I should just watch youtube tutorials. I did try once, but the tutorial did not make it super clear. I will probably have a go again and see if I can.

I usually have one layer dedicated to my palette where I make and mix the colours for the painting. It's convienant to go back and forth to that layer to lay down and mix colour. In may ways I still work the way I did on real canvas with real oil, but quicker dry time and less messy :) Of course in the Summer I do more irl painting as well as digital, as I have the space and messy capacity then.