Painting: Introduction to Color Mixing
March 5 – March 26, 2026 | 1:30–4 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art, Red Workshop, Greene Family Education Center
Registration Required
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The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art in the museum’s galleries, hours of expert instruction, and access to a Friday afternoon Open Studio during the run of the class.
Registration opens to the public on December 3, 2025 at 10 a.m.
The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art in the museum’s galleries, hours of expert instruction, and access to a Friday afternoon Open Studio during the run of the class.
Using color is a central skill in painting. This class will teach you how to mix colors and define hue, value, and saturation using a primary color wheel. Through observation and practical exercises, gain an understanding of how colors are affected by the proximity, size, location, or quantity of other colors in a painting, and create a series of abstract color compositions that highlight these principles.
- Week 1: Begin with an introduction to color hue, value, and saturation. Next, mix colors using a primary color wheel to create individual color compositions with primary and secondary colors.
- Week 2: Mix secondary and tertiary colors while noting contrast and harmony in color interactions. Further examine color relationships in hue, value, and saturation, and create a color composition using complementary or contrasting color combinations.
- Week 3: Saturate and desaturate colors by mixing them with white, black, and gray to create tints, tones, and shades. Then, create an abstract color composition, playing with the effects of saturated and desaturated colors.
About Studio Classes
Expand your art-making skills through guided, step-by-step instruction with expert teaching artists. Over multiple weeks, you will learn alongside other creative adults and delve deeply into the artistic process, explore new techniques, and build your practice.
This is an introductory-level Studio Class; it is designed to accommodate all levels of skill and talent. If you have never taken an art making class before, this is a great place to start. You will learn new skills that you can use in your artistic practice.
The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art in the museum’s galleries, hours of expert instruction, and access to a Friday afternoon Open Studio during the run of the class.
About your Instructor
Daniel Mantilla is a Colombian-born artist with over a decade of experience teaching young people, families, and adults. In his paintings, drawing-collages, and cutouts, Daniel explores ideas of transition and instability. He previously lived in New York City, where he recorded instructional videos for public television. His art has been exhibited across the United States and internationally. He has studied paintings in museum collections in Spain, conducted research on cadmium-free acrylic paint, and holds an MFA from Hunter College.
Please note that in the event of a session being canceled, April 2 is reserved as a makeup date.
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