Whenever Sorastro talks super high level art stuff I always find myself nodding like I have any idea what that means “Ah yes the tonal range. Yeah yeah for sure.”
Making yourself familiar with some colour theory can really boost your painting. Marco over at Not Just Mecha has some excellent videos on that, for example.
I don't even have this model yet but I just enjoy watching this content so much I instantly clicked it as soon as the notification showed up. Learned so many great techniques from you Sorastro! Keep up the great work.
I watched Crabbok’s unboxing video for this model this morning and thought to myself, “I wonder when Sorastro might blow our minds with a painting tutorial for it?” So much for the wait! And so glad to watch and learn from the master!
I absolutely love the way you painted this model. I'll be buying the paints as soon as I'm ready to start. Thanks also for including instructions for people without air brushes. Love what you do and I can't wait to see what you paint next.
Really like the style you're using here and on the Sanctum Sanctorum, where you basically do the highlights before the painting. The way you're using the contrast paints and other translucent colors is amazing. The persuader almost appears to be painted in metallic colors.
I love this tutorial!! I have already seen it many times and I will never get tired of seeing it... now I have a new commission and the client wants it similar... my clients liked your video a lot💪😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Your Star Wars Legion content is amazing. I love the choice of colours you use. I was wondering if you were going to make a Captain Rex painting tutorial? That would be awesome and very helpful.
Just saying. I've been a sub for a long time. I didn't get this notification. Or see it in my feed. Why, I don't know. But I'm here because I just wanted your content. I got the new terrain video at least!
I got this model a long time ago, but with the Black Sun coming out, I decided it would be a fun list to have them ride around in this thing. I lost the instruction book but this gave me enough to assemble the whole thing while painting it in stages. Thanks :3
Wonderful! The design looks H.R.Giger inspired, I'm getting a very biomechanoid feel about it, although that could be down to the excellent paint job. Anyway, another brilliant painting guide from Sorastro - thanks for sharing.
Wauw this looks great! Tempting me to even get droids since droids are cool and this presuader really makes this army. Hope you do a fluttercraft aswell, really curious how you would paint it :)
This is simply amazing. Would you recommended this technique for smaller vehicles? Like the Speeder Bikes or the BARC Speeder, etc? I really enjoy the way you organize your videos. The paintjobs are incredible, and on top of that: watching you paint i actually think i can give it a shot. Thanks for the inspiration!
This technique works well for vehicles and buildings. Just make sure you go from light to dark smoothly and thinly when sponging, it's easy to clog up detail. For the bark speeder specifically you could prime dark grey and work up to white and then use apothecary white contrast paint to smooth out the blend and bring out detail.
Thank you very much! I think you could use the technique for smaller vehicles, if you’re after quite a metallic look of course. I’m not sure I’d use this approach for say the Speeder Bikes as they really have more of an opaque brown layer of paint on them.. 😀
Thanks guys! I actually produced a PDF guide for the AAT some time back: www.google.com/amp/s/sorastro.com/2020/09/21/aat-battle-tank-pdf-painting-guide/amp/ 🙂
Another great videos from the master, as usual ! And I don't even play/own any minis from this game :D Genuine question: wouldn't the scratches remove the priming aswell ?
I find your videos for legion amazing!! I've never painted minifigures before and without your videos I wouldn't even know where to start, so thanks so much for being great!! I've recently got the new fluttercraft, and no idea what to do, is that a tutorial you've got planed!? :D
Hi, first of all sobre for me language, i speak english a little beat... i hace a question, do u think paint mansions of madness some Day in the future? greetings friend
Thanks a lot Marko! I guess it would; the AT-STs in the movies aren't so heavily textured/weathered, but if you're not shooting for "screen accuracy" you could totally have some fun with them using this method! :)
Hey Sorastro, bought some expansions for legion and was looking to you as usual for guidance. Do you have any recommendations for Death troopers and Rebel pathfinders? Can i use a previous video or from imperial assault? Thanks for your hard work!
Hey, thanks! I've not painted the Pathfinders yet but I did produce a PDF guide for the Death Troopers some time back that you might find helpful: sorastro.com/2019/05/01/death-troopers-pdf-guide/ 🙂
@@Sorastro 🥰 Thank you so much for the link! You make the best guides for painting and i do not want to use someoneelses since they are not even close to the same quality!
