Sorastro's Marvel: Crisis Protocol Painting Guide Ep.8 - Star-Lord

[@ellaybee77]

Your process videos never disappoint. They're such a valuable resource. Thank you for making them.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you're enjoying the series 🙂

[@jagfan101]

Literally watching this while waiting for a coat to dry on a mini I'm painting lol. It's only my second one of many to come on my painting journey. You've been an absolute inspiration for me as a beginner, and have already taught me countless techniques that I've been able to apply successfully. Just wanted to leave you a thanks for being that inspiration that gave me the courage to jump into the hobby, and being the teacher who taught me skills I'll be able to build on for years to come. Thank you, Sorastro.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 😀

[@mattwells2198]

I’ve only recently discovered your KZbin channel and would like to say how completely knocked out I am with everything I’ve seen so far. Im very excited to follow some of the Kingdom Death tutorials over the coming months. First class content and delivery. Very impressed.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much Matt! I really appreciate that. I've actually just assembled the Phoenix from KDM, and will be tackling it soon.. 😀

[@NiceAlex]

I feel lucky that such a talented painter also makes such excellent videos.

[@Sorastro]

That's very kind - thank you! I consider myself lucky to have such an attentive and appreciative audience. 🙂

[@impulserhaltung]

I figure this video is as good as any place to leave a comment: Yesterday I was continuing a space marine I'm painting and after taking a picture and looking at it I was rather pleased with what I saw. Inevitably I thought about the progress I had made ever since I started painting miniatures a couple years back. And so I thought it would be nice to direct some sort of appreciation to where it all started for me. Had it not been for your videos of Imperial Assault I would have never thought about humbly starting to paint those Stormtroopers. And that would've never led to painting some Zombicide minis and finally some GW stuff and ultimately resulted in a very rewarding hobby for me which I take a lot of pleasure from. Even though I don't watch your videos as religiously as I used to I have very fond memories of following you along or simply be in awe watching you paint the fire giant from blood rage. Your effort and work gave me a huge push in the right direction and if nothing else I thought I'd take the time say thank you for all that you do! I'm quite certain your work does not only inspire me but many many other people to pick up this wonderful hobby.

[@Sorastro]

..and that just made my day! Thank you so much for the kind comment! If my videos have played any part in helping you (and others) to engage with and enjoy this magical hobby, then I can sleep happily indeed. :)

[@androglioses]

Once again, amazing job and great colours! I do see why you would love painting Crisis Protocol. The many colours makes each one really distinct from each other.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! And yes, totally agree 😀

[@arxwng]

Dude u are the best, and i mean it.You keep it simple ,with easy steps and with few colors and some easy mix, so everyone can have access to them without having to buy a ton of differente tones of every color,and with perfect results that give us the courage to try it ourselves. ive watched lots of painters on youtube but they seem to forget that they are doing a painting guide and dont keep it nice and simple. i know that some people are more experienced on painting and are more demanding , but your videos i think cover both the pro and average type of painters. keep up the good work.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much for that kind feedback! I really appreciate it :)

[@ElevatedMinis]

Love the rocket boot effect on this! Always learn something new from your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! It was a bit of an experiment for me so I'm glad you liked it! 😄

[@TiredSalamander]

I love it! This one and Venom are the very best in this serie. Excelent paintjob dude!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much! I’m glad you liked my Venom too 😀

[@TheGamingSmithy]

U were the coolest music teacher at WP and now u doin hella cool paintings, hope everything is goin well for u mr sidebotham!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - thanks Anton! 😁

[@thomasjackson1738]

NAILED IT (as always)!! The effect on the boots and fire came out so good. Thanks as always for being inspiring!!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot buddy! I'm really glad you liked the rocket boots 😁

[@PapaBoria]

Very good! You deserve every patreon shown at the end. Congratulations for tour videos! One of the best and more educative channels on painting figures.

[@Sorastro]

That's very kind - thank you! 😀

[@tedholtmark2686]

I think one of your best in Crisis Protocol! I started painting miniatures (LOTR: Journeys in Middle Earth) with the help of your videos. Got me through the lockdown and I now have a new hobby! Cheers!

[@Sorastro]

Awesome Ted! Thanks so much 😁

[@anealpilot6957]

I find that vallejo's red black also makes for a good red leather as well.

