Pallette Help

[Vipershark]

I can never seem to choose pallettes correctly. Every time I do it, I always end up choosing bad colors and whatever I'm doing ends up looking mspaint-ish colored. Even when I try to stray away from mspaint default zones, it still ends up looking bad. Maybe I just don't have the eye for color that some of you do here, but I can never seem to get colors to "flow".

Any tips, ideas, etc?

What I'm currently trying to make palettes for is:
1. A simple red color. Somewhat on the pinkish end, but still red.
2. A darkish blue color. Not too dark, but somewhat close to purple, but still recognizable as blue.
3. A regular skin tone. In between white and tan.
4. A brownish-tan color, more on the brown side. In other words, the color of wood.
5. A dark pale yellow. Hard to explain.
6. A regular pale purple color.
7. A dark blue color. The color of jeans.
8. A simple white.

This is all for one piece that I'm doing, but I can't seem to get it right. I going for 4-5 shades per hue, without the crazy yellow-red-purple hueshifting. I can't seem to get a normal palette though.

Any help?

in b4 request but I just need advice. If someone chooses to make a pallette then that's their choice.