Sorastro's Blood Rage Painting Guide Ep.1: The Frost Giant

The music composed for this video is now available on the album "Oracle" across all of the major digital platforms including:

0:54 - Steps Overview
1:34 - Prep 'n' Spray
2:02 - Basing
4:07 - Zenithal Priming
7:57 - Base Colors
10:40 - Shade
13:23 - Highlights
24:37 - Armbands + Rocks
29:18 - Finishing Touches

Paints used:

-Mechanicus Standard Grey
-Abaddon Black
-Bugman's Glow
-Kislev Flesh
-Cadian Fleshtone
-Ceramite White
-Retributor Armour
-Steel Legion Drab
-Stegadon Scale Green
-Thunderhawk Blue
-Auric Armour Gold
-Stormvermin Fur
-Ulthuan Grey
-Fenrisian Grey
-Nuln Oil
-Agrax Earthshade
-Carroburg Crimson
-Reikland Fleshshade
-Drakenhof Nightshade
-Ivory (VMC)

Also:
-Lahmian Medium
-Vallejo's Glaze Medium
-Testor's Dullcote
-Vallejo's Black Surface Primer
-Cold Grey (Vallejo Game Air)
-Dead White (Vallejo Game Air)

Specific Rosemary and Co. brushes that could be a good basis for your first set of brushes (select "short handle"):
-Series 33 brushes, sizes 1 and 2:
-Series 56 flat brushes for dry brushing, size 3 for smaller areas, and size 6 for large:
-However, Series 768 are a much cheaper alternative you can use for dry brushing and will do the job just fine:

All music composed by and © copyright owned by Sorastro.
Artwork by Adrian Smith.

[arran]

Your videos are the best miniature painting videos I can find anywhere. The detail and explanations you go into are amazing. I'm so glad you are doing Blood Rage now, I am going to get this board game soon and have been looking for painting guides. You work is truly awesome.

[michaeljdauben]

Loved the tips on snow basing and I can already see applications for those techniques of blending blue with my flesh tones to produce some interesting effects. Thanks!

[TNTT]

I came to this particular video late due to interest in the Kingdom Death videos and owning those particular models. The detailed explanations in this first video was so helpful. Reasoning on why you mixed and thinned paint. How to go back and fix certain errors. Why you painted things a certain way were no longer included in your later/newer videos and I really appreciated them as a beginner here. You inspire and help a lot with these videos. Thank you!

[chriswebb]

So fun to watch! I really hope to see some more blood rage paintings!

[FissinChips]

Nice job. The snow really makes it stand out that extra bit.

[ronjodway]

Well, well, well, look who got an airbrush! Great job, as always, Sorastro! I love the introduction of the zenith highlighting technique. Not many people know this EASY way to get some great high and lowlights.

[Batterybrain]

Just when I thought you couldn't do better, you out do yourself. Well done Maestro Sorastro👏👏

[milkboy]

Another fantastic paint job as usual. Excited to see what you have next in store for us to see.

[HeroesBosses]

Wow! You really stepped up your (already VERY impressive) game for this tutorial! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!

[RedeyeX]

hi sorastro I watch a lot of youtube tutorials but i'm blown away by this, your use of colours is amazing, thanks

[PedroDuque]

Amazing tutorial!!! I've seen A LOT of tutorial about painting minis and none as good as this. Thank you!

[JesseKegg]

WOW, some of your best work I have seen yet.

[mikesbrito]

Awesome!!! Please, continue painting Blood Rage minis. ASAP. Congrats

[remilaperche]

Awesome... I'm French. You helped me to learn some paint technik from 1 years. Because of Corona I'll have time to paint my blood rage game and finish descent :). Thank a lot dude.

[moahdib]

Trully hope you can finish painting the rest of the monsters and one clan member! FANTASTIC job man! I also hope you can make this your full time job!

[BadAndy]

Yes! Sorastro is painting Blood Rage!!!

[caiopavanelli]

My favorite (and the best) mini painting channel! And now your are painting Blood Rage, so glad I started panting it this month :)
but it will take a while to get to the big guys, hope you do more before I get there. Thanks!

[bushibayushi]

YES! Excellent job.

Get this game guys, it's really good.

[shotgunmcshotgun]

The new citadel texture paints are awesome especially the snow one, I think you'd like it especially for a mini like this with all the snow on it

[leontiefmodell]

I've found this video - and all of your others - incredibly helpful for beginners and experts alike.
Your videos are very well structured and your detailed instructions are easy to follow.
I picked up Blood Rage merely because I liked the idea of a Viking-based board game - but the miniatures really had "PAINT ME" written all over them, which is why I decided to give it a go.

I'm now done with the frost giant and the troll and I really notice a learning curve with the colors, the shades and the dry paints.

Thank you so much for your great work and please do some more Blood Rage, if you find the time :)

PS: You do great work on the custom soundtracks as well - keep up the great work :)