Paint Chip Directive

This directive can be used in groups, supervision, or your own altered art/journal. I used it during Art Therapy supervision, and asked everyone to choose a color from one of the paint chips that I had gotten from the hardware store. You can choose based on the color or the name of the color, depending how you feel at the moment. Then, everyone created an image based on the color they chose. Some were abstract, others were more literal. This can be a creative way to express current feelings or past memories.