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I'm starting up some Wood Elves as an autumn theme and I need a good color mix or a build up of colors to achieve a nice solid Autumn Orange color.  Think autumn maple leaves or something on that line:

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I use Vallejo Game Color paints, so if you can suggest from that color series.  Thanks!

Maybe try mixing a little bit of brown into the darker shade of orange. (not sure on vallejo names) Bestial brown or Scorched brown, with a little bit of purple if you need to darken it.

Just use whatever flaming orange you have already and add *tiny* amounts of blue to darken it up until you get the shade you want. And remember, acrylic paints dry a shade darker than they look when wet.

Painting over black primer or a brown basecoat will be different than painting
over a white primer.

add a tiny bit of dark flesh into your firey orange