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 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.

MARBLE - The artist who can duplicate different types of marble and granite are in high demand. We will be creating diagonal marbles, veined marbles, and Breche marbles. A seven layer painted marble is beautiful but who pays for it? By the time you are finished, they could have had the real marble for less money. You will be taught how to do those marbles using products that can create the deep, many layered marble look without the time, lots of product, and expense. The marbles sell on larger surfaces as well as furniture.

VENETIAN PLASTER AND LAYERED TEXTURES - Decorative texture finishes are sweeping this country. This class will teach you how to combine different textured products with metallic products to enhance the drama and elegance associated with the trends of today. We will be using pigments, one-of-a-kind stencils, European lustre products, Venetian plaster with European patterns, and metallic waxes and paints.

COLOR MATCHING AND THEORY - a basic understanding of what colors to match with other colors and why will be explored in this section of the 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 designing with color. This class will help you get the color right the first time.

Experience has taught us that working on large surfaces gives the student a better grasp of the technique. It also embeds itself into the memory. Each artist will work on a large 4 foot board. At the end of class if the board is too large for shipping, we will cut it into four smaller samples.

The artist will leave the class with a manual containing detailed instructions of the techniques and written information on the parameters of each product. A color theory workbook and color wheel that the artist will refer to on a daily basis is also included in this course. This workshop is a must in stimulating the artist to create new finishes and increasing the degree of professional success.

This course will cover the following techniques:

• Diagonal Marble

• Carrara or a Breche Marble

• Travertine Marble

• MarmoLustre Marble

• Layered MarmoLustre on texture

• Fiorentino Suede (Antique Suede)

• Venetian Plaster & Texture

Prerequisite: Comprehensive Faux Finish Course or equivalent        Cost: $600
Daily lunches are complimentary

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Venetian Plaster & Texture Course - 2 Days
Artist: Susan Galeotti