Designed as stand-alone courses for anyone
who wants to gain the basic DIY skills or for
those who would like to learn techniques that are
more advanced.

The basic course includes:

DIY Painting & Decorating

• Techniques for papering walls and ceilings

• Using oil based and water based paints

• Preparing wall areas for emulsion painting.

• How to prepare new wood for painting.

• The correct way to paint previously
  painted woodwork.

• The preparation and painting of metal surfaces.

• How to varnish and stain a variety of surfaces

• Exterior painting.

Interior Design

• How to prepare walls and ceilings with lining paper before emulsion painting.

• How to prepare walls and ceilings with lining paper (cross lining) before wallpapering.

• The techniques of wallpapering including window reveals etc.

• How to splice different papers and hang borders.

Specialist Paint Effects - Basic

• How to prepare surfaces for faux finishes.

• The basic masking techniques for a
  professional finish.

• The art of stencilling to include single plate,
  multi plate, stencil board and air brushing stencils on walls.

• How to produce marbling and graining effects.

Specialist Paint Effects - Advanced

• The advanced techniques of tortoiseshell.

• Producing malachite and lapis lazuli effects

• The skills of advanced marbling.

• How to produce ‘Trompe l’oeil’ effects.

Theme Rooms

• Planning and designing a theme room.

• Painting murals.

• How to stencil designs from curtains etc.

• How to use colour to create special effects
  such as clouds etc.

• How to stencil designs based on existing room fabrics e.g. curtains, bedspreads etc