The grey gets mixed before anything else. Same order every morning: white, black, a little raw umber, then I sit with it in the north light until it reads right. Most of the day is that. The figure comes later, and only once the ground behind her is settled.
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The north light discipline is real. My studio faces west and I fight it all year.
Do you keep the grey mixed in bulk or batch it fresh each day?
Batching umber greys is a trap in my experience. They shift under gallery lighting.
Sitting with the ground before the figure. That order changed how I teach it.