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FAUX FINISH CLASSES
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CONTENTS:
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Comprehensive Faux Finish Course - Five Day
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Accelerated Faux Finish Course - Three Day
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Painted Furniture & Cabinet Finishing - Two Day
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Popular Faux Finishes - Two Day
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Private Instruction
Comprehensive Faux
Finish Program
5 Day Course
Artist: Sher Galeotti
 Discover
the art of decorative and faux finishes that can be used on walls, columns,
ceilings, furniture, flooring, accessories, and more. The student will learn all
of the latest techniques as well as traditional techniques, such as glazing,
metallic wax, frottage, marbling, mastering the art of blending and veining,
creating depth with color, layering, texturing, Venetian plaster, and
distressing.
This comprehensive,
five day faux painting class, is for the serious, career minded artist. The course will give
you the tools and knowledge to get started as a decorative painter using proven
faux painting techniques. The business
side of faux finishing will be covered in detail as discussed below. The latest
in faux finish tools will be taught. At this faux finish school, we do not endorse any particular line of
products, but teach you about the different products on the market.
Since the teachers
are also working faux finish artists, they are in tune with the colors, styles
and techniques that are popular today. The paint colors used in class are the
popular colors du jour. At the same time, the student will experiment with the
extensive array of colors in waxes, tints, pigments, and paints available in the
class room.
 FAUX
FINISHING & OLD WORLD FINISHES
A few of the samples students produce are embossed leather, metallic wax,
Tuscany textures, Corinthian leather, hand made wallcoverings, and any technique
that is currently popular. Now, you can reproduce those distressed pieces of
furniture that sell for so much in the shops and walls that resemble old
European villas. The student will create suede effects, an old world plaster
effect, and a faux limestone finish, providing a tactile quality to a creation
that begs to be touched. Another old world creation includes a textured fresco
wall with exposed bricks.
MARBLE AND STONE
 We teach the latest and simplest techniques for creating stone and marble. These
techniques can be used on walls, furniture, columns, floors, and more. The art
of painting grout around stone is taught. This is the section of the course
where you will master the art of blending, veining, shading, and highlighting.
 VENETIAN PLASTER
Veneciano is the most asked for
Venetian plaster today. You will create two Veneciano boards. The colors will be
your choice with the help of the color theory course. Being able to offer your
clients Venetian plaster will offer an advantage over most faux finishers today.
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
This apprenticeship program will help
the student grasps all the tricks of the trade by creating the more elaborate
finishes on large surfaces. For instance, the student artist will have the
opportunity to apply a learned technique on a full wall with the assistance of
the teacher. Or, a column will be finished with a marble technique. You will
learn to maneuver corners and ceilings, eliminate the start and stop lines, and
to adjust for large surfaces.
COLOR MATCHING AND THEORY
A basic understanding of what colors to
match with other colors and why will be explored in this course. You will mix
paints, waxes, and many other mediums to better understand how each medium works
on a particular surface. The temperature of colors, the value of colors, and
understanding how those two elements work in matching colors can help you
confidently design with color. This class will help you get the colors right the
first time.
BUSINESS OF DECORATIVE PAINTING
The business course will give you the tools and
knowledge to get started as a decorative painter. The business side of faux
finishing will be covered in detail, including filing taxes, samples of bids, a
contract between the artist and the client that was drawn up by an attorney and
a contract for any subcontractor’s of the artist that was drawn up by an
attorney and a tax accountant, how to bid, and how to market your art with
proven techniques.
Good and bad advertising will be
discussed and advertising samples are available. Several ways to break down your
art and price it in a manner that will keep you within the market and still make
a profit will be covered in detail.
Click on the name for a picture of the Sample you
will create
Prerequisite:
none
Cost: $900
(all supplies and lunches are furnished)
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Accelerated Faux Finish Course - 3 Days
Artist: Sher Galeotti
Faux Painting School is offering a new three-day
Accelerated Faux Finish Course designed especially for the individual who does
not have 5 to 7 days of freedom from home or business responsibilities. Each
class is a semi-private class with a maximum of two students. The Accelerated
Faux Finish Course means individual attention and working at your own speed
instead of the speed of the whole class. Training 8 people at a time, as in the
Comprehensive Faux Finish Course, takes much more time than training two people.
In this course, you will finish faster with the same amount of material as in
the Comprehensive Faux Finish Course.
