Artists & Gilders Decorative Studio News
Volume 1, Issue 1 August 2002
All Classes are held at Artists & Gilders Decorative
Studio 3459
Finland Road, Pennsburg PA 18073 We
are about 45 mile west of Philadelphia. Phone 215-679-4064 email
rossfaux@erols.com Cost: $750.00 Materials and Supplies Included 3 Day class designed for the professional and
those wanting to know more about traditional and aged finishes. Fresco Textures and Aged Finishes 3 days $750.00 class
will develop traditional textures used in decorative painting and bona fide
techniques and recipes of traditional materials. We will also cover modern
materials used to achieve the look of traditional medium. We will make a
couple different types of distemper in the class to use. We will cover
aging techniques of finishes and the making of fresco look finishes. This is for those professionals who want to take an
intense 5 day program. This combination class can save you money. Learn to lay Dutch metal, Copper, Silver and Gold leaf
from the book on to sized sample boards. Plus cutting and tipping leaf on
ornament and furniture. You will learn to use different methods of applying
the most popular chemicals to create interesting patinas on Dutch metal,
Copper, Silver leaf. You leave this course with a portfolio of gilded and
toned molding samples, a complete portfolio of many different patina leaf
samples and numerous metallic faux samples. This is a very poplar course; metallic finishes
are one of the hottest looks on the market! Course is designed for beginning to advanced gilders who
have little or no experience working with oil gilding. This combination
class will take you above what you ever thought could be accomplished and
will send you on your way to being one of the elite gilders in your area.
This course is limited in size, paced to your skill level and very in
depth. You are provided a Manual for this course, so you don't have to
spend a lot of time taking notes. 2
Day class designed for the professional Time
9:00 am to 4:30 PM This is for those professionals who want to learn to
chemical patination of different types of leaf, course covers Dutch metal,
Copper, Silver. Learn to lay leaf from the book on to
sized sample boards. Plus you will learn to use different methods of
applying the most used chemicals to create interesting patinas on the
different leaf types. You leave this course with a complete portfolio of at least 12
different patina leaf samples. Metal Leaf Chemical Patination is
designed for beginning to advanced gilders who have little or no experience
working with patinas. This class will take you above what you ever thought
could be accomplished and will send you on your way to being one of the
elite gilders in your area. This course is limited in size, paced to your
skill level and very in depth. You are provided a
Manual for this course, so you don't have to spend a lot of time taking
notes. Cost: $250 1 Day class focusing on the use of metallic glazing
techniques for surfaces. Cost: $995.00 Day 2 & 3 marbling Day 4 & 5 wood graining. You can take any part of this class the cost. 1 day $250.00 for glazing techniques 2 days $495.00 for sections of wood graining or
marbling. In
class we will experiment with traditional mediums, distempers, acrylics and
oils. So you get a good overview of how the different mediums work. If you
were not familiar with the different mediums it would be best to do the
entire course first. Business Issues Accessing Your Skills, Education, and Experience The first step in your assessment is to make an honest appraisal of
your personal skills and education. You should list everything, especially
if you are unsure what type of business in which you want to become
involved. Don't list any faults or doubts here. This is a place to remember
all of the things that you know how to do well (no skimping on personal
praise). After you have identified your personal skills and education, focus
on your business knowledge. If you know what you are interested in, list
what you know about the field or industry. If you are well versed, simply
outline the general areas. If you are not sure, you should list everything.
Concentrate on specific business information rather than general life
experience. All experience will be useful, but we can only use the business
experience when we are making a decision about what skills you may need to
develop in order to run your business. The next step is to evaluate your decision-making abilities. When you own your business, you are in
charge, and many decisions will have to be made based on what you think.
Not all of these decisions will have to be made immediately, but some of
them will have to. If your normal response is to give problem solving to
someone else, then you will probably have difficulty with running a business.
Reflect on your life experiences. Write down two situations where you
solved a problem and the decision you made worked well. Then write down two
situations where the decisions you made did not work so well. Be sure to
write down what you learned from these situations. Last, but certainly not least, identify your entrepreneurial
skills. As we mentioned earlier, a
lot of Successful entrepreneurs have a lot of initiative and also take
risks, and they have learned from making their own mistakes. Taking a clear
look at your source of motivation and your belief in yourself will help you
to be prepared for the challenges that come with owning your own business.
Probably the three most important factors on the road to Success are: the
ability to be flexible, the willingness to change with the market as
technology advances, and the ability to trust yourself. If you have all of
these, you are more than halfway there. Once you have completed your assessment, you may want to review all
three areas to determine where you are at this point in time. By evaluating
and understanding the whys and how’s of what you have or have not
accomplished up to this point in your life, you can better use this
knowledge to your advantage, now and in the future. The following questions
will help you do this. Remember, the more honest you can be in answering
the questions, the more useful the information will be to you. What do you feel are your main strengths? What do you feel are your more serious weaknesses? How do you think someone else might answer the above two questions
about you? What talents do you possess and in what situations have you been
able to use them? How would you personally define the idea of having a job or being
employed? Now, things are already starting to make sense or you are beginning
to have doubts. Either way, listen to your feelings and trust yourself. In
the end, these are only tools for you to use in your evaluation process,
nothing more and nothing less. Have you visited our New Message board
help us get it off to a good start!
We added a section on it just to discuss questions about the
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ect..) on a variety of different substrates (vinyl, wood, metal, plaster,
glass, plastic and many synthetics). Ideal for use over wallpaper, stone,
brick and fabrics. Contains ultraviolet absorbers and therefore can be used
to topcoat interior surfaces (murals, etc.) that will be exposed to sunlight
(near doors, windows etc). Cures to a non-yellowing finish and therefore
can be used directly on pictures, murals, portraits without altering the
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to handle: 2 1/2 hours; to recoat - 3 1/2 hours; Dry
hard - S hours. Full cure - 72 hours.
Will take longer to dry under cooler and more
Decorative Painting Level 1 & 2
This class is designed for contractors or those who wish to start a
faux finishing business that have very little or no experience in faux
finishing. This class will touch on proper surface preparation from
repairing surfaces, testing previously painted surfaces for latex paint or
oil base paint, proper surface primer, and also what type of masking tape,
paper and equipment that will be needed to prepare your surface for
painting. These are the most important steps for any finish to be applied,
from your normal painting, hanging wallpaper, or doing a faux finish.
The course includes a Manual of Finishes with step-by-step instructions for
all the finishes we will cover. Plus several others you will be able to
complete on your own with the instruction you will receive in this class.
The manual includes formulas for the wood grains, marbles, special glazes
and effects.
Day 1 includes broken color techniques also known as glazing
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humid conditions. The long recoat time is necessary to achieve optimum dead
flat finish.
Application Methods: Brush or roller.