I actually leave the very lightest colors for last when possible, because I work large projects over long time-spans in a variety of environments, sometimes without being careful about the condition of my hands...
...so if I work white or very pale colors first, they are often tan/grey by the time I'm finished. And since the reds often aren't set very well, there's a limit to how enthusiastically you can wash the finished product to get the whites back to white without them ending up pink instead...
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Date: 2014-11-08 12:49 am (UTC)...so if I work white or very pale colors first, they are often tan/grey by the time I'm finished. And since the reds often aren't set very well, there's a limit to how enthusiastically you can wash the finished product to get the whites back to white without them ending up pink instead...