A paint-making device comprising: a first palette ; a second palette ; and a base coupled to the first palette and the second palette , the base comprising a paint pot shaking component having a plurality of gears , said pot shaking component configured to agitate at least one paint pot coupled to the base ; wherein the paint pot shaking component is configured to agitate said paint pot coupled to the base in response to rotation of at least a portion of the paint pot shaking component , wherein the paint pot shaking component comprises: a crank gear ; a combination gear adjacent the crank gear ; a slide crankshaft gear perpendicular to and engaged with the combination gear ; a slide crankshaft coupled to a center of the slide crankshaft gear , wherein the slide crankshaft comprises a slide crankshaft joint and a slide crank arm coupled to the slide crankshaft joint ; a vertical piston side support coupled to the base ; a slide bracket coupled to the slide crank arm and to the vertical piston side support ; a jointed armature coupled to at least one of the slide crank arm and the slide bracket, wherein the jointed armature comprises a joint at a portion of the jointed armature remote from the slide bracket ; and a paint pot harness mount coupled to the jointed armature about the joint , and wherein rotation of the crank gear in a first direction causes rotation of the combination gear in a second direction, wherein rotation of the combination gear in the second direction causes rotation of the slide crankshaft gear in a third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, wherein rotation of the slide crankshaft gear in the third direction causes rotation of the slide crankshaft and slide crankshaft joint in the third direction about an axis of rotation, and further wherein rotation of the slide crankshaft joint in the third direction causes translational movement of the slide crank arm . a first palette ; a second palette ; and a base coupled to the first palette and the second palette , the base comprising a paint pot shaking component having a plurality of gears , said pot shaking component configured to agitate at least one paint pot coupled to the base ; wherein the paint pot shaking component is configured to agitate said paint pot coupled to the base in response to rotation of at least a portion of the paint pot shaking component , wherein the paint pot shaking component comprises: a crank gear ; a combination gear adjacent the crank gear ; a slide crankshaft gear perpendicular to and engaged with the combination gear ; a slide crankshaft coupled to a center of the slide crankshaft gear , wherein the slide crankshaft comprises a slide crankshaft joint and a slide crank arm coupled to the slide crankshaft joint ; a vertical piston side support coupled to the base ; a slide bracket coupled to the slide crank arm and to the vertical piston side support ; a jointed armature coupled to at least one of the slide crank arm and the slide bracket, wherein the jointed armature comprises a joint at a portion of the jointed armature remote from the slide bracket ; and a paint pot harness mount coupled to the jointed armature about the joint , and wherein rotation of the crank gear in a first direction causes rotation of the combination gear in a second direction, wherein rotation of the combination gear in the second direction causes rotation of the slide crankshaft gear in a third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, wherein rotation of the slide crankshaft gear in the third direction causes rotation of the slide crankshaft and slide crankshaft joint in the third direction about an axis of rotation, and further wherein rotation of the slide crankshaft joint in the third direction causes translational movement of the slide crank arm . <EOS>