You’re a mini painting genius…this was a unique and effective way to paint o never would have thought of. Do you do a tester first or are all these Star Wars videos your first attempts?
Thank you so much! It's funny you should ask; I usually do colour tests before filming, but on this occasion I felt I had a good enough understanding of the paint's properties to just go for it! 😁
Another masterpiece, and another model that I will have to buy now thanks to this tutorial. Fantasy flight games need to start paying you as the amount of money they must make when you release a tutorial must be incredible haha. Keep the tutorials coming.
Thanks a lot Dennis! I'm continuing to cover some of the older models as PDF guides at sorastro.com/, and I've got some new videos coming out later in the year for the next wave of minis.. 😀
@@Sorastro I was wondering if that was the case. I guess there's no point making a video for the same exact techniques just on a different model. At least now I can feel better about buying the paints knowing I'll be using them for 2 spiders and as well as the snail. Great tutorial as always!
Hi! Yes - I recently posted PDF guides for the Dwellers in Darkness, and will be moving on to the Spreading War expansion in the New Year. 🙂 sorastro.com/2021/12/04/dwellers-in-darkness-pdf-painting-guides/
I'm sorry but I'm not English speaker and I didn't understand what he said at 3:45 : "If you don't have an airbrush, a quick pass using any midtone gray from a 'RATTLE CAN' " ?? what does rattle can means ?
How do deal with the possible cross contamination with those contrast pots? I cringed every time I saw the brush go into different pots, but I have to say the end result is fricken amazing, Are those just extra pots you don't worry about?
Sometimes the colors are close enough that cleaning the brush with a paper towel is sufficient, but if you want to be extra careful to keep your paints pure, then using a plastic watercolor mixing tray would be perfect. The only drawback is you will be going through paint quicker, as you will likely put more paint on the tray than you need and won't be able to reuse it.
Really hate to say. I’m not a fan of this kit. The paint job from Sorastro(I have not been paid to say this, other less worthy model, miniature painters are available) is it’s only saving grace. We are so far away now from a war/skirmish game, realms of model making now. We need more characters with their ships etc. ghost + Crew etc. AT-AT….I can dream. But now it’s 28mm scale Astro droid in 57 small, tiny, model kits. Plus this new faction coming in 2022 does look like Atomic mass are moving away from what came before. Marvel Crisis proves one miniature can be to small/damn near impossible to build with big hands. Anyway ranting at 5.59am in morning instead of sleeping.. isn’t productive. Thinking about opening the Christmas chocolates now maybe.
Ha ha, hey man! I personally think the model captures the look from the movies perfectly, but if you don't enjoy vehicles etc then I get why you don't like it. Regarding the next wave I'd only like to point out that it was already planned by the team at FFG before the switch over to AMG.. Enjoy those chocolates! 😁
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That stippled underpainting is genius, really captures the plastic/metal vibes of the Star Wars films!
Thanks so much David! I'm so pleased to hear you think so 😀
Whenever Sorastro talks super high level art stuff I always find myself nodding like I have any idea what that means
“Ah yes the tonal range. Yeah yeah for sure.”
Lol buddy 😁
Making yourself familiar with some colour theory can really boost your painting. Marco over at Not Just Mecha has some excellent videos on that, for example.
I don't even have this model yet but I just enjoy watching this content so much I instantly clicked it as soon as the notification showed up. Learned so many great techniques from you Sorastro! Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much Andrew! I really do appreciate that :)
same, I dont have any Legion stuff, but I think I watched most of the vids!
I watched Crabbok’s unboxing video for this model this morning and thought to myself, “I wonder when Sorastro might blow our minds with a painting tutorial for it?” So much for the wait! And so glad to watch and learn from the master!
Ha ha, thanks man! 😁
The Crabbok unboxing followed by the Sorastro paint job. Best part of a new SWL release
Wipe paint by your hand and scratch by nail. I applaud. This is really cool approach.
Ha ha, thanks 😄
Thank you. Glad you did the building on camera!
Thanks Tim! I'm glad you found it useful 😀
Your Star Wars legion content is like my comfort zone now. I fall asleep and learn at the same time.😊👍🏽💯
Ha ha - excellent, thanks! :)
I absolutely love the way you painted this model. I'll be buying the paints as soon as I'm ready to start. Thanks also for including instructions for people without air brushes. Love what you do and I can't wait to see what you paint next.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the episode - it was a really fun model to work on! :)
Really like the style you're using here and on the Sanctum Sanctorum, where you basically do the highlights before the painting. The way you're using the contrast paints and other translucent colors is amazing. The persuader almost appears to be painted in metallic colors.