[@TheNicloHD]

While im more into your fantasy Painting, i really loved this paint job. It prob was my favorite of the Crisis Protocol so far. Thank you for all the high quality videos. Happy painting!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked what I did with Star-Lord :)

[@HamboneWilson]

This one had me spellbound. Your skills just keep growing! It also had me drooling over the Scalecolor range, may have to finally take the plunge there.

[@Sorastro]

Wow, thanks a lot Adam! I really appreciate that 😀

[@dexcharisma4805]

Holy buckets that's a nice model. Greetings from an appreciative space marine painter. Your OSL and NMM is just perfect.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Dex! I really appreciate that 😀

[@dexcharisma4805]

@@Sorastro Thank you for making the videos! I hate to gush, but I also really like the contrast in textures with the almost sateen pants and the excellent leather treatments. It's inspiring (though I may be a bit too hard on myself now)!

[@arutha3857]

Everything you touch turns to Gold !

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much! 😁

[@jostonpowell1346]

Your skill has improved over the last few models for sure

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Joston! I’m certainly enjoying pushing myself with each mini, and not worrying too much about making them “beginner friendly” (although I hope the guides are still accessible!) 😀

[@jostonpowell1346]

@@Sorastro They most defiantly are and you have plenty of beginner friendly stuff already. This will help those who wish to grow by giving them guidance on how to do better techniques with clear explanations.

[@bushibayushi]

this has to be one of my favourite works of yours

[@Sorastro]

Thank you my friend! 😁

[@g1ptn689]

Incredible, as always. I was seeking out the right red/brown for his overcoat for a while, you nailed it with the recommendation. Cheers ☕️

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much! I'm really glad you like the tones I chose for the coat :)

[@srsgoblin]

Oh hey, KZbin algorithm giving me another great painter to follow. Time to catch up on your backlog of videos, this is good stuff.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Casey! I really appreciate that 😀

[@derptothemaxclearly]

Literally looks more cool than the character* looked in the movies. Very impressive!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! Although the colour scheme in the movies works great on film, I felt on a miniature it might be a little too monochrome, so I drew inspiration from the comics too. :)

[@bryanm6826]

Outstanding work - thank you for sharing your talent once again.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much Bryan! I'm really glad you liked it 😁

[@sheien5003]

incredibly awesome as always!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much! 😄

[@quincy_md]

Been waiting on this one with baited breath. Well worth it!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Gareth! I appreciate your patience 😁

[@mikelheureux2114]

Great work! Always a learning experience watching your painting sessions!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Mike! It is for me too! 😁

[@CryinMo]

Thoroughly enjoy all your videos, I did read full description on this one (looking for what brush u used) hello to u too and thank u for all the specific info in the description!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - excellent! Thanks a lot 😄

[@MarlonKruis]

Funny fact, my minis look just like Sorastro's hand with his rubbed of paint.....you are a master of colour scheme and blending, sir!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - thank you buddy 😄

[@panzer-meister]

Hi, it's nice work and beautiful finish. I'm happy that I could watch such as video. Thank you !!

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@michael13711]

Excellent work, as always. I do read all the way to the bottom so wonder no more.

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha! YES! :)

[@laurentvdldupont]

That is an amazing paint job!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Laurent! 😁

[@moisesgonzalez7482]

Wow!!! Another amazing tutorial! Thanks!! 😁

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I'm very glad you liked it 😁

[@HeroesBosses]

Wonderful work, Mark :) I absolutely love Vallejo's fluorescent range of colors. How different is the fluorescent red from the orange? On camera your red looked identical to the Vallejo fluorescent orange that I use.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! Yes - the VMA Fluorescent Red is very similar to the VMC Fluorescent Orange (so, it's not really that red!) - it just has a more regular consistency which I find easier to work with (I think the VMC Fluo paints are gel based?) :)

[@AlbertoDSalas]

Amazing as always Sorastro. I was wondering, do you think you could make a guide for the Dark Souls board game? I've been getting better at this hobby through your videos but the "miniatures" in that game are so big and detailed I'm afraid to screw up.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Alberto! I'd quite like to paint DS but I'm afraid I already have too many projects on the go as it is. Sorry! :)

[@christophercassidy-schroed9169]

