Try using sketch paper

This week I wanted to work out a color palette and didn't want to waste good canvas. I got out my sketch pad and worked on a scene I wanted to develop with different oil paint combinations. Using triads and split complementaries I finally settled on this work- Cad.yellow med, Trans. Oxide Red, and Ultramarine Blue with Titanium White. Make this oil mix very slurry and use a pencil to lay in your drawing. Then fill in what you think should fit the values. Have fun, experiment! It's only paper. Keep these studies small till you figure out what works!