Stop struggling to find the right color and learn how to mix with confidence!
Color mixing can feel intimidating, especially when you’re tempted to reach for every color on the palette. In Color Mixing Demystified, you’ll learn practical techniques for accurately mixing the colors you need while creating greater harmony and visual cohesion in your paintings.
Through hands-on exercises, you’ll explore different approaches to achieving specific colors and learn how to mix colors successfully using both a variety of colors and limited palettes. The goal is to help you become a more efficient, confident painter while developing a better understanding of how colors work together.
This workshop is designed for artists working in oil, acrylic, or gouache and is appropriate for a range of experience levels.
Color Mixing Demysified with Mike Laiuppa, Saturday November 14th, 10-3PM $150.00
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How to accurately mix colors rather than searching for the perfect tube color
Techniques for creating harmonious, visually pleasing color relationships
Multiple ways to mix and achieve the same color
How to work effectively from a limited palette
Practical color-mixing strategies you can apply to your own paintings
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The instructor will provide the color sources you’ll be matching, so you do not need to bring anything specific to paint.
Students should bring:
Two gesso or oil-primed canvases or canvas panels, approximately 11" x 14" to 16" x 20"
A selection of brushes, including moderately stiff and softer flats or filberts
A variety of paint colors
Gray or neutral-colored palette — no white or clear palettes
Rags or paper towels
Brush cleaner and containers
A bag or container for transporting dirty rags and towels home
Canvases may be inexpensive, as the focus of this workshop is on learning and practice rather than creating finished masterpieces.
If you can read and write then you can draw! This class is for beginners and intermediate drawing skills who wish to unlock and enhance their abilities. In person classes teach innovative drawing approaches and exercises, designed to help “SEE” the subject and enhance eye/hand coordination, develop understanding of form, line, movement, perspective and dimensional shading.
One each, 2B & 4B drawing pencils, Pink pearl eraser, hand-held pencil sharpener, 2B graphite stick, 4B charcoal pencil, soft charcoal stick, 3B conte crayon, black and sanguine, small bottle of India ink, #7 or #8 cheap watercolor brush, Small mirror, @ 5” x 7”, low tack masking tape, paper towels, 9” x12” drawing paper pad with spiral binding. 8” x 10” light cardboard non corrugated.
One each, 2B & 4B drawing pencils, Pink pearl eraser, hand-held pencil sharpener, 2B graphite stick, 4B charcoal pencil, soft charcoal stick, 3B conte crayon, black and sanguine, small bottle of India ink, #7 or #8 cheap watercolor brush, Small mirror, @ 5” x 7”, low tack masking tape, paper towels, 9” x12” drawing paper pad with spiral binding. 8” x 10” light cardboard non corrugated.
Saturdays from October 3rd to November 24th, 2026 10-1PM
All Workshops & Classes
At the New Hartford Artisans Guild you will find a variety of classes, workshops and events for all ages and experience levels. Take a peek below to see our upcoming offerings. Please contact us if you’d like to make a suggestion, or need more information info.nhag@gmail.com