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I can't think of a way to paint orange. The real difficulty I'm finding is how to base coat it. The darker version of orange is brown, so should I wash orange darker or would a mid-orange tone work.

If someone could help me right out an entire formula from base coat to final highlight, that would be a huge help.

-LugNutz

Macharius Solar Orange. mmmm. Orangey. Foundationy.

Orange is a bit like yellow, in that it's easier to shade down to it than try to highlight up to it. I wouldn't try to hit a bright orange tone from brown, I'd tone down a yellow/ochre base with reddish glazes till it got where I wanted.

So...

-Start with Macharius Orange basecoat.

- Then blend down with brown/ochre/or reddish glazes?

What colores could that include? Dark Flesh + Tau Ochre?

The dark flesh already has a reddish tinge to it, and the Ochre would brighten it up a little... I dunno, I'm a little 'green' when it comes to painting Yellows and Oranges....

Highlighting should be easier (Bleached Bone+ Orange, perhaps?)

Yeah, dark flesh is a good shade, keep it nice and thin.

You could also start with Iyanden Darksun and work that back with baal red.

Bleached bone will work for a highlight, you want to be aiming at a light peach sort of colour.

Just experiment and see what you like.

yellow (lyanden darksun, foundation), with two washes of baal red.

look (the legs):

It also depends on what kind of orange you are going for. Brown is certainly one viable base, but you could aslo go up from red if you want a brighter look.