Star Wars Imperial Assault Painting Guide Ep.35: The Rancor

[@mikeljokinecheveste1287]

A fantastic tutorial.You have gotten a really organic look using the wetblending, the basing stage also is very interesting. I love to see how your techniques evolve through your tutorials, teaching us more tools to paint.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Mikel; I'm glad you liked the video :)

[@Banegerous]

Sorastro, you're painting guides are easy to follow and fun to watch. I started painting minis about the time you started your Imperial Assault series and I have to say that you're videos are one of the main reasons why I took the leap of faith and started putting paint onto plastic. I really enjoy the hobby, thank you for helping me get started.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Matthew! I'm always happy to hear my videos have helped someone access this wonderful hobby! :)

[@Henry-lk5pm]

That wasn’t a tutorial! It was flippin docu-film! Sooo good!!! I still can’t comprehend the level of production you put into these vids Mark. Truly unique amongst the horde of mini-painting content creators.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much Henry! I really appreciate that 😀

[@fernandosimonabad7420]

I have been painting miniatures for more than 15 years and since I have been watching your videos, I have improved my limited skills as a painter. You are great! In my opinion, the Rancor is the best miniature of your Imperial Assault´s serie. Thank you so much for the inspiration that you give us with each video!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much Fernando! I really appreciate the kind feedback :)

[@MeatsOfEvil]

This might be the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

[@Sorastro]

Thank you so much! I remember really having a blast working on this one 😀

[@edwardpatterson293]

Wow, the base on that beast is amazing, as well as the figure itself but I think my favorite part of your channel is most definitely your scenic bases, They add a whole new level to the figures. I really am enjoying this series.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Edward! I do love going to town on the bases; it adds so much and is loads of fun too :)

[@sillan7685]

After watching your tutorial I immediately ordered Jabbas Realm. You are a superb painter better than me. I haven't picked up a brush for a few years, you inspired me to get back into it, hopefully with your help I'm still as good as I used to be and can achieve as stunning result as you.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I'm sure your Rancor will turn out great 😀

[@michaeljdauben]

Another fantastic tutorial. The idea of using different colored washes to add variety to a large, monochrome figure is brilliant. I've picked up a lot on using different colors when doing shading and glazes from your series that I think is adding a lot to my own work. Even though I chose to use clear plastic bases for my Star Wars Assault figures, the basing section of the video provided sone useful tips for other basing projects. Thanks again!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Michael! I really appreciate the kind feedback :)

[@Dziki_nie_czlowiek]

no i o czymś takim pisałem! czekałem na Twój pokaz i nie zawiodłem się. teraz z niecierpliwością czekam aż w Polsce pojawi się dodatek by spróbować pomalować-nie-nadac mu życia; jak Ty. brawo.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Bartek! :)

[@dannyeccles1894]

Amazing tip using the UhU glue. You're work is, as always, amazing and a great inspiration.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Danny! I really appreciate that :)

[@RorMac_Photography]

Outstanding! Another fantastic tutorial (both painting & production). I have been watching from the beginning & have taken the plunge to give life to my Imperial Assault figures after gaining a great deal of confidence from your series. 16 Stormtroopers (elites & heavy included) almost complete. Cannot wait to see more from you & continue to develop my skills with your guidance. Again an outstanding production.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Glenn! Well done on getting through those stormtroopers! :)

[@tripedge132]

The basing is just absolutely beautiful

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Steven! I'm glad you like it :)

[@TaylorWeston]

After seeing this video I have been using more wet blended base coats! Thank you so much for that. I love how it blocks in a lightmap right from the start. I've used this technique on everything from dinosaurs to barbarian fur armor. Absolute game changer.

[@Sorastro]

Hey Taylor! Thanks a lot - I'm so happy to hear that you've found something so useful in the video :)

[@matthewament]

YES!! i was hoping i didn't have to wait long for your rancor video. that base is blowing my mind. i can not wait to paint mine.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Matt! The base is so much fun to work on :)

[@HeroesBosses]

This is fantastic. I was about to attempt my rancor, but I'm glad you finished your video first ;) I really love that custom base.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot mate! The base is a whole lot of fun to do :)

[@MarkYale]

LOVED the basing section especially!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks mate! It's so much fun to do.. :)

[@서상권-j8j]

My goodness! I always surprised because of his nice shading skill. Now he showing perfect basing methods and making splits. Thank you very much!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked the basing :)

[@Padachan]

Great work with finding such a nice paint scheme for the model and the base is outstanding. Truly a masterpiece!

