>>1738703For the eyes, I'm pretty sure he meant to use the circle tool like this. Just clip out what needs to be hidden. You'll have a much smoother and "natural" curve for the eyes. Obviously this is just a rough demonstration. You'll have to play with the rotation and thickness of the circle.
And for the colors, there is nothing wrong with sampling the color from the screenshot, and then moving the slider around to fit your needs.
