Color is all relative, thus my reasoning for painting with a mud-puddle on my palette as opposed to mixing individual local colors as I need them. Every point in which you place the brush to sample the oils, you can find a color warmer, cooler, darker and lighter than your selection. If I reach the edges of my puddle, I can always expand outward as necessary. The puddle is a wonderful way to also limit your color choices if you are looking to control certain aspects of your painting process. There is also no absolute color to start painting flesh with. Your first choice will then dictate what the next value or color needs to be. A slight move across the palette shifts the overall temperature of your skin, but the inherent local relationships will remain the same.
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