My first attempt: Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great  (from Art Girona) is the first of the military figures i did right after having polished my painting skills a bit with the Warhammer series (more of this later). 


I choose to use acrylic paint from Games Workshop to paint the 54mm metallic figure because they were easily accessible to me at that time.

I have to say that at this stage my knowledge of painting flesh tones and/or cloth was still in it's infancy. Also it is due to note that i also had a very limited range of paints and brushes that is why i painted his tunic yellow instead of the more royal purple that probably would have suited him better. 

The tunic was done using yellow as a main colour, then mixing the yellow with a tiny amount of brown for the depth in the cresses and finally white for the highlight on the raised areas.

The bronze is simply done with bronze as the main colour, washed with brown ink and then given a light dry brush of the same bronze. A bit of silver is used to create the light reflecting on the metal. 

The main body armour was very simple to achieve. A grey colour was dry brushed on it to capture the raised areas. It really was a delight to paint that bit. 

Note that at this stage the figure is done except for the base which as you can see below, benefited from a simple addition of sand and scorched grass. All available from the Warhammer series. 

The transformation is great with only a little sand and glue.

The red cloak was done in several steps. Red gore was done for the darker, shadow areas. Blood red for the main highlight/raised areas and to even further accentuate the shadows i used a bit of brown ink in the recess. 

The figure in it's wooden pedestal giving him an even more regal stature that i think Alexander deserves.