[@Sorastro]

+Patrick Andersson Thanks so much Patrick!

[@fractal_mind8191]

Adding an image of the paint being used was a nice touch. Great idea!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! I'm glad you found that useful :)

[@jeanmarc3149]

Sorastro the best one for a nice painting work at home.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Franki! :)

[@Rohnon]

Wow, one of your finest Work yet. It really looks like a great Model, that you could even just display

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Plum Media! It is a magnificent model :)

[@casiblume7932]

Hey man, your videos are really helpful and approachable - thanks for putting it all together.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Casi! I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos 😀

[@lesnew7706]

You are red hot girl

[@christianringlstetter6814]

Fantastic video, as always. The quality of your paint jobs is outstanding!

[@Sorastro]

+Christian Ringlstetter Thanks again lot Christian! I really appreciate that 😀

[@Samanar]

Starting from around 1/3 of the movie length I was talking to myself - wow, this looks like it's already finished, but you kept on adding more and more... :) I'm so happy for the fantastic basing tutorial - water effect looks crazy sick! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot xTaikoen! Yes.. it would have been a pretty short video without the basing stuff, but a figure like this demands an epic base :)

[@Crs9072]

The base is sick! Really love the water effect and how you added the murky water between the layers.

[@herrmoriden9989]

Stunning work, especially the swampy basing looks awesome!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you very much :D

[@maxbrandt6]

Superb work! It turned out so well it looks like a ILM prop or model used for showing the position of scene elements and the size of the Rancor in relation to the characters.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Max! I really appreciate that :)

[@MrForsaken5]

Wow! Great work as always. I love it... the saliva really sells the life with the ardcoat. The water effect on the base rocks.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks MrForsaken5! I'm glad you like the basing and drool! :)

[@MrForsaken5]

FWIW I enjoyed the tonal variety too... but come on! Water and drool ftw.

[@robwustyle]

you have the best painting tutorials hands down...

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Robert! I'm glad you like 'em :)

[@lostnfound4125]

My favorite IA figure yet! Excellent work

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! :)

[@brianhamilton8967]

Wonderful job! You have once again, wowed us with your fine work.

[@Sorastro]

Many thanks Brian! :)

[@jonathangutierrez3607]

Once again, you've outdone yourself! Excellent job! Can't wait to start painting him :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks buddy! He's a blast to paint :)

[@solodragun]

Man all your Imperial Assault videos have been great. Love Star Wars. Love Imperial Assault. Wish the Force Awakens didn't suck.

[@Sorastro]

+Game Talker Thanks a lot Game Talker! :)

[@TheObliviJohn]

Amazing stuff. Love the way you use several colors on his skin and make it look so good. I might try that if I get a mini of that type.

[@Sorastro]

+TheObliviJohn Thank you sir! Easy and effective is what I aim for :)

[@Johnprestonevans74]

Great job on this one. I will use these techniques for some of my bigger monsters.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks John! I'm glad you found some useful ideas in there :)

[@ReubenBarrett1989]

This was an awesome watch, thanks so much for posting. Can't wait to try out that wet blending technique.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Reuben! Have fun with it :)

[@chrisgui5936]

Wow! I was about to buy Return to Hoth, but now I might get Jabba's Realm just for the Rancor! Great Job!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Chris! They're both great sets tbh, but the Rancor mini is truly epic! :)

[@onceuponmusic]

Oh wow!!! Pushing the limits!! Love it! Great work!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@onceuponmusic]

@@Sorastro loved it!!

[@Casamyr2]

Just wow. That's all I have. Best paint job yet.

[@Sorastro]

That's good enough for me! Thank you Cas :)

[@jingles009]

I've been waiting for this one. Really, really nice. I look forward to your videos every time.

[@Sorastro]

+jingles009 Thank you Jingles009! I really appreciate that :)

[@Redrexgames]

Absolutely fantastic. I love this series!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Paul! :)

[@mikemee8002]

Ace guide dude!!! Think I may use your guide with a few small tweeks.

[@Sorastro]

+Mike Mee Thanks buddy!

