Most often it has to do with the color of the shadows never turning out how I like. Either too blue / too lavender, etc., too stark or streaky looking. Personally I prefer subtle shadows over bold.
I've tried mixing complementary colors together, mixing Blues and Siennas or Umbers together, and even using premixed tube shadow colors. I seldom felt satisfied with the results.
My friend, Fay, shared a combination she recently tried using Potters Pink with Cerulean Blue. I didn't have Potters Pink but instead Opera. I tried that and although I could come close to her gray mixes, the results were a bit "too much.....too intense" for my liking. Aliz plus Cer Blue didn't quite make it either.
Finally, I picked up a tube of Potters Pink and have to say I love the results with it and Cerulean Blue. I also like the granulation achieved which to me adds a bit of interest.
This is my playing a bit this morning shading white objects. Painted in Journal with Arches 140lb CP
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