Instructor: Gary Lord

Class Title: It’s Faux Easy

Date & Time: Tuesday, September 9 | 8:30am – 5:30pm

Number of Hours: 8 (1 Day)

Fee: $340

Class Description: This class is for the beginning decorative painter. The class will deal with preparing a room, standard glazing applications, and the use of different tools and products. You will learn Gary’s bread and butter finishes that are still the mainstay of his income. The class will learn a minimum of eight different techniques. With these finishes you will be able to immediately make an income in the decorative painting industry. The class will use rags, cheesecloth, chip brushes, whiz rollers, softening brushes, stencils and stencil brushes, and metallic foils among other items.

Subjects:
Positive and negative decorative paint treatments
Room preparation
Surface preparation
Tolls
Rolling
Removal of glazes
Touch ups and clean up

Activities:
Taping a room
Correct tools to use
How to hold and use tools
Rolling on the right amount of glaze
Working in corners
Demonstrate method to remove glaze in a room

Supplies to Bring: Two 2" and 4" chip brushes, stencil brushes, gloves, hairdryers, paper plates.

Supplies Provided: cheesecloth, rags, whiz rollers, sample boards, worksheets, stencils.

Supply Donors: Faux Effects, Prismatic Painting Studio, Royal Design Studio

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