[@ScottHibberson]

Some great tips, really helped with my own painting of the rancour. Thanks for sharing :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Scott! I'm glad you found it useful :)

[@AmbercoolPhotography]

Do you know if there is a safe seal to add these figures to a saltwater aquarium? Or if that's even needed?

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Hmm I'm not sure to be honest.. would be cool to have a Rancor in an aquarium though! :)

[@sergioroscini210]

This one is really stunning! Thanks!

[@Sorastro]

+Sergio Roscini Thanks Sergio! I'm very glad you liked it :)

[@tripedge132]

I'm totally voting for Captain Terro/Dewback Rider to be the next IA model you work on next! Love to see your take on it.

[@Sorastro]

Awesome! I'm looking forward to painting him :)

[@jasonr5248]

Wow that finished rancor looks so sweet! Really nice job blending the colors, and that base looks amazing. I'm going to use these techniques to paint some imps from my doom game =)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks buddy! :)

[@frankymontens]

magical paintjob

[@markbedford9159]

Another fantastic tutorial! Inspirational keep up the great work.

[@Sorastro]

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

[@SanPistone]

Great Works, great tutorials. I love Star Wars, i love modelling and these figures are the node of my two passion. :)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Alex! :)

[@dancooper2008]

Fantastic ! deffinatly your best video yet

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Dan! Much appreciated :)

[@Mark-sc4bu]

Quite simply outstanding. I have this model and can’t wait to try and replicate (‘try’ being the operative word :-) ) the guidance in this tutorial.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Mark! I'm sure you'll do great 😀

[@travelthecitysoutdoors6037]

excellent like always. keep on painting cheers!!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! :)

[@mr.whales3600]

With your instruction I believe I can do this. Thank you

[@Sorastro]

You got this! 😀

[@johannesbehling360]

Stunning result!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Johannes! He's pretty easy to paint actually - but a whole lotta fun :)

[@matthewgrove9704]

As alway, fantastic tutorial. I have all but this figure, but it is on my wife's list of next expansion to get for the game. I am heavy into Zombicide Black Plague painting at the moment, but watch all of your videos. I have been working on the dead eye walkers. I am also working on a 3D game board using some tabletop world buildings. Too bad we can't share our results from applying your tutorials with you. I'd love to get your thoughts on my dead eye walkers when they are done.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Matthew! That gaming board sounds interesting! You can share pictures with me on my Facebook page: facebook.com/Sorastro/ I'd love to see what you've been working on :)

[@matthewgrove9704]

Sorastro's Painting Hi, I don't have a Facebook account, so I signed up to be a patron. I think I will be able to message you there.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Matthew! Yep - you can either message me directly in Patreon or create your own post there to share your work :)

[@matthewgrove9704]

Sorastro's Painting - Well I got a post on to Patreon. Can't seem to upload picture via the app, so I went to my computer.

[@Sorastro]

+Matthew Grove Hi Matthew! Yes I saw it (and replied)! It looks utterly amazing! How long do you think until it's complete?

[@Ashiitaka2]

wow ur skills are amazing and still from epp to epp getting better. Cant wait to see next:)

[@Sorastro]

+Ashiitaka2 Thanks a lot Ash! :)

[@samuelortunosalmeron944]

Absolutely awesome. You're the best

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Samuel! I'm glad you like it :)

[@crowmasterpl]

thank you very much for basing tips!

[@Sorastro]

You're welcome Lech! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@rabidspace6951]

Awesome video! But I have to ask, where do you buy these models? I'd really like to begin painting some of these :)

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! The Rancor is from the Jabba's Realm expansion from Star Wars Imperial Assault: amzn.to/2E6EULS :)

[@Brian-yc4mi]

Wow! Incredible video!! You're the best!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Brian! Too kind :)

[@fabpicture_com]

Hello mister ! As always, greate great job !!! I have an issue during the first shading. I think I apply too much shade and I lose a lot of colour behind. Do you have a way to recover a too shade paint ? I think of repaint the base color on the shade as for the stormtrooper to get back the colors especially on the face. Thank you for your time and great great job I learn to paint with your video !

[@uluairi]

I had exactly the same issue. I think i will heavily dry brush the model with two tones light-darker and carry on with the secondary washes. How did you fix yours?

