How do you mix Payne's gray?

Being less intense than black, it is easier to get the right shade when using it as a mixer. Originally a mixture of iron blue (Prussian blue), yellow ochre and crimson lake, Payne's grey now is often a mixture of blue (ultramarine or phthalocyanine) and black or of ultramarine and Sienna. read more

Payne's grey is a popular grey in watercolour painting but in an acrylic painting it's slightly purple tone can be just the thing for use in underpainting or to deepen shadowy areas. by Cherry Jeffs. Payne's grey is a popular grey in watercolour painting but in an acrylic painting it's slightly purple tone can be just the thing for use in underpainting or to deepen shadowy areas. read more