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All Waterborne Workshop
You'll learn how to accomplish the following finishes through techniques learned at our All Waterborne Workshop! Check our workshop schedule! To sign-up, call 1-800-PRO-FAUX, or fill out our contact form for further information. You can also visit our secure online store to reserve a seat at one of our workshop. Next workshop!

Elephant Hide Fashioned after the thick and rugged texture of true elephant hide, this handsome and versatile finish is applied to ceilings, walls and even three dimensional surfaces.		Copper Patina The accelerated blue-green oxidation of copper mimics the time-weathered surfaces of objects d'art. It is often used as an accent in room but is durable enough for exterior roofs and gutters.

Malachite A carbonate of copper, this green to nearly black semiprecious stone is sought after for it's range of pattern and coloration. It has been used by ever craftsmen to make fine jewelry and to cover small precious objects with thin architecturally matched veneers.		Crackle This broken color technique is nearly as old as paint itself. Learn how to control this "alligatoring" effect on paneled doors and large wall areas.

Wall Striping Stripes are still in vogue. Hand painted decorative stripes continues to be popular. Vertical stripes lend a certain formality any interior space, as well as adding visual height to a room. Painted stripes gives a warmer, handcrafted feel than stipes of perfectly machined wallcovering. The primary advantages of painted stripes is infinite color, texture and band width range.		Ostrich Hide More often used in handbags, pocketbooks, wallets and shoes, learn to imitate this elegant leather. In the past, top designers may have specified actual ostrich leather hides to be installed instead of a more traditional wallcoverings.. Today the faux finisher can easily simulate patches of ostrich leather on walls since the largest patch would have to be less than 20 square feet.

Clouds Skyscapes can easily account for half the area in landscape murals. It is good to know how to paint clouds on larger wall and ceiling areas with tradition brush methods rather than relying only on spray techniques. Learn how artists have imitated clouds over the centuries in their paintings and how different cloud patterns can affect your mood.		Mica Granito Granito, from the Italian meaning “grained”. Granite is a common, coarse-grained, igneous rock prized for its exceptional hardness, ability to take a high polish and uniformity of color. The use of granite in important buildings suggests a sense of unyielding endurance and steadfastness. Faux possibilities include floor tiles, wall slabs, table tops, architectural details and accessories.

Drift Marble
Drift marble is an elegant finish accomplished using Pro Faux Scumble glaze. It harmonizes well with other marbles and woods. Frequently the veins of color are interrupted and look more like dots of color in a path rather than one continuous line or vein. Subtle drifts of color may range from light gray and yellow ochre to various browns and black.