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Graining and marbling intensive class
Master Class - Wood graining and imitation marble boot-camp!
with Michel Nadaï
Intensive Graining and Marbling workshop
Instructor: Michel Nadaï
Date: May 12th to May 23rd, 2025
Duration: 10 days
Tuition: minimum 3 persons / 70 hours, 7 hours per day)
For those paying through personal funds 2200,00 euros per person
For those applying for scholarship: 2400,00 euros per person
♦ our courses are exempt of French 20% VAT
♦ paints, medium and supports to paint on included in both group fee and individual fee
♦ not included: brushes and sundry items, travel, accommodation and meals
Overview
Join us for this 10-day intensive workshop on graining and marbling!
Immerse yourself totally in the European techniques as you learn how to paint realistic woods and marble from a master in this field. Michel will not only do step by step demos on each subject, he will also give you ample advice on how to improve your techniques.
For the purpose of training, Michel uses oil paints and oil glazes in his classes but his techniques can be used with acrylic paints.
- This course is intended as a 'boot-camp' in graining and marbling.
- Places are limited (maximum 7 - 9 students) to allow ample one on one training.
What you will learn in this course - program*
For the faux wood:
- Pickeled oak (heart grain - silver grain - straight grain)
- Mappa Poplar (heart grain - burl - straight grain)
- Walnut (root - heart grain - straight grain)
For the faux marble :
- Breche of Capraia (Italy)
- Azul de baïa (Brasil)
- Rouge Levanto (Italy)
- Salome (Turkey)
*Outline of the program is for informative purpose; the program may therefore receive modifications if necessary.
Training method and certification of the course:
- Theoretical explanations and demonstrations on a daily basis.
- Immediate hands on practice through daily exercises.
- Each student will create individual samples of the graining and marbling subjects covered in class.
- Instructor folows through each student's progress on a daily basis.
- Students receive the school's Certificate upon completion of the course.
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Example of faux marble by Michel Nadaï - photo is non contractual