[@fabpicture_com]

@@uluairi re apply base coat and be more precise with the shading. Since this figure I do a lot more and I think army painter shade are less thin than citadel, so I try now to apply them more precisly.

[@uluairi]

@@fabpicture_com I must definitively buy an airbrush. Base coat again this figure is a pain in the ass.

[@maximumentropyofficial9]

Masterpiece ! well done

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Maximum Entropy Official! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@nanodave1980]

thanks again for amazing painting tutorial.I like the glue for the teeth I'll be using it for when I'll finish my fell wargs from Hobbit SBG.

[@Sorastro]

+nanodave1980 Awsome! Thanks Dave :)

[@stormquiver]

sick! love it. terrifyingly fantastic

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Jordan! :)

[@veggiegollum751]

Great work, as always. Do you think I could mix inWash some normal green paint into the wash-mix? I don‘t want to spend more money just for this miniature...

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Yes - you could just glaze a thin layer of green on top.. go nice and thin though! :)

[@veggiegollum751]

Thanks!

[@AdamCarr]

amazing as usual. please can you advise some citadel alternatives to karak stone and rakarth flesh please?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Adam! For Rakarth Flesh, Stonewall Grey (VGC 72.049) is pretty close, and for Karak Stone try Khaki (VMC 72.061) :)

[@filopbzh8583]

magnifique, merci pour tes videos.

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! You're very welcome 😀

[@KurtWal1]

Do you think these paints and colors would work well for a larger scale model of the Rancor? I just got my hands on the AMT Rancor model kit from 1998. It's a vinyl kit and he stands about 10.5 inches tall when complete. Thanks.

[@Sorastro]

Hi! I think the colours will work at pretty much any scale. Sounds like a fun model you got there 😀

[@KurtWal1]

@@Sorastro Thanks! Yes, I've wanted this one for some time, but they are hard to find and generally go for $150 or more, but I found one for a more reasonable price of about $50.

[@Sorastro]

Good find buddy! 😀

[@LucaChia]

Sei un Maestro!!Professional paint!Professional Video Maker!!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Luca! Much appreciated :)

[@CulturedRuffian]

I don't collect the SWIA minis, but I remember having a couple old GW metal Great Unclean Ones and will definitely try this technique and colours scheme on one of them. Copying is the greatest form of flattery, as the saying goes. :) The " messy" wet blend, using the gloss medium, is something I'm particularly keen on to try.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Eddy! Consider me flattered :)

[@michaelgordon3991]

hi will you be painting all of fantasy flight star wars imperial assault figures lick snow troopers and rebels on endor

[@Sorastro]

Hi Michael! Yes I will :)

[@michaelgordon3991]

absolutely brilliant mate. love your vids very good tips cant wait to put them to good use thanks

[@blunznsepp]

You, Sir, leave me speechless after every video... You actually made me consider buying imperial assault just for the sake of painting the figurines

[@Sorastro]

Thank you blunznsepp! They are a lot of fun to paint - especially the Jabba's Realm expansion :)

[@blunznsepp]

Sorastro's Painting a beginners question if you allow: the prep n spray in the different colors... is it just a visual aide where you will have to remember the highlights for shade/light effects, or do the different spray colours themself have an effect on upcoming layers in terms of brightness?

[@Sorastro]

+blunznsepp Hi again! That's a good question. It really depends on how thick your paint is and how many layers you apply. In this case, although I kept the paint reasonably thick, I only applied a single layer so some of the zenithal pre-shade would indeed show through. :)

[@blunznsepp]

Sorastro's Painting thank you so much good sir... so next steps will be to acquire some colours and imperial assault figurines- then ill humbly try to reproduce some of your magic 😊

[@SergioCerdeiraClavel]

Great video. I love your confidence mixing the colors... are you always sure of what will be the results? Thanks for teaching and making us believe that painting miniatures is an easy thing! (Is not, at least for me ;)

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Sergio! I usually test my colours out before filming, and sometimes I find what I’m after very quickly, and other times I have to experiment (and fail!) quite a bit until I’m happy with my colour choices 😀

[@Kenz305]

Loving these tutorials! I hope you get around to Shyla Varad and the other Jabba's Realm heroes!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Capt! I'm sure I'll get to them eventually :)

[@coulterroberts5760]

Your videos are absolutely amazing, best resource for IA painting! I picked up IA in January and never painted before and your videos have been a huge help! Just wondering if there's a specific place you pick up your miscellaneous objects/skulls for your bases?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Coulter! Those spare "bits" are mostly from old Warhammer kits where you get various options for the minis so are invariably left with excess parts. :)

[@legodode]

Hey Sorastro! What's the paint/water ratio you use normally to make them as thin as yours? Thank you!