Amazing work

[@Sorastro]

Thank you kindly sir! 🙂

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Sorastro, Yet another masterpiece! I certainly enjoyed your tutorial and am very inspired. Hope all is well both with you and your Family? Kind Regards Johnny

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Johnny! Yes we're all keeping well, thank you! :)

[@tjyikes8310]

Hey man! Massive fan of your work.. do you by any chance play the games or are you painting as the focal point in your hobby, many thanks

[@Sorastro]

Hey, thanks a lot! Yes I do play the games! I sometimes post on social media when I'm having a game: twitter.com/Sorastros/status/1265252628981846016?s=20 :)

[@rafaelguasco]

Amazing man, is amazing, your channel, your videos, your content, are the best free tutorials/material all over the internet. Best angle camera, best video quality, best narrative, best music, really i can't find anything better, i don't even paint the models you paint, but just seeing what you do it is so helpful and useful. About the music.... Any new music release soon ? ;)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks again Rafael! I really do appreciate that. I'm hoping to get the next album finished later this year... :)

[@Auridus]

The bag against the coat was super dynamic. Is it sad that that was my favorite bit of the mini?

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha thanks buddy! 😁

[@gabemorris6692]

8:22 the music took center stage. Very nice.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you sir! 😀

[@mathiasmoucha1950]

My son and i, we love your work, we call you 'god'. We paint together star wars impérial assaut miniatures. Come in France we want to shake your hand!!!👍👍👍🖌🖌

[@mathiasmoucha1950]

My son is 10 years old by the way !!!👍

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! Say "hi" to your son for me 🙂

[@mathiasmoucha1950]

@@Sorastro thank You (i am the son)👍👍🖌🖌🙂😁 happy painting sorastro's

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! Happy Painting to you 😁

[@TenguMonk]

yes!! thank you sir!

[@Sorastro]

You're very welcome! :)

[@gothknight6]

Amazing work as always. Would you consider doing an assembly video? There are a lot of us who have heard horror stories of how bad the process is with this particular game.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I think I covered a bit about assembly in the first episode, but haven't bothered with each subsequent figure. Honestly they're not that bad! I think AMA have actually now started numbering the parts to make them even easier to assemble.. :)

[@colby4390]

Do you think you will ever return to Imperial Assault?

[@jordydavis6642]

Do you ever work with pro acryl paints? If you like scale color and vallejo I feel like they are the perfect middle ground. Vallejos coverage with scale colors matte finish. Great video I've had a lot of fun painting along for this game. Keep up the great work!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Jordy! I've not actually tried them yet, but may have to now 😀

[@rafaelguasco]

"I'm just wandering how many people read this far down the description - hello if you have! :)" I always do ;) hehehe, cheers! ✌🏻Amazing video as always!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - excellent! Cheers Rafael 😁

[@kylebelanger9393]

Your painting videos are the very best! I'm curious, do you still use Testors Dullcote on your miniatures?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Kyle! Yes I do still use Dullcote :)

[@AlexDesmaraisScorzi]

Can't thank you enough for this. My starlord now looks amazing! Side question for you: What do you use for filming? Thinking about filming some of my stuff but the iphone don't cut it.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Alex! I shoot with the Panasonic Lumix GH5 and Leica 12-60mm lens 😀

[@frankymontens]

that is awesome work

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it 😁

[@stopanator2]

I don't care for this game, but the models are really cool. Nice paint job Sorastro

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! The minis really are a joy to paint 😀

[@davidtaylor142]

This one looks fun to paint and I can’t wait to try it. Did I happen to miss a Red Skull pdf at some point, though?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks David! Don’t worry - you’ve not missed the Red Skull PDF; I’ll be working on it this week. 😀

[@Kepora1]

Shame you haven't done Rocket and Groot yet. I finally got them to learn MCP, and was hoping you'd have a guide up. :(

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I did produce a PDF guide for Groot some time ago, but I never got round to painting Rocket sorastro.com/2020/07/06/groot-pdf-painting-guide/ 🙂

[@Kepora1]

@@Sorastro ahh, alright. Well I hope you do Rocket soon, he's one of my favorites and trying to find the right shade of gray-brown and that slightly beige off-white is gonna be a nightmare!

[@greenleafterrain]

love your vids mate

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate that 😀

[@industriaartificis120]

Excellent!

[@Sorastro]

Cheers! 🙂

[@ratbaby3107]

"For starlord, I'm happy with a rather fast and sketchy style" Proceeds to make a gradient that would take me half an hour to get that smooth

[@michaelgarza6735]

Brilliant!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Michael! :)

[@RDickison22]

You're the best!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Ramon! ☺️

[@Ajax-wo3gt]

Do you only use the one Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush for all your painting? Or do you switch to different sizes depending on what you're doing?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Ajax! I only really use the size 2s, but I do sometimes switch between them as some are older and thinner.. 😀

[@holidayshobbies1296]

Wow brilliant

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! :)

[@DrayvinAximov]

Whats a good citadel colors for the coat compared to the Tindalos Red?

[@vdub1962]

Quick question. I know you mention various brushes from Rosemary and co. I am looking for the best brushes with true points and hold paint well and when I went to their site, there were over 200 pages of brushes. Is there a specific type or set you would recommend I buy?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Yes - I use the Series 8, Size 2. 🙂

[@danielchalmers9815]

Have you ever used yellow to break black's rather than blue/greens ? Would you reccomend it? and for what use?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Daniel! Black kind of shares properties with blue, so mixing it with yellow will give you a dark, greyish green tone. That's not so say you couldn't do it if you wanted, I just find blues and purples have a bit more "depth" so typically work well in shadows and darker tones. :)

[@danielchalmers9815]

@@Sorastro I know lots of model train guys use yellows to fade black, as a kind of weathering sun bleaching or aftermath zenith highlighting.

[@christianfs29]

Hello! back to you from your bottom of the description!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - excellent! You are one of the special few.. 😁

[@RESURRECT2]

I have only one question... :D How much time?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I'm taking my time with these minis for sure, so quite a few hours :)

[@jabjab90301]

what do you use to thin you Scale 75 paints on the wet pallette? water ?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I usually just water mixed with a little flow enhancer (I use the Daler Rowney stuff). 🙂

[@danielbeam3113]

I've never understood how your paint stays wet on the model for so long. I get it staying wet on the wet palette of course, but my paint dries super fast once it hits the mini. It makes wet blending way harder than you make it look.

[@Sorastro]

Hi Daniel! I think the Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer I use helps slow the drying time a little; you could give that a go, or simply buy some retarder. :)

[@imperialadvisoraremheshvau3788]

War Machine called Star Lord an idiot. This is one hell of a sexy Idiot. Bravo Maestro !!!!!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha - thank you my friend 😄

[@iam2musical]

What are the different size brushes you would recommend?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Joshua! I personally just use a Size 2 (Rosemary & Co Series 8) 😀

[@iam2musical]

@@Sorastro for everything ? Even fine detail ? Do they keep a good point I have gotten so many brushes people swear by and they really suck like the tip is not as good ... or its just me 😅 Thanks for the reply btw I just got the core set yesterday and I normally paint warhammer so

[@Sorastro]

No problem! Yes, I find the Rosemary and Co brushes keep their point very well (and I'm not especially kind to mine either!). 😄

[@iam2musical]

Thanks ive order one to try 😊

[@Sorastro]

Cool - I hope you like it! 😀

[@ericpark8295]

I have improved my painting skills so much from watching your videos. If you’re ever looking for a new theme of minis to paint please check out Signum Games. It would be amazing to see you paint some of there miniatures.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Eric! I've kind of got my hands full at the moment, but thanks for the recommendation! :)

[@cerethpainting6606]

I now paint 1/12 scale figures and still use most of these techniques

[@Sorastro]

Awesome mate - I hope you enjoy the Holiday Season :)

[@cerethpainting6606]

@@Sorastro ditto my friend!

[@dustinchilds2378]

Every time you call the fluorescent orange red I doubt my ability to perceive colors.

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha I know! I've no idea why they call it fluorescent red 😄

[@JoeBossRedSeven]

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[@Dmitry_Solid]

You're amazing like Keanu Reeves😁😁😁

[@Sorastro]

Ha - thank you! That's a compliment indeed :)

[@juderudd1711]

Great nmm

[@Sorastro]

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

[@franciscomartinez2503]

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