Choosing Colors...

Personal Palettes

140 lb cotton paper
Acrylic or watercolor paint
Paper punch / 2.5 inch circle
Brush

Cut watercolor paper shapes to paint, start with yellow (note cool or warm)
Then add some blue for yellow-green then some more blue for green. Now paint a blue (cool if your yellow was cool or warm depending..)paint the next circle blue. Add a bit of red for the purple and more red for the red-violet paint chip. Now paint a red circle. Add a bit of yellow for the red-orange color and more yellow for orange. There you go! Your own color wheel! To personalize your colors try to tint some with white or create new shades and tones by adding black or a colors opposite.
Have fun, and remember to mix colors so they fit the mood you're going for. It's a very intuitive activity. When they dry move them around and observe how the colors relate to one another. Find your favorite collections for future projects.