[@Sorastro]

Hi William! I typically thin with between 25-50 % water, depending on what I'm doing :)

[@jaym5218]

Do you use uhu glue because it’s not as strong of glue? I always thought applying glue to a model would cause a fogging effect to where it was applied

[@Sorastro]

Hi! Well, using UHU doesn't create any fogging, and just creates the perfect look for saliva etc. :)

[@Vorpal_Wit]

Another great video, S! I did have a few questions. 1) about how much wash did it take to cover the entire Rancor? & 2) Is the UHU glue a standard model airplane cement, or something else?

[@GioSti76]

great model, fantastic. Congratulation.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Giovanni! 😀

[@GioSti76]

@@Sorastro thanks to your video I learned a new technique and the use of a new material. Thank you !

[@Sorastro]

Well, you're very welcome sir! 😀

[@itrogash]

The base looks fantastic. I'm planning to try and do a similar one but I'm going to go for more greenish, mossy look. How would you go about that? Would you change basic colors or just added some shades?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Daniel! Are you talking just about the base or the actual rancor monster?

[@itrogash]

Sorastro's Painting Hi, The base. I'm painting Malifaux Gremlin army now and I imagined them on damp, murky swamp bases.

[@Sorastro]

I guess you could mix a little more green into the browns used to paint the base, and then you would stick on more mossy/swampy types of foliage :)

[@brianleclaire5886]

Fantastic! I especially like the base and saliva effect. Did you not spray the rancor with Testors varnish at any point?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Brian! Yes - I sprayed the Testors on here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX-1q6CpjMeDo9km6s :)

[@brianleclaire5886]

Sorastro's Painting ahh duh I missed it.

[@rstott24]

Your work is consistently so, so good. Once again, deep thanks. I'm about a year in and really loving the hobby and my own personal progress. I appreciate you so much as a teacher. I spied a Hired Gun in your opener. Any plans for a tutorial, or shall I want to glean from your Greedo video and go from there?

[@Sorastro]

Thank you rstott24! I won't be creating a video for the Hired Guns but did provide a Patreon exclusive PDF quick guide for them. You certainly could use the Greedo skin approach though :)

[@rstott24]

That's great! In the near future I plan to join your Patreon efforts, so I can wait patiently. Happy painting!

[@reptar33]

I really enjoyed the wet blending and water effects. I noticed you use many shades. Do you ever just use paints to highlight or shade?

[@Sorastro]

Thank you reptar33! Yes - I usually use paints for highlighting, and sometimes to shade as well :)

[@Ch3fs4ch3]

Great work! One question. Where did you buy the debris?

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Thomas! That's just a box of left over mini parts, mostly from old Warhammer kits :)

[@frankk5934]

Awesome, I love the base! :)

[@Sorastro]

Cheers Frank!

[@CRidgway]

Absolutely fantastic! Any plans to cover the miniatures in the Dark Souls board game that was recently on Kickstarter?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Antioch! My schedule is looking pretty busy this year but it's possible I might squeeze some Dark Souls in at some point :)

[@CRidgway]

Understandable. Thanks for the amazing content and keep up the good work :)

[@Sorastro]

Thank you! :)

[@joshuaterrazas9076]

You seem to be doing more wet blending in your newer videos. Is there a reason for showing this technique more?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Joshua! Well I like to introduce new techniques when the miniature calls for it, and both the fire sword and the Rancor seem like great opportunities to start wet blending because we don't need to be too smooth or precise with it :)

[@MarlonKruis]

You are a master sir!

[@Sorastro]

Thank you Marlon! You're too kind :)

[@brianleclaire5886]

Are you still using mostly Rosemary & Co brushes or have you been using W&N?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Brian! I tend to use both brands quite equally these days :)

[@mattrounce2090]

another masterpiece. just wondering where did you get the debris from? hope you can help

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Matt! I have a collection of old spare mini parts (left over bits of GW kits etc) but also any small bits of household plastic waste, disused electronics etc. :)

[@mattrounce2090]

@@Sorastro thank's I'll keep my eye out for bits to use though I may have to buy something for some skeleton parts . thanks for your help and look forward to your next tutorial.

