So some experimenting with the smoothing slider on the drawing tools led to, in my opinion, some very desirable results. I am almost a 100% certain I'm going to keep him as a character, just gotta come up with a name first. ^^
Eye: #f19e05
Base: #b79766
Dark Brown: #624e31
Black: #2c2b2b
Tan: #dda461
White: #fcfcfc
Eye: #f19e05
Base: #b79766
Dark Brown: #624e31
Black: #2c2b2b
Tan: #dda461
White: #fcfcfc