Thank you so much! It's a pretty fast, fun, and effective way of working with large areas I think. 😀
Amazing how such simple techniques can build up to present such an impressive final product! Well done as always, sir.
Thank you my friend! I'm glad you like what I did with it 🙂
I didn’t even realize it came with extra droids to sit on it! That’s so great 😀
Yeh it's a terrific kit! :)
Amazing as always. Duncan Rhodes is what got me started painting, this channel is what got me really into painting.
Thanks a lot! I really appreciate that 🙂
Dwarf Spider droid next, please!
Dear Sorastro,
I'm just starting "Star Wars Legion", your videos are great, thanks for that. Maybe there will be some more.
Thanks in any case.
Thank you for the kind words! Yes, I'll be producing me more Legion video and PDF painting guides.. 😁
I love this tutorial!! I have already seen it many times and I will never get tired of seeing it... now I have a new commission and the client wants it similar... my clients liked your video a lot💪😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you buddy 🤗
That looks absolutely phenomenal. Like it looks real! thats amazing....
Thanks buddy! I'm really glad you like it :)
Would love to see you do on for B2 super battle droids...not a fan of any of the existing methods out there but yours are always spot on!
Thanks a lot Mark! I do have the B2s primed and ready; perhaps I'll cover them with a PDF guide.. 😀
Your Star Wars Legion content is amazing. I love the choice of colours you use. I was wondering if you were going to make a Captain Rex painting tutorial? That would be awesome and very helpful.
Thank you so much! I'll probably cover Captain Rex with a PDF guide at some point (which I usually publish over at sorastro.com/) 🙂
Please do the IG 100 MAGNAGUARD next
Hi! Do you mean these guys: ua-cam.com/video/fMHDHyl4P04/v-deo.html ? 😀
Best i have seen
Thank you buddy!! 😀
Looks amazing Sorastro!
Built my Persuader this weekend and was hoping you’d put out a guide!
Excellent timing! :)
Contrast paints are so versatile. Cheers, sir.
Are the only channel do videos of painting star wars legion in pencil are the best thanks the bad point i spanish
Just saying. I've been a sub for a long time. I didn't get this notification. Or see it in my feed. Why, I don't know. But I'm here because I just wanted your content. I got the new terrain video at least!
Ahhhh nice. I would really appreciate a Classic AAT painting Guide 🙏
Thank you! You might find the following PDF guide helpful: sorastro.com/2020/09/21/aat-battle-tank-pdf-painting-guide/ 🙂
This looks like a lot of fun. I cannot wait to get started on my snailtank. Wonderful video.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the episode 😀
I got this model a long time ago, but with the Black Sun coming out, I decided it would be a fun list to have them ride around in this thing. I lost the instruction book but this gave me enough to assemble the whole thing while painting it in stages. Thanks :3
Ha ha, awesome! 😁
Wonderful! The design looks H.R.Giger inspired, I'm getting a very biomechanoid feel about it, although that could be down to the excellent paint job.
Anyway, another brilliant painting guide from Sorastro - thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot Steve! I'm glad you liked it 😀
Very cool
Cheers Terry! 😀
Simply stunning 😍
Thanks so much! :)
wow, that is looking really amazing, top notch work
Thank you kindly! 😀
The model looks awesome, keep up the good work!
Thanks so much! 😀
Wauw this looks great! Tempting me to even get droids since droids are cool and this presuader really makes this army.
Hope you do a fluttercraft aswell, really curious how you would paint it :)
This is simply amazing. Would you recommended this technique for smaller vehicles? Like the Speeder Bikes or the BARC Speeder, etc?
I really enjoy the way you organize your videos.
The paintjobs are incredible, and on top of that: watching you paint i actually think i can give it a shot. Thanks for the inspiration!
This technique works well for vehicles and buildings. Just make sure you go from light to dark smoothly and thinly when sponging, it's easy to clog up detail. For the bark speeder specifically you could prime dark grey and work up to white and then use apothecary white contrast paint to smooth out the blend and bring out detail.
