{"id":1088,"date":"2023-06-21T02:36:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T02:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teaksouls.com\/johnsblog\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:13:06","slug":"many-ways-to-gray-part-5-macs-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teaksouls.com\/johnsblog\/many-ways-to-gray-part-5-macs-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Ways to Gray, Part 5: Mac&#8217;s Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Over the years each artist will undoubtedly develop many of their own favorite gray mixtures. 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