Instruction in the Art of Faux Finishing and Decorative Painting
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Our hands-on classes will provide you with inspiring, real world instruction in the latest faux finish and decorative painting technique. From beginning to advanced Faux Painting, and more, you'll come away from our classes with valuable knowledge that can be put to use immediately. Call (888) 977-3289 to register.

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Aqua Finishing Solutions	Faux Masters Studio is a proud distributor and training center for Faux Effects International's Aqua Finishing Solutions, including AquaCreme and AquaGlaze products. AquaGlaze is a complex, slow drying glazing medium which is used in combination with ordinary latex paint for a variety of attractive decorative finishes including marble, wood graining, rag-rolling, sponging, bagging, pouncing and stippling. AquaCreme is a breakthrough clear creme glazing medium that can be worked all the way to an almost dry state, allowing for dry brushing and even the creation of positive and negative patterns with ease. Marbling, wood graining, and antiquing executed in AquaCreme take on a superior appearance when used in conjunction with AquaColors, acrylic artist's quality colors that offer maximum translucency in your decorative painting, stenciling, murals, floorcloths, and other forms of artwork. Mixed into AquaGlaze or AquaCreme, AquaColors produce quality faux and decorative finishes. Click here to order these products online.
Lusterstone	LusterStone is a decorative architectural trowel-on coating, which produces beautiful natural reflective stone patterns. This revolutionary new product can be used to produce a wide variety of dull or high sheen dimensional finishes, or stunning combinations of highs and lows. The product is available in a multitude of colours. Order Lusterstone products online from the Faux Masters product center.
Faux Finish Workshop	Our specialty faux finish workshop Fast Faux Aqua will show you how to create wonderful decorative finishes with Aqua Finishing Solution products. This one-day workshop will open the door to new avenues of creativity through single and multi color glazing, applications for textural effects, basic color mixing, and more to create professional looking finishes simply.
Faux Painting Instruction	For Beginners: Start with our 5-day practical yet comprehensive course covering knowledge in product selection and color mixing as well as the fundamentals of faux painting. This course features a lecture on the business aspects of operating a faux or decorative painting company.
Faux Painting Technique	If you are a professional faux finisher, add depth to your technique with our 5-Day Advanced Walls course. From idea conception to layout and intellectual discussion on product selection, students will master the art of shading, identifying light source, stencil enhancements, the tasteful beauty of gold leafing, creating dimension, and utilizing a monochromatic value scale. This course is sure to put you one above the competition.
Faux Finish Course	Whether you're looking for a five-day faux finish course to build a complete sample selection (such as our 5-Day Designer Walls course), an extensive course on Furniture & Cabinetry Finishing or one of our many two-day and three-day workshops to get your portfolio started or hone your skills, all of our courses in faux finish offer hands-on "real world" training
Faux Painting Classes	A typical day of painting classes begins at 9:30. The first lectures and demonstration of faux techniques begins at 10:00, followed by hands-on training for the faux painting class participants. Click here to see how the rest of the day shapes up.
Classes For Faux Painting	Our hands-on classes will provide you with valuable knowledge that can be put to use immediately. You'll come away from our classes inspired by real world instruction in the latest faux finish and decorative painting techniques.