The student can schedule
three days of private sessions at their own convenience and work the hours they
choose or come to the scheduled sessions listed on the web site. Even weekends
are an option. In the similar course, Comprehensive Faux Finish Class, students
will finish 12 to 14 sample boards for their portfolio. The student of the
Accelerated Faux Finish Course will do the same amount of sample boards, and
probably more because there are not as many students who need attention.
 What
are some other advantages of taking a private Accelerated Course? You will
reduce by half your time away from home or business. It will cost you less for
lodging and food. You get to pick the techniques that you want instead of a set
curriculum. This three-day course includes the business course and color
theory. The student can choose the samples and techniques they wish to learn or
the techniques they believe will be popular in their community.
Three day course Prerequisite: none
Cost: $600
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Painted Furniture & Cabinet Finishing Class
Two Day Course - Artist: Sher Galeotti
 
Are you looking for an outlet for your creative imagination? Why not create furniture with an attitude. This comprehensive furniture course will teach you to create
beautiful, functional works of art. Learn to imitate old world antiques on your garage sale fixer upper, and design custom pieces using tried and true
methods. We will unravel the tricks to making your own custom pieces from unfinished furniture.
 We cover
preparation of wood and other materials. You will learn design, and
refinishing, then create a functional object. Learn the colors that go
with different techniques, which styles exemplify different periods or
cultures, and the overall process of converting an undesirable piece of
junk furniture into a sale-maker.
 Students will
create samples of each technique on wood boards or polystyrene boards.
Distressed wood, handmade stonewashed stains, metallic waxes, wood graining,
stenciling, imbedded designs, and much more will be created on the
appropriate surface. There will be emphasis on finishing cabinets.
Decorative artists who can finish cabinets are in great demand. These
designs will make a beautiful addition to your portfolio.
 Hand painted furniture is sold in many specialty boutiques. It brings high
prices and is in demand throughout the United States. It is time for you to
be a part of this financially and personally rewarding home based business.
Prerequisite:
None
Cost: $300 (all materials provided - lunch on your own)
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Popular Faux Finishes -
Two Day
Artist: Sher Galeotti
How many times have you seen a beautiful faux finished wall or piece of furniture and wondered if you
could do that? Yes, you can! We can teach you. Make your home or business the envy of everyone you know.
Discover the art of decorative painting for walls, furniture, floors, concrete, cabinets and accessories. The student will
learn the five most popular faux finish effects in the decorating paint industry. Techniques taught range from frottage (leather) to texture (MarmoLustre) creations.
Upon completion of the course, you will have a sample of Parchment, Old World Colorwash, MarmoLustre, Metallic Wax, and
Corinthian Leather. Colors used will be those poplar today.
The chemistry of paint and glaze is explained in detail. Surface preparation is discussed and practiced with each student
because your finish is only as good as your surface preparation. The student will take home a sample board of each effect practiced and taught.
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $300
(all materials
provided - lunch on your own)
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Faux Painting School is offering a new three-day
Accelerated Faux Finish Course designed especially for the individual who does
not have 5 to 7 days of freedom from home or business responsibilities. Each
class is a semi-private class with a maximum of two students. The Accelerated
Faux Finish Course means individual attention and working at your own speed
instead of the speed of the whole class. Training 8 people at a time, as in the
Comprehensive Faux Finish Course, takes much more time than training two people.
In this course, you will finish faster with the same amount of material as in
the Comprehensive Faux Finish Course.
What
are some other advantages of taking a private Accelerated Course? You will
reduce by half your time away from home or business. It will cost you less for
lodging and food. You get to pick the techniques that you want instead of a set
curriculum. This three-day course includes the business course and color
theory. The student can choose the samples and techniques they wish to learn or
the techniques they believe will be popular in their community. 
Are you looking for an outlet for your creative imagination? Why not create furniture with an attitude. This comprehensive furniture course will teach you to create
beautiful, functional works of art. Learn to imitate old world antiques on your garage sale fixer upper, and design custom pieces using tried and true
methods. We will unravel the tricks to making your own custom pieces from unfinished furniture.
We cover
preparation of wood and other materials. You will learn design, and
refinishing, then create a functional object. Learn the colors that go
with different techniques, which styles exemplify different periods or
cultures, and the overall process of converting an undesirable piece of
junk furniture into a sale-maker.