[@Sorastro]

Oh yes.. I think those skeleton parts were left over bits from some old GW Vampire Counts. They now produce a kit of just skulls and bones however which might be what you're after: www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-Skulls-2017 :)

[@mattrounce2090]

@@Sorastro thanks

[@isaaccajo4763]

Hey Sorastro, Great vid as always! I've just got a couple of questions, The Spray Varnish that u use at the end of each painting, is it required, or do u think that it would be possible to just paint on Vallejo Matte/gloss varnish? And also, I was planning on painting my HKs in a similar tone to the large Imperial Assassin Droids from Star Wars Rebels, or kind of in a Probe Droid style. How would you reccomend I paint the base coat if I only have a White spray primer, but want it to have a metallic, Probe Droid style look? Or should I buy a Grey Primer? PS I only have Vallejo Paints :)

[@Sorastro]

Hi Isaac! Brushing on Vallejo varnish would work great. I think a white prime for your HKs would also be fine. For a dark metallic look like the SW Rebels assasin droids you might want to mix a little black into whatever metallic tone you're using, and I imagine you'll the throwing a dark wash on top too? :)

[@isaaccajo4763]

+Sorastro's Painting Hey! Great, that helps a bunch! Thank you so much! Yeah, definitely gonna give it a wash. Btw, if it's not too much trouble, which wash would you reccomend? I've been using Vallejo's Black ink, and when raw, turned my stormtroopers pure black. Needed to dilute it w 1 part ink and 3 parts thinner for it to have a grayish color. Do u think that I should buy a pot of Nuln Oil?

[@Sorastro]

No problem! Yes, I think either some Nuln Oil or Vallejo's own black wash - www.amazon.co.uk/Vallejo-Model-Color-Wash-Paints/dp/B00AOL8G8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492719223&sr=8-2&keywords=vallejo+model+wash (they also do quite a nice grey one) would be a good idea :)

[@isaaccajo4763]

Excellent, thank you so much again for your help!! : )

[@bingethink3491]

Brilliant. As always!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Binge Think! :)

[@ESCHOIRvan]

Fantastic video (as always)! I've noticed that you regularly apply zenithal highlights in your tutorials and you mentioned you could do this with spray cans. Is that as simple as just priming in black and then only using white from a certain angle? I'd love to see using spray cans as an example in a future video (because while I enjoy painting, I don't have the budget to justify getting an airbrush).

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Ian! You can see me demonstrating the use of spray cans to create zenithal highlights in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKWrk3ycrrZ7eLc :)

[@jeffnoyce6449]

I dub thee Sir Sorastro. Awesome job, the saliva really completes the focal point of the mouth.

[@Sorastro]

Sir Sorastro? I like it! Thank you Jeff :)

[@brouger]

Amazing video as always! Can you do Obi-Wan and Jedi Luke soon?!

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Craig! I'm sure I'll be getting to them soon enough :)

[@EdyIkeoka]

Great, perfect!!!!! I'd like paint like you.

[@Sorastro]

Thanks Edy! Go for it :)

[@PetrSvoren]

Does glaze medium work like GW Lahmian medium?

[@Sorastro]

Hi Petr! It's similar, but it has the built in retarder which slows the drying time; that's why I like it for wet blending :)

[@Pioootr]

This is So awsome! Keep the great work man. You are inspiration and great help :-D

[@Sorastro]

Thanks a lot Pioootr! It's my pleasure :)

[@blacktest]

fantastic as ever!

[@Sorastro]

Cheers blacktest! :)

[@h8uall66]

You figured out a way to incorporate wet blending! Awesome! Next do non-metallic metal!

[@Sorastro]

Ha ha.. we shall see.. :)

[@BathTubNZ]

Didn't he do some previously? For Han?

[@Sorastro]

Nigel's right! I did Han's gun with non metallic paints.. I'm not really a fan of NMM to be honest, but am enjoying a strange metallic/NMM approach at the moment (like with the HKs) :)

[@h8uall66]

It was a very small amount. I honestly thought that was the direction he was going with the HKs. It can be a bit of an advanced technique and often only looks good from one or two angles so I understand if it doesn't ever come up.