Thank you very much! I think you could use the technique for smaller vehicles, if you’re after quite a metallic look of course. I’m not sure I’d use this approach for say the Speeder Bikes as they really have more of an opaque brown layer of paint on them.. 😀
It's looks like CGI render. Fantastic skills :)
Thank you sir! 😁
Beautiful as always..can't wait for your next Droid tutorial. Or possibly some flying wookiees? 😁
I'd love to see him do the AAT!
Thanks guys! I actually produced a PDF guide for the AAT some time back: www.google.com/amp/s/sorastro.com/2020/09/21/aat-battle-tank-pdf-painting-guide/amp/ 🙂
@@herrweidner2002 he did! I used the guide myself.
Awesome job like always spider droid next please :)
Thank you! I'm not actually scheduled to paint the Spider Droid, but you could totally use the same techniques shown in this video 😀
Dear Sorastro, Brilliant tutorial and awe inspiring! Best Wishes Johnny
Thank you so much Johnny! I'm very pleased you enjoyed it 😀
Really incredible! Perfect timing as always. Thanks much!
Awesome - thanks Corey! :)
This is amazing! Please keep up the star wars legion painting!
Thanks a lot! I'll do my best.. :)
Absolutely wonderful job!
Thanks so much prof! :)
@@Sorastro You're welcome! :)
Superb job dude.
Thanks so much man! 😀
Another great videos from the master, as usual ! And I don't even play/own any minis from this game :D
Genuine question: wouldn't the scratches remove the priming aswell ?
Thanks! And yes, scratching it may well go right through the primer too :)
Love this one too! Will you be doing the droid tank soon as well?
Thank you sir! I'm afraid I'm not scheduled to cover the droid tank, but you could totally use the same colours and techniques shown here :)
Like your content. Thx.
Thanks a lot! 😀
Damn ur much better than Duncan master of 2 thin coats. I watch what u done, great steps still have no idea how u got the end result 🤯🤯🤯
Thanks a lot Tyrone! 😁
Damn. Its perfect painted 🤩
Thanks so much buddy! 😀
I find your videos for legion amazing!! I've never painted minifigures before and without your videos I wouldn't even know where to start, so thanks so much for being great!!
I've recently got the new fluttercraft, and no idea what to do, is that a tutorial you've got planed!? :D
Thanks a lot Peter! I’m not actually scheduled to cover the Fluttercraft but I think you could totally use the same techniques shown in this video.. 😀
Great work!
Thank you mate! 😀
@Sorastro could 8 just airbrush the contrast on for the same effect?
Hi! I don't see why not 😀
Hi, first of all sobre for me language, i speak english a little beat... i hace a question, do u think paint mansions of madness some Day in the future? greetings friend
Hi! I'm sorry, but I don't have plans to paint Mansions of Madness :)
@@Sorastro np mate. I'll try to see your videos and learn as posible while i can understand the explanations... gggg.
By the way, where are you from?
Hey! I'm from the UK 🙂
Wow Mark, stunning metal effects, will this colorsceme work on the AT-ST ?
Thanks a lot Marko! I guess it would; the AT-STs in the movies aren't so heavily textured/weathered, but if you're not shooting for "screen accuracy" you could totally have some fun with them using this method! :)
Hey Sorastro, bought some expansions for legion and was looking to you as usual for guidance. Do you have any recommendations for Death troopers and Rebel pathfinders? Can i use a previous video or from imperial assault? Thanks for your hard work!
Hey, thanks! I've not painted the Pathfinders yet but I did produce a PDF guide for the Death Troopers some time back that you might find helpful: sorastro.com/2019/05/01/death-troopers-pdf-guide/ 🙂
@@Sorastro 🥰 Thank you so much for the link! You make the best guides for painting and i do not want to use someoneelses since they are not even close to the same quality!
Aww that's very kind - thank you 😊
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You’re a mini painting genius…this was a unique and effective way to paint o never would have thought of. Do you do a tester first or are all these Star Wars videos your first attempts?
Thank you so much! It's funny you should ask; I usually do colour tests before filming, but on this occasion I felt I had a good enough understanding of the paint's properties to just go for it! 😁
Looks Great! What does SW stand for with the Orange Rust paint??
Thanks Mike! Those would be the Secret Weapon paints you can see me using in the video: ua-cam.com/video/jlWCD2KfTuU/v-deo.html :)
@@Sorastro Thank you!!
Another masterpiece, and another model that I will have to buy now thanks to this tutorial. Fantasy flight games need to start paying you as the amount of money they must make when you release a tutorial must be incredible haha. Keep the tutorials coming.
That is ridiculous. I honestly thought that was painted in metallics from the thumbnail. One day I'll get somewhere near this level...
Thanks a lot Gareth! You can do this :)
Looks amazing!! Are these even released yet?
Thanks buddy! I'm pretty sure this is new available in several countries, but maybe not others quite yet (due to supply chain issues)..? 🙂
Do you think that the B-1 battle droids that can go on could get in the way of transporting other units in game?
I'm not sure tbh! 😁
i hope you make the missing Figures very soon;-) I realy like your Content!
Thanks a lot Dennis! I'm continuing to cover some of the older models as PDF guides at sorastro.com/, and I've got some new videos coming out later in the year for the next wave of minis.. 😀
you do all the music for your videos, correct? the music in this one is really reminding me of the creepy, underground vibes from megaman legends!
Yes Kamen I do! I've not seen/played megaman legends actually but I'll assume that's a compliment :D
@@Sorastro very atmospheric soundtrack, and honestly the tank droid kinda fits that games robot aesthetic too lol
Waiting for the spider droid video.
Hi David! I'm not actually scheduled to cover the Spider Droid, but the exact same colours and techniques shown here would work great!
@@Sorastro I was wondering if that was the case. I guess there's no point making a video for the same exact techniques just on a different model. At least now I can feel better about buying the paints knowing I'll be using them for 2 spiders and as well as the snail. Great tutorial as always!
Hello, do you have plans for the new Journey to Middle Earth expansion by any chance ?
Hi! Yes - I recently posted PDF guides for the Dwellers in Darkness, and will be moving on to the Spreading War expansion in the New Year. 🙂 sorastro.com/2021/12/04/dwellers-in-darkness-pdf-painting-guides/
Amazing
Thank you sir! 🙂
Woooondefull Job !!!
I heard rumors that Sorasto can write the Lord's prayer on the head of a pin.
Lol buddy 😄
What brush you use for edge highlighting? I’m looking for this longer hair
Hi! That's the Rosemary and Co Series 8 (size 2) - there should be a link in the video description 😀
Cool stuff - those poor brushes though!
Ha ha, they die for the Greater Good.. 😁
I'm sorry but I'm not English speaker and I didn't understand what he said at 3:45 :
"If you don't have an airbrush, a quick pass using any midtone gray from a 'RATTLE CAN' " ?? what does rattle can means ?
Hi! I just mean a spray can primer - like the Games Workshop ones for example 😀
@@Sorastro ooooh right! Thank you
No problem! 😀
How do deal with the possible cross contamination with those contrast pots? I cringed every time I saw the brush go into different pots, but I have to say the end result is fricken amazing, Are those just extra pots you don't worry about?
Sometimes the colors are close enough that cleaning the brush with a paper towel is sufficient, but if you want to be extra careful to keep your paints pure, then using a plastic watercolor mixing tray would be perfect. The only drawback is you will be going through paint quicker, as you will likely put more paint on the tray than you need and won't be able to reuse it.
Hey Jayson! It depends on the colours really; I wouldn't for example put a brush that has Black Templar on it into a pot of yellow! 😁
GW Contrast paint designer: You can use it like that?!
Ha ha :D
A Waunsinn!
Really hate to say. I’m not a fan of this kit. The paint job from Sorastro(I have not been paid to say this, other less worthy model, miniature painters are available) is it’s only saving grace. We are so far away now from a war/skirmish game, realms of model making now. We need more characters with their ships etc. ghost + Crew etc. AT-AT….I can dream. But now it’s 28mm scale Astro droid in 57 small, tiny, model kits. Plus this new faction coming in 2022 does look like Atomic mass are moving away from what came before. Marvel Crisis proves one miniature can be to small/damn near impossible to build with big hands. Anyway ranting at 5.59am in morning instead of sleeping.. isn’t productive. Thinking about opening the Christmas chocolates now maybe.
Ha ha, hey man! I personally think the model captures the look from the movies perfectly, but if you don't enjoy vehicles etc then I get why you don't like it. Regarding the next wave I'd only like to point out that it was already planned by the team at FFG before the switch over to AMG.. Enjoy those chocolates! 😁