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Below
is a listing of the classes that we offer.
Please visit our course schedule to determine course
dates and availability.
FauxEver
Beautiful
Studio and Faux Effects International will have you
create gorgeous wall and furniture finishes, with
cutting edge techniques and materials, rarely seen
before and all with water based, environmentally
friendly mediums.
We ask you to bring nothing along with you to class
except your imagination and the desire to learn. We
supply each student with a workstation, boards and
supplies needed. By the end of each class, you will
have gained enough information and practical
experience to feel confident to faux.
This in combination with the hundreds of faux
finishing products at your fingertips, will give you
the edge needed to soar beyond your competition or
allow you the satisfaction of faux finishing in your
own home, better than most faux painters and with
considerable savings.
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Lusterstone
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Learn to work with this wonderful self
burnishing material. After taking this
class, this gorgeous eclectic material will
blend with any decorative setting. Each
student will leave with one basic
application of lusterstone and then advance
on to leave with 12 to 13 diverse looks of
this product in combination with several
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Designer Wall Finishes I
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The Designer Walls Workshop is the
cornerstone of the Faux Effects
Professional Products. Here you will
learn the trade secrets, products and
patented techniques employed by the
industry's most gifted and successful faux
artisans and decorative painting
contractors. This is a five day intensive
professional workshop that is absolutely
crucial to your success in this field. |
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Designer Wall Finishes II
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The Designer
Wall Finishes™ Two Workshop continues the
faux finishing experience begun with
Designer Walls One. Exciting new materials
will be introduced using a variety of
innovative methods. Familiar products
combined with new techniques will allow
students to increase their proficiency with
these products and create spectacular
showcase finishes. |
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Foil Murals
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This one of a kind class is sure to impress
all and has limitless possibilities on
earnings! You will learn to create a mural
on glass, however our medium will be foil,
not paint. We feel this process moves quicker
and yields unprecedented results! A must
see. |
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Foundation
Workshop
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The one-day foundation workshop introduces
and opens the door to the limitless
possibilities of FAUX AND DECORATIVE WALL
GLAZING. Faux Effects "Studio" instructors
combine business knowledge and training with
product knowledge and professional
techniques to hone and refine your natural
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In-Faux
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Climb and stay at the top of your trade!
Learn all the latest and greatest
information in-faux covered over the
last 18 months to today. See and
learn about many of these new products
and techniques. Get a sneak peak into
the future of faux. This is a hands on
class, covering a wide variety of
mediums and troweling. Not a
beginners class.
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Imprints and Frescoes
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Imprints & frescoes- Learn how to
get custom artwork onto walls in
minutes instead of hours or
days.Then we will teach you to take
it to the next level and enhance
your artwork with fresco like
patterns. This process is for all
entry levels, yet when your work is
complete, Leonardo himself would be
impressed! Imagine what your
designers and decorators will think!
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Lime-Based
Plasters
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The very best in a Venetian plaster system.
This is it! Stucco lustro. A truly lime
based, quartz primed system. Easy to
apply. Easy to burnish. But the best just
gets better because this class features
proper trowel application methods. Each
student will learn to use and go home with
Gorgeous samples of; stucco lustro, stucco
marmo, embedded stucco, polished plaster,
classic marmorino, cracked Venetian stucco
and a travertino. |
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Luxurious Pulled Finishes
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This is a mixed medium class, where we will
work with many products to achieve these
beautiful samples. Patience is a must for
this class as all samples are patterned and
require time. These looks are owner
Jay Elliott's favorite looks to do because
of their fantastic beauty and depth and
their very great representation of faux.
Come join us and be proud to add these "drop
dead gorgeous" looks to your portfolio! |
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Marbling / Wood
Graining
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Classes are always taught by Internationally
known guest Instructors like Samuels,
Colkett and Pier Finklestien. You will leave
these classes understanding composition and
struture of marble and or wood. Which
brushes to use and why.How to start ,build
and finish your composition whether it be
slate, travertine or birch. You will leave
this class eager to faux! |
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Palette Deco Day
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You will enjoy working, creating and earning
money with this unique faux finishing paste.
Because of its unique consistency we are
able to have you leave with some varied faux
finishes ranging from metallic to dull &
embossed to knockdown. |
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Photo to Faux
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(Offered once a year)
The only class where you the students
pre-choose the designs we will teach!
Simply send in a photograph of a design you
would like to learn and faux Ever beautiful
Studios will teach you how to duplicate that
photo! This is not an
entry-level class. Knowledge of faux
finishing
is a pre-requisite. Various products
and techniques will be taught during this
workshop. The full Faux Effects product line
will be available for use for these samples,
guaranteeing each student will leave with
7-9 gorgeous hi-end finishes.
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RS Crete & RS
Glaze
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RS Crete is a concrete veneer like material. It is
an Interior/Exterior faux finishing product
made for all walking surfaces and
countertops. This product needs no
expansion lines. In this workshop you will
learn to work with RS Crete, the reactive
series glaze and the RS activator. When used
in combination, these create extraordinary
decorative finishes. You will also learn to
re-create fabulous designs like; pavers,
ceramic tiles, in-laid stones, counter top
and backsplash designs, stencil & modello
designs along with countless faux designs
for floors, counters and walls. |
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Venetian Plaster
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Learn this ancient art form of plastering.
These plasters are so fast drying we can get
alot done in this one day class. You will
learn two troweling techniques and three
different types of venetian
plaster Techniques. You will leave this
class understanding everything you need to
go do your first job very succsesfully. |
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