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My Favorite Concrete Training Organizations

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Decorative Concrete
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Rock & Water Features
Vertical Concrete

Concrete Countertop Institute (www.concretecountertopinstitute.com):

Jeff Girard and Lane Mangum conduct several levels and lengths of training classes on countertops and sponsor the Concrete Countertop Industry Conference. Lampe Concrete Studio, in San Marcos, CA said, "I went there because they don't sell products, they just teach the technology. I went to learn the fundamentals and to educate myself on mix design and the process in general."

Colormaker Floors

Colormaker (www.colormakerfloors.com):
At the Concrete Jungle's Wild Workshops in Northridge, Calif., Kim Longo, Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio, learned the basics of Colormaker Sgraffino and Penitmento overlayments and colorfast Someru and decographic dyes. "I am preparing to lay a 400 square foot Pentimento overlayment on an existing concrete floor," she says. "We will start by laying Hardiboard to bring the floor up the ½ inch we need to meet the existing travertine. Then we will use Someru dyes overall with accents in Decographic solvent- based dyes over the medallions and borders." (More information about Colormaker Workshops.)

Modello Designs

Modello (www.modelloconcrete.com):
At the Royal Design Studio in 2005 Kim Longo, Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio, learned to work with Skimstone overlays and Modello templates.

Martin Alan Hirsch

Faux Effects:
At the Decorative Finishes Studio in Louisville, