Faux Finishing Schools of Artistic Illusions Studios is
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Your faux painting dreams are about to come true!
You are a person of untapped
creativity.
You have faux painting projects seen with your
mind's eye that would be glorious if only your hands knew
how to free what your imagination knows is possible...
You are an artist, a person
with vision.
What you need is to be given an extra
"boost",a faux schools curriculum which provides
that finishing touch, that "something" that
will launch your faux painting career visions in a new
direction...
You are a hands on "visual
person" that only needs to see a demonstration done
and you've "got it"...
Come learn beautiful faux
painting techniques and business marketing with people
like yourself in our faux painting schools standard -setting
classes.
Come bask in the glow of creativity, free your faux painting
imagination and be inspired while you learn
and finish painting the luxurious and classic faux finish
techniques. The goal of our faux painting schools amazing
classes is to allow you to change your world -and create
new worlds for others. A quality faux painting education
is a powerful tool.
Come
unleash your potential and gain new focus...
At our faux finishing
school you will find complete, easy to understand
faux painting instructions are the core of our detailed
curriculum. While in our classes, our faux painting students
always receive personalized PROFESSIONAL guidance on proven
faux finish business practices and marketing techniques
for their faux finish skills which will help guarantee
your success in the fast-growing faux painting industry!
For example, in the Professional
Faux Finishes - Level II class, a ready-made faux
finishing business equipment tool bin- or faux finish
tool kit if you prefer -is provided for each student to
take home and help launch your business as quickly and
efficiently as possible. This faux painting
kit wil include the essentiantial faux business tools
you will need to "hit the ground running" when
you finish classes.
You are the priority here...
At Artistic Illusions the
student-teacher ratio is 4 to 1.
Have you ever tried to get
another faux painting artist to tell you their "secrets"?
The primary goal in the all the faux painiting classes
at the faux painting
school is to teach you a dazzling array of faux
finish techniques, and unerring faux finish business
strategies to begin your brilliant new career with, or
attain an even higher level in an existing faux painting
business immediately!
You are never taught by a "faux" painting instructor
at our faux painting school. (In other words, no assistants!)
The faux painting
schools instructors are working faux finish artists
and faux finish business owners who are in the field daily,
faux painting for a living! These finish professionals
just happen to teach faux painting classes as well-and
they are the best in the faux painting business!
You
know what they say..."A wise person learns from his
mistakes; a brilliant person learns from the mistakes
of others"!
The faux finish schools detailed faux
painting classes are designed to empower you with
the difficult-to-aquire business
knowledge you need to launch your successful faux painting
business as quickly as possible, with
as much profit as possible... only you
can limit yourself in the faux painting field! There are
no "silly" questions at our faux finish school!
In our faux finish classes you are encouraged to feel
free to ask any faux painting question you want to!
Hopefully the following information will answer any questions
you may have regarding our faux painting school,
the faux finish painting classes and curriculum, faux
finishing classroom benefits, and the qualifications of
our faux painting instructors. But if not, please don't
hesitate to contact
either Dan Folster or myself and we will be happy to talk
with you in person!
We
wish you much success with your faux painting goals, and
look forward to meeting you in the next faux finish class!
Carpe diem,
Dan
and Amanda Folster, Faux Painting Instructors
Artistic Illusions Studio's Faux Finishing School
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ABOUT
THE FAUX FINISH SCHOOL (LE INFORMAZIONI DELL'STUDIO)
Right
in the heart of MUSIC CITY!
Thank you for your interest in attending
the great faux painting classes
we offer here at
Artistic Illusions Studio's Faux Finish School in Nashville,
Tn.
Perhaps you are wondering
if our faux finish school is right for you?
Artistic Illusions
faux finishing school is the 1st and only full-time faux
painting technique and business school in the state of
Tennessee. Dan and Amanda (aka The
Fauxsters) teach classes which are recommended and
endorsed by
several leading designers, architects, and builders in
the Nashville area due to their old fashioned work ethic,
as well as the quality of faux painting professionals
they train.
As
working faux finishers, your decorative
faux painting instructors are facing on a daily basis
the same situations the students will be facing as well.
In the Nashville area, an Artistic Illusions Studio faux
finishing schools graduate never has a challenge finding
work! Our faux painting graduates "hit the ground
running" in their own hometowns as well!
see our Faux Finishing Class Student Comments
We don't teach you based
on "a theory"!
We
all make mistakes when launching our faux painting businesses-that's
just life...but why make more than you have to? Dan and
Amanda are very open to questions during the various classes,
and are adament about trying to save their students some
of the "headaches" they have encountered over
the years!
Artistic
Illusions Faux Finishing School is dedicated to
teaching future faux finishing artists what we know to
be an amazing and profitable adventure with paint and
textures. For example, in
the Professional
Faux Finishes - Level II class, a ready-made business
equipment tool bin is provided for each student to help
launch your business as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The
faux finish school is in a working studio
which allows YOU the advantage of learning
from faux painting professionals who are "in the
trenches", keeping up with the current faux painting
trends, developing new faux finishes on demand, and staying
ahead of the competition.
By
staying "out in the field", not just
teaching faux finish technique classes in the classroom,
your faux painting instructors never lose the feel of
working with clients and dealing with "situations"
that every working faux artist is bound to encounter!
Do you see how this can be valuable to you as a student?
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for Faux Finish classes
Faux
Finishing Class Student Comments
"The textures class at Artistic Illusions Studio
was excellent. I found Dan and Amanda to be very
knowledgeable and supportive, the finishes- incredible,
and the atmosphere inspiring.
This class has given my faux finishing business
a whole new dimension. It's well worth the money."
Julie
Bartley
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Artists Illusions Studio's faux finish school
is located just off interstate 65 in Nashville,
AKA "Music City" - a living, breathing city
of creative energy!
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Then, of course, there's the faux finish school / studio...
THE CLASSROOM (LE INFORMAZIONI DELL'AULA)
The faux painting schools classroom
has been designed to give YOU a fun,
interesting learning environment, and at the
same time demonstrate
what the faux finishes being taught would look like in
a full-scale application.
Upon entering the faux painting studio, students and prospective
clients are
surrounded by olde world
charm.
You will practice faux finishing on a 25-foot practice
wall,
complete with crown moulding and baseboards. This has
proven to be a very
valuable tool for teaching you the correct way to prep
on an actual jobsite.
No other faux finish school offers this!
You will also find a wonderful kitchen full of munchies
and a continental breakfast each morning while enjoying
our variety of faux paint classes!
This European atmosphere inspires even the most
conservative student!
Faux
Finishing Class Student Comment:
...I
will be honest with you, I was wondering what I
would get from taking the class, being a very successful
mural artist already, and having some experience
with finishes. I just wasn't sure it was for me.
I truly signed up for the class because my husband
was going to be out of town and I thought it would
give me something to do. I had no idea it would
CHANGE everything about my art!!!!! After applying
everything I have learned to my own style and designs,
the results have been fantastic...
-Leigh Ann Agee |
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Faux painting students will love the classroom's
state-of-the-art full spectrum "true light"
to work by!
Samples on
the classroom wall provide visual guidance regarding
each faux finish technique the student will learn,
so the end result is obvious.
All guesswork is removed.
You will have ample room to work at your own station,
and the tools and equipment used in class are the
best on the market!
Artistic Illusions Studio uses several lines of
products for the residential
and commercial projects they are
commissioned to do, so this is also what is taught
with at the faux finish school.
The faux painting classes are not strictly product-based
in their curriculum, but Dan and
Amanda know what works for them in the field, so
this information is passed on to students. Over-all,
the techniques are taught with a wide variety
of readily available products and materials, many
of which can be purchased at any of the home improvement
centers across the country.
Faux
Finishing Class Student Comments
"I had been painting
faux finishes for years, but never thought
seriously about doing it for a living.
Amanda and Dan's classes changed that in one
week. In just five days I refined what I already
knew (translation: learned how to do it the
right way), and learned many, many more techniques,
finishes, and tricks of the trade.
Furthermore, I was taught the business end
of faux finishing, and not long after taking
the class I began painting as a profession
- with great results, I might add.
I highly recommend the class for beginners
and intermediates as well."
Kirk Seufert, Faux Finisher/Attorney." |
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for Faux Finish classes
DAILY
SCHEDULE
Class
runs from 9am to 5pm each day.
During this time you will have personllized hands-on
instruction covering
a medley of requested and profitable faux finishes.
The faux finish school will provide all
the tools needed
for your work while you are
iattending our various faux painting classes, so
you won't need to bring any tools of your own.
In
the Professional Faux Finishes
- Level II class, a ready-made business equipment
tool bin is provided for each student to help launch
your business as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The materials
used in the beginning class are non-toxic,
water-based and easy to control - this helps
ensure you will be confident not
only in your ability to recreate the finishes after
completing our course, but develop your
own style and finishes when the need arises.
In
the mornings you will find a continental
breakfast
in the kitchen with coffee, bagels and munchies
of all types, and there is always juice and soft
drinks in the refrigerator.
For lunch you
can enjoy deli-style sandwiches from one
of the great eateries nearby!
If you have special diet requirements, just let
us know ahead of time...
Dinner each night is up to the
student, with the exception of Thursday evening
when the instructors take you to the world famous
Opryland Hotel for a business
dinner!
During
the business dinner we put our heads
together and discuss how to "fine-tune"
and apply the excellent new techniques you have
learned in class to fit your particular
market's needs. While at dinner we'll discuss
business strategies and solutions to challenges
for the artist already running a business.
The world famous Gaylord
Opryland Hotel was chosen to
host our business dinner due the tremendous amount
of faux painting and texture work done throughout
the hotel. There are many, many examples of different
levels of quality and styles of decorative finishes
to see, not to mention the outstanding food!
Be sure to bring your camera...
Faux
Finishing Class Student Comments
Dan and Amanda,
As you know, I am a self employed professional
painter. I just recently finished the
5 day workshop and also the 3 day Timeless
Textures class.
Since then,
I have been contracted two jobs requesting
faux and textured finishes. I have made
more money on
these two jobs in 8 days than a full month
of standard painting!
Your information
on pricing and estimating materials has
been the key to bidding these jobs properly.
Thank you for giving me a new approach
to the field of interior painting.
Sincerely,
Daniel W. Klock II
Evenflow Painting
814-330-6681
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DAILY
SCHEDULE
**
8:45 - 8:50 Shuttle arrives at hotel lobby
**
9:00 - 11:45 Class Instruction
**12:00
- 12:30 Lunch @ the Studio
**12:30
- 4:50 Class Instruction
***
4:50 - 5:00 Clean Up
*Thursday
afternoon class will end at 3:00 pm so everyone
can get ready for the
BUSINESS DINNER at the world famous
OPRYLAND HOTEL.
The main objective of the faux
finish schools classes is to teach you, the student,
to discover what works best for you
and your particular faux painting market and style.
They're
here to help you succeed!
YOU
WANT SUPPORT AFTER CLASS?????
As for ongoing support,
students are offered the opportunity to come and
attend a yearly "update
class" free of charge when
new faux finishes or finish products are introduced.
You will also be welcomed to participate in a private
faux
finish message board frequented by
muralists, chemists, house painters, students and
teachers from around the world!
We produce a free monthly faux
painting newsletter, entitiled
"THE
FAUX PAINTING FORUM" . This information-packed,
inspirational (not to mention entertaining) newsletter
is for our faux finish students as well as the general
public to enjoy.
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And...
You can e-mail
the studio if you have a question you
need answered within 24 hours...
ABOVE ALL -Dan
and Amanda are always just a phone call away if
you need help immediately! When you graduate from
our Faux Painting workshops you will be given Dan
and Amanda's cell phone numbers so you can contact
them on an "as needed" basis. Yes, really!
THE
FAUX FINISH INSTRUCTORS
So by now you are asking, "And exactly who
are the faux painting instructors?"
Well,
they are Dan and Amanda Folster, a husband and wife
team, making a great living as Decorative Faux Finishers.
Dan is the mathematical detail fanatic, and Amanda
is the artistic detail fanatic. Amanda thinks up
the crazy ideas, Dan figures out how to make them
work AND stay within codes! (Together they make
one really well-balanced person!)
Dan Folster
is the "jack of all trades, master of
most" type. His background begins with his
dad, Kenneth
Folster, who is ranked in the Top 5 in the United
States by Early American
Homes Magazine for his Windsor chair
crafting skills. Ken Folster has not only had a
personal request from the President and the First
Lady to hand-carve an ornament for the White House
Christmas tree, but now has his work displayed in
the Smithsonian Institute! (Yes, shameless bragging
on Grandpa Folster, but he deserves it!)
Besides being a fan of old
world textures, Dan Folster is an accomplished
woodworker of many years as well. He is an accomplished
trim carpenter. And a tile man. And a hardwood flooring
guru. (He restored the oak floors in the home of
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw!) and
a custom
home builder.
Dan has designed and built a television studio set,
theatre sets, room additions, buildings, and the
faux finish school Italian Piazza.
For more details please see BIOGRAFIA
DELL'INSEGNANTE
Amanda Folster is the creative
side of this dynamic duo! An artist at heart, she
was the kid who was in trouble for drawing on the
walls, the teenager who was sent to the office for
doodling while the teacher was talking, the adult
who finally discovered her niche in the world with
murals, faux painting
and textures.
Amanda began painting murals professionally in Florida
in 1994, then branched into faux finishing and old
world textures after moving to Nashville in 1998.
She and her son Daniel have recently begun an artistic
wedding photography business together
BIOGRAFIA
DELL'INSEGNANTE
Shortly after moving to Nashville, Dan and Amanda
joined forces when the faux painting side of the
business grew too big for Amanda to handle alone.
Since then, they've done work in some of the largest
homes in Tennessee, for the famous and
the reclusive, for businesses and individuals.
Yes, they (and quite a few of their local students)
have worked for famous people in Nashville-but they
don't brag about it...that's why they keep getting
the high-profile clients!
They decided to open Artistic Illusions Studio's
Faux Finish School at the urging of leaders in the
faux finish industry, who felt their natural willingness
and ability to teach others was "a gift that
should be shared" by taching faux painting
classes. It has been (and still is) their pleasure
to share what they know, and to learn from their
students as well! They feel it's very important
to continue learning and growing in order to stay
creative, and so are pleased to be fortunate enough
to help others learn these exciting paint and texture
techniques!
Please visit the Galleria
dell'studio for examples of the
exquisite work the Folster's have
completed in past years.
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for Faux Painting classes
Faux
Finish Class Student Comments
Amanda
and Dan,
Hello!!!! I just wanted to send you a
note to express my thanks and appreciation
for all help you have given me after taking
the class last October!!!! First of all, I
had no idea the wealth of knowledge I would
be leaving with when I signed up. Secondly,
I didn't know how easy it would be to just
call you up for guidance when I've needed
it! I
will be honest with you, I was wondering what
I would get from taking the class, being a
very successful mural artist already, and
having some experience with finishes............more....
I just want to say that you've given me such
support and such good advice. The
funny thing is, I made up for the cost of
the class with my first textures job. You
cant beat that! I just wanted you to know
how grateful I am that I came and how wonderful
at teaching you guys are!." more...
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FAUX
PAINTING CLASSES (Le INFORMAZIONI)
BEGINNING
FAUX FINISHES - Level I
Learning
the basics of faux painting is a step many people
skip, and it costs them dearly in the long run!
The
Beginning Faux Finishes Level
I class covers the basics of beginning your
new adventure in the faux finishing world. If you
are limited in your faux painting experience, or
have no experience with faux painting this is the
place to be.
This
ground level faux painting
class will quickly remove the mystery from mixing
glazes, explain the faux painting techniques such
as positive and negative applications, faux painting
brick, faux leather, etc...and reveal crucial room
preparations that can "make or break"
your efforts.
Here you will find also find answers to questions
concerning learning and developing one-of-a-kind
faux painting techniques for your portfolio, what
makes Faux Painting mediums work the way they do,
popular "bread and butter" techniques
every faux finisher should know, and much, much
more.
Being very versitile by design, these beginning
faux painting techniques can be applied to walls,
floors, ceilings, and cabinets. The faux painting
techniques taught in this class are frequently requested
by designers, builders, and homeowners.
Combined
with the 1 Day Faux Finish
Business Essentials class, the beginning
faux painting class will be an excellent basis on
which to build a your thriving faux painting business.
For
class schedule please see
Le INFORMAZIONI.
Register
for Faux Finishing classes
 TIMELESS
TEXTURES
Are
you ready for more than "just paint"?
Is 2-dimensional getting boring?
TIMELESS
TEXTURES is 5 intense
days of faux finishing at it's next level. This
is where you will learn to speak "OLDE
WORLD" with your hands. In this faux
painting class you will study authentic stuccos
from Italy, master plasters from Milan, and the
trowel will become you most trusted friend.
In TIMELESS TEXTURES you will build-up
and break-away, age crack, layer, layer, layer,
distress and water-damage. The possibilities are
endless.
(Prior field experience or
attendance of a Beginning Faux Finishing course
is STRONGLY advised.)
For
class schedule please see
Le
INFORMAZIONI
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