature causes this? Which light source (light bulb) do you use?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Mentoliptus! It sounds quite possible that your lamp and the summer temperatures may be causing the paint to dry up on your brush. But also - can I ask what size brush you are using?

[@MentoliptusBanko]

I am using GW Small Layer brush, not sure what size it is (www.games-workshop.com/en-EU/S-Layer-Brush).

[@mariokohler4916]

I got inspired by your videos to try painting my Descent minis. I finished my Leoric today and I am pretty happy with the result, except after applying the matte varnish (Citadel Purity Seal) the vibrancy of the colors is significantly reduced and some parts of the miniature look almost like they have some sort of "frosting". I assume i simply applied too much of the varnish, allthough a friend of mine said that the reduced color vibrancy is normal after applying a matte varnish. the colors on your miniatures seem fine though even after the varnish was applied. could this be related to the varnish brand? I assume you tried out some other varnish brands before settling on your favorite? have you come across these vibrancy reducing effects with certain varnish brands or have any other hints to what might be going on here? by the way...it was fun painting the mini :-)

[@Sorastro]

Hi Mario! Sorry to hear about your "frosting" issues. I believe there are a few possible causes of that including spraying from too great a distance or the levels of humidity.. It might sound strange but I've heard that rubbing a little olive oil on the mini with a Q-tip or something can help diminish the frosting effect - it's worth a try :)

[@mariokohler4916]

Sorastro's Painting thank you. I'll try varying the distance and amount on the next minis and see how it goes. that the distance could be a factor didn't cross my mind.

[@Sorastro]

No problem! Yes I think it's something to do with the varnish partially drying in the air before it hits the model, so try getting a little closer :)

[@DesfigurinesetdesJeux]

Very good job ! Best regards

[@Sorastro]

+Des Figurines & Des Jeux Thank you! Much appreciated :)

[@Seio_sz]

Amazing!!!!!!!

[@Sorastro]

+clitoritico Thank you! Glad you like it :)

[@jrseitz21]

Where can you buy figurines just by themselves? Any for that matter. Not the whole game sets and stuff

[@Sorastro]

Hi John! This figure is from the core set, so can only be bought with the actual game. There are lots of expansion figures however that can be bought on their own. :)

[@jrseitz21]

@@Sorastro any recommendations on where to purchase stand alone miniatures? I don't have any shops where I live so it's got to be a online thing.

[@Sorastro]

Hey! They're available at lots of places (depending on where you live), but Amazon has them: amzn.to/2OhRv6h :)

[@jrseitz21]

@@Sorastro 1 last question for you. Is there a forum or some place where people can ask for ideas help whatever? Any suggestions would be nice. And don't get me wrong I'd love advice from you on a personal level but lol i doubt you have the time and whatnot

[@zatu_tv7139]

AMAZING!!!

[@Sorastro]

+KASE WAR Thank you KASE WAR :)

[@jrseitz21]

Do you mix with the same brush you paint with? I Can't tell

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I often just use the same brush, but you can use a older/cheaper brush to make you nice ones last longer... :)

[@jrseitz21]

@@Sorastro thank you. I been watching videos and some people do and dont do that and It seems to be 1 of those topics that make me wonder does it really matter kinda thing?

[@Clone16165]

As usual it's another superb tutorial. Consider this stolen for my Mordheim warlock :)

[@Sorastro]

+Clone16165 lol thanks mate! I shall consider it so :) (I think I've got that figure somewhere actually..)

[@Wildboy789789]

citadel paints r so expensive... I picked up some all purpose acrylic paints from a craft store for half the price and twice the size, even found better colors... that being said, I luv these tutorials

[@AdamRasmussenXP]

I hope we don't have to wait half a year for episode three!

[@Sorastro]

Well you are in luck! Thanks to the kind generosity of some of my viewers who are showing their support through Patreon, I hope to soon earn enough to be able to produce videos full time, which will mean a lot more regular content (for Descent and Imperial Assault in particular). Feel free to sign up to help me get there quicker! (www.patreon.com/Sorastros?ty=h)

[@janpataki7041]

Another great tutorial :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks jan! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@janpataki7041]

I just wish you add descent tutorials bit faster since I m currently painting it :) how long till next one ? :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks to the generosity of my patrons (www.patreon.com/Sorastros) I have resigned from my job to create videos full time from September. So I will be producing 1-2 Descent videos every month from then :)

[@janpataki7041]

well I guess I should throw some money your way aswell to keep you going till my game is painted :) I ll check your website

[@Sorastro]

Thank you jan! If you do, once you're in Patreon you may want to scroll down to my "Survey Results and Future Plans" video to see how I'm going to be developing the channel and my output from September :)

[@davelandrytube]

Patreon money well spent! More descent!

[@Sorastro]

+Dave Landry Thanks a lot Dave! I will do more Descent :)

[@Archelaous]

Outstanding! How long did he take you to paint, from start to finish?

[@Sorastro]

+Brian Huyck Thank you Brian! It's hard to tell because the filming process adds tremendously to the time taken.. I'm guessing if I was just painting and not filming, then up to around four hours?

[@Archelaous]

+Sorastro's Painting you never cease to amaze, sir.

[@Sorastro]

+Brian Huyck You're too kind :)

[@IBZORK]

wow i check everyday to see if another figure gets painted but no such luck.........When will we get to see the next hero?

[@Sorastro]

+TrotterNation79 Yeh, I'm sorry they're slow coming. You have to understand they take 40+ hours to make, and my time is very limited at the moment. That's the reason I started crowdfunding on Patreon - to earn enough to be able to quit my day job and make these videos full time, which I will be doing from September, so you can expect 1-2 Descent videos every month from then :)

[@Sorastro]

+TrotterNation79 Well you can set your pledge level to whatever you want and you can also set a monthly limit, so - for example - you could just pledge $1 per episode but set your monthly limit to just $1 so you will only ever pay $1 per month regardless of how many videos I release (and some of my videos will be for Imperial Assault and other games of course, but 1-2 will be for Descent).

[@Rohality]

Awesome work. How long does it took to paint that beautiful Leoric?

[@Sorastro]

+Rohality Thank you Rohality! I'm guessing it took very roughly around four hours?

[@Rohality]

Thanks for responding. Can't wait so see more Zombicide oder Descent Tutorials...! :-)

[@Sorastro]

+Rohality Thank you! I'm going to be creating a LOT more videos from September :)

[@Hargurorf]

Thank you for this wonderful guide. I hope you will further paint tutorials Descent :) One question: the figurines are really small . Do you use a magnifying glass to work ? Thanks in advance !

[@Sorastro]

+Stéphane Laumonier Thank you Stéphane! Yes I will be producing a lot more Descent videos from next month. The figures sure are small, but I don't currently use a magnifying glass although I know many people do :)

[@geppetto_o4293]

When, the next video?

[@Sorastro]

+Giuseppe Vecchione Hi Giuseppe! I might get one out over the next couple of months, but will be producing 1-2 Descent videos each month from September :)

[@ToniaLeethesalmonmousse]

Whats the sic music playing?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Tonia! I compose all of the music myself :)