Prologue:
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." - Leonardo da Vinci

Don't let this pint size faux finish school fool you. Heidi von Weitzer has put a faux painting class together that is packed with knowledge that demystifies every item in the faux finisher's bag of tricks.-from business, marketing, color theory, European culture and history to wall glazing, texturing, distressing, waxing and any faux painting. If you're interested and committed to making it in the faux finishing industry, declare a yearly profit, or just need to have a "killer faux finish portfolio", you need to enroll right now. So next time you are "on the wall" rendering a faux finish, you will know you can do it with confidence!

Due to the constant change of taste by clients and interior designers, Heidi von Weitzer Studios and the Faux Academy reserve the right to change the curriculum offering additional/new faux painting designs and eliminating older designs. After all, you are looking for a "cutting edge" faux painting portfolio. That's what you get at the "original" Faux AcademyT.

Sign up for our faux painting classes, now. As soon as you sign up, you will receive your first work module. Visa & MasterCard accepted.

Our intensive business work modules are FREE and demystify

• How do I make a profit?
• How do I bid so I make money?
• How do I market my business, so I have work everyday?
• Gee, what color do I use now?
• How do I learn this European Accent? (Not really, but many times I am asked when I will begin teaching my accent. Sorry no can do!

This Business course is included in your tuition. IT'S Free. The Faux AcademyT does not charge extra for this service. We want you to have a turnkey faux painting business going once you completed you faux painting class.

In this class you will master the "nuts and bolts", the how to of faux finishing, and gain confidence with innovative faux finish techniques.

In addition to mastering our "hot sizzling" exclusive faux painting techniques, which only can be learned here at the "original" Faux AcademyT, you will also master:

• Solid business practices
• Color theory
• Art history
• European culture and style. Sorry, Heidi can't teach her accent, but hanging out with her just might do the trick!

Many faux finishing classes include multiple layered finishes hat are difficult and expensive to execute. In this faux finish workshop I will teach you to achieve that multi layered look in one or two passes. and you are done! All products used in class can be purchased, without any type of certification, online or at your local hardware store. As a bonus we use Modern Masters, Perfetto and Adicolor. Some top selling finishes you will learn in this class include Pitted Nickel, Florentine Plaster LV Leather and Fresco. Your professional, well-executed and sellable faux finish samples will be stored in an easy to carry 18" x 24" black vinyl artist's portfolio

My exclusive faux finish designs and techniques are in the fashion of our Old European masters on the principles, methods and techniques of the European Masters, namely the Italian and French Academies. My teaching methods are methodical, clear and easy to follow. All you have to bring is the commitment to be the best, I will do the rest. You leave my class with thorough knowledge about bidding, business and a minimum of 18 exciting faux finishes.

Join me for 5 days hands on training in a quaint home studio. My classes are small; so I can work one-on-one with each and every faux finish student. The studio is open 24/7. I do hope that you will take advantage of these additional studio hours and create as many additional sample boards as you like. Our students call these additional samples, "Bonus Board". Again, this is a "unique feature or "fringe benefit" which you only can get at the "original" Faux AcademyT.

Too much talk? Well, after all schools portray themselves as the best. Here is a short re-cap of our benefits we are offering to our students.

16 Benefits to register for our faux painting classes:

1. The Faux Academy is a "Turn Key" faux finish school.
2. Marketing your business in your demographics. - Included
3. Black vinyl artist portfolio, holds 48 sample boards - Included
4. 18 - 20 exciting faux finish techniques - Included
5 Bonus Boards - as many as you like - Included
6. Studio hours 24/7 - Included
7. Work books and recipes - Included
8. Four to six weeks of on line/correspondence business course - Included
9. Contract forms and business forms- Included
10. List of suppliers- Included
11. Color Fan decks - Included
12. Breakfast - Included
13. Lunch - Included
14. You may stay at the Faux Academy - first come basis. So hurry and enroll in the next faux painting class!
15. You may order in small quantities tri fold colored brochures. Once enrolled, you may ask for a sample - Small fee
16. Set of magnetic car signs. Small fee

These are our 16 benefits. Check around which school offers the same. Now you must ask

• How many finishes are offered?
• How much product do I have to buy in order to practice the faux painting techniques I learned?
• How long are the business sessions and how many session do you offer?
• How do I transport my samples?
• How long can I work in the Studio?
• Is your school successful because you are selling product or because you are a great teacher?
• Do you work in the field?

I know the history of each faux painting student who has gone through my program. Those who made it were the ones applying themselves, listening, practicing, following up the leads we provided to them. In short, they were committed.

Among the Faux Finishes you may learn are below. Please click on them for a larger view.

Black/Gold Caveness Fleur de Lis Versailles Limed Wall Raised Sandstone

Concreto Dorato Florentine Plaster Waxed Louis Vuitton Leather Shimmer Two

Driftwood Fresco With Relief Marco Polo Aged Ceiling Motif Terrazo Faux Stone

Embedded Motif Leonardo Versaillles Pitti Palace Tuscan Plaster with Bronze Relief

Faux Venetian Plaster La Ruggine Rust R.L. Leather