Color Mixing for Artists

Get color confidence.  Learn a system for combining colors consistently so you won't have to settle for the ones you end up with through trial and error. Lots of exercises, discussions, individual attention and demonstrations will show you how to achieve the broadest possible spectrum.

You'll get answers to many of your questions as we discuss the various properties of paint.  Familiarize yourself with the codes to quality paint and choose pigments that will endure.  Although we will use watercolors in class, the principles of this instruction also apply to acrylics, gouache, inks, oil paints and casein.

No experience required.

Mon. - Fri., March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT

Color Mixing Materials List PDF click here

Recommended Watercolor Paint List PDF click here

Putting Paint on the Palette Diagram PDF click here

List of 2-color mixing exercises PDF click here

Blank Template for 2-color mixing exercises click here

Blank Template for Water in the Brush, Pigment and Paper

Blank Template for Related Dark Partnerships click here

Blank Template for Gray Scale/Color Scale click here

Blank Template for Specimen Color Mixing click here

Blank Template for Color Bias Test click here

Presentation: Overview of Mixing Colors PDF click here