Ok, so it could be my primers, but I've tried a variety of types. I'm having a TERRIBLE time with painting whites/grays in oils.... Namely, the paint itself is just gummier.. and I've sought out the most 'oily' white possible. It actually seems to mix with the primer paint and sort of 'rub' it off in places. Which makes for huge difficulties in getting a smooth undercoat...

So what I'm wondering is if I should be using a fixative spray coating over the primer before starting to apply white/grey colors over that.

I have several light dappled greys I want to do and even with this great new smooth oil paint I've found for the white, I still am getting the "pulling" off of the primer coat before I can lay down layers.

Should I be starting darker and just going lighter? Once some oil is on there it doesn't seem to be a problem.. but for those really faint dapple greys it really is a challenge! -sigh-

Any help is appreciated. I have no problems making stroke-free darker colors.. just that DANG white!