Re: ATTENTION all Custom Artists!!
orbitingx said:
How close is burnt or raw sienna in color to burnt umber?
Sienna is an earth color, like dirt. It has an almost leather like color to it. Raw sienna is the tanner of the two, and the burnt sienna look is always a ruddy or redder tint than the raw, like red clay.
Burnt umber is basically the color of coffee grounds or dark dirt (see pic). A rich, very dark brown, with more green and black than red.
The two most basic dark tones most used in painting, are Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber. I live by the burnt Umber as a basetone and it is present in many of my paints.
Raw Umber is kind of blah, and I rarely use it. But, it might be useful for shading on a Yoda!
And listen to Sunohc. Yoda's eyes are a tad less pure green, but I see what you were aiming for. They are richer now.
Try the other color on top of that if you feel brave enough, but only a slightly lighter greenish brown than what you have used. And yes, you may have to redo the pupil, but that is painting eyes! I always end up repainting pupils several times over myself.
Remember,
it's just paint.
Oh, and I was referring more to your rimming the eyes themselves, as in eyeliner, than just the iris area. If you are not sure about it, don't do it. It can get messy if done wrong.
I actually paint the darker colors around the inner eye first, then paint the whites, which sounds backwards, but it works for me. Then I paint in irises, etc. So, I already have that outline I am talking about before I even have the whites painted. It requires a moment or two of not breathing, and remaining totally still, while painting in the whites, but it works better and adds some realism.
Try it if you want.
Confused now? Hope not. PM me if you need more.
, and he's the man to learn from lol
