Colour swatches and tests for Year's Dawn

It's such a simple idea but it really does save so much time. Basically I painted each colour I own put the name on the back and numbered them, they're easy to loose.

So the reason for doing this: I always test out different colour schemes before starting to paint. Which until now meant I had to paint down the colours together over and over if I wanted to make a slight change to the colour scheme. It actually takes quite a lot of time in the end.

This way I just quickly lay them down next to each other. Then I can just write down the colour names for reference and try out new ones quickly.

It's so simple but I thought I'd share, It'll save me a lot of time.

My main considerations for colours. The circles help me know what the main colours will be.

The colours I was considering, unfortunately the Naples Yellow and metallic paints don't show up well. I ended up going with the bottom left though I hope to use the top left for a less winter themed painting. 

Basic tests to see how the pink to blue would work, how the pencil line art would sit in and a rough mock up of where the colours should go.