Every year, the author's eighth-graders do some projects on color mixing and color schemes. In this article, the author gives a twist to the basic color wheel. Using rough-draft paper the same size as the paper they would eventually work on, students were to figure out a way to divide it into six spaces. They were not limited to basic rectangles, and the spaces did not have to be the same sizes. But, all of the paper "must" be used as part of the six spaces. With this step completed, students were to figure out a way to divide each of those six, into six more spaces. Again, the spaces did not have to be the same size, but nothing could be left blank. On the rough draft, students needed to plan and justify their color placements. The goal was to see six distinct colors for each "piece" of the design. This is an excellent color-mixing review, a design problem and a good way to practice painting techniques.