How to Paint Red Skull from Marvel: Crisis Protocol

Hello! This is a guide to painting Red Skull from Marvel: Crisis Protocol (Earth's Mightiest Core Set).
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Base Colours - Eyes & Skin
2:26 - Cosmic Cube
4:44 - Black Leather
11:07 - Skin Highlights
15:56 - Non Metallic Metal
19:19 - Final Refinements
PAINTS USED:
White Sands (SC)
Art Black (SCA)
Nacar (SC)
Deep Red (SC)
Art White (SCA)
Light Ultramarine (SCA)
Primary Blue (SCA)
Turquoise Blue (SCA)
Purple (SCA)
Vanilla White (SCA)
Antares Red (SC)
Golden Skin (SC)
Adriatic Blue (SC)
White (SC)
Earth Green (SCA)
Titanium Grey (SCA)
KEY: SC = Scalecolor, SCA = Scalecolor Artist
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Desk Lamp by Redgrass Creative: www.redgrasscreative.com/redg... (I actually use a larger, overhead lamp when filming, but this is a great hobby lamp for most people)
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PAINT BRUSHES: I use the Rosemary & Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: www.rosemaryandco.com/series-... (select "short handle"), and the Rosemary & Co Series 33 brushes (sizes 1 and 2): www.rosemaryandco.com/pure-ko...
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Hobby Holder: gameenvy.net
For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/40ml... which I thin with an equal amount of thinner: www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/400m...
And I also used Cold Grey from the Vallejo Model Air range, and White Ink from the Scalecolor Artist Range for the zenithal highlights.
The airbrush used for priming was the Iwata Revolution CR: amzn.to/2Qq2UQo
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[@ChocolateNuggy]

I love how interesting you can make this character look and the details that come out considering it's overwhelmingly black.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much! There's not much going on colour-wise with him for sure.. 😁

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Between that sculpt and your paint job, that tiny, tiny face has a ton of character and really preserves the demented glee that characterizes the Red Skull. He loves his job and it shows! Excellent work as usual, sir!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much, Chris! I really appreciate that 😀

[@mikey_vengenz]

Amazing work as always!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you my friend! 😀

[@archmeridian8334]

Love you man, your videos are always the highlight of my day

[@Sorastro]

Aww, that makes my day! Thank you 😀

[@richardrickaby3439]

Different class as always. I did my best to follow your Sanctum Sanctorum video, and my word my Dr Strange house has come out lovely - still not a patch on yours mind!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're Sanctum turned out well 😀

[@shaunkrogulski9619]

Great work as always!!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you kindly! 😀

[@dokb1942]

Amazing job! I was very disappointed in the view of the Red Skull that we got from the announcement of the new box set, AMG's paint job had me worried, but you make Red Skull look so much better.

[@Sorastro]

Aww, thank you! I'm glad you like what I did with him 😀

[@goforitpainting]

Looks cool.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! 🙂

[@scheiktodeswache4777]

Always love your work, will you do more guides for the new Core-Box characters in the future? Just started the game with the new set....

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! Yes, I'll be working my way through the rest of the new core set (with both videos and PDF guides). Here's my Captain America guide ICYMI: sorastro.com/2023/10/01/captain-america-pdf-painting-guide/ 😀

[@skizzlep]

Hail Hydra! Nice work as always!

[@Sorastro]

Hail Hydra! Thank you 😁

[@5p3cu10]

Great video as always min! Would you do Green Goblin amd Carnage? Simplistic schemes but i reckon you can make them pop

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! I've actually published PDF guides for both Green Goblin and Carnage over on my website: sorastro.com/2020/09/16/2735/ I hope you find them useful 😀

[@geeksworkshop]

Thanks, glad you got an early copy :)

[@Sorastro]

For sure! Me too 😁

[@Drachenhannes]

Beautiful as always! Love how the red pops. By the way i just noticed something from your channel avatar. Boba with a broken helmet and his mouth visible kinda looks a bit like Judge Dredd. You totally should paint a Boba with Dredd colors :D

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha, thanks! I grew up reading Judge Dread.. 😁

[@Drachenhannes]

@@Sorastro Was a drokkin great comic.

[@jovanniballardo]

I do hope you can show us your way of painting marvel zombicide/zombicide xmen?

[@Sorastro]

Hey man! I'm sorry, I don't actually have that game. Looks fun though! 😀

[@jovanniballardo]

Well no matter what you do amazing work and you have given me many ideas in the many years I have followed you. Thank you for everything ❤ ♥ 💛 💗 💕

[@Sorastro]

You're so welcome! 🤗

[@Quick-Silver206]

You are the Bob Ross of miniatures. Nice to see a new vid from you :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! 🤗

[@Quick-Silver206]

​@@SorastroNo problem! I am going to be using the skills I've learned from you to paint my Resident Evil miniatures. I have three board games plus all expansions to paint. I have a LOT to do. But I love RE and I love mini painting so I'm super excited to start!

[@DialetoNerd]

More Marvel crisis protocol PLEASE 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Sorastro]

No problem! 😁

[@Scaran1982]

Excellent video as always. I need to find out the equivalents of the paints you are using. Is there a site for that ?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! For paint conversions etc you might want to try this app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.courageousoctopus.paintrack&hl=en_GB&gl=US (also available for Apple) :)

[@user-hy5uq9le2e]

I pushed like button even before watching the video) such an amazing work as always)

[@Sorastro]

Aww, thank you so much! 😀

[@DialetoNerd]

Amazing vídeo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! 😀

[@zacheryredden5417]

Before you got the red on his face he looked like Killface from Frisky Dingo and I know how I’m gona do mine now

[@Rytxyd]

Hello, Love your work as always. At around 13:20 you said you have added white first to avoid highlighting from dark purple. Could you please tell me how or why does it work like this? I don't mean a whole lecture on colour theory or anything but why does the order of mixing colours matters at all? So far i was sure that it doesn't. Thanks for your videos and a reply (hopefully). Cheers

[@Sorastro]

Hi! The order doesn't really matter ultimately. It's just that a lot of people might be tempted to mix blue into the red to get their OSL tone, and that will just create a very dark purple that will require pulling back with lots of white (and red to get it closer to the skin tone). Whereas I find the colours easier to control if you first push the values up with white, then add a little blue, and maybe reincorporate some red until the balance looks right. 😀

[@karlnewsham1354]

Can you make videos about marvel zombies?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I'd love to, but I have too many projects on the go as it is. Sorry! 🙂

[@karlnewsham1354]

@@Sorastro Thats a pity but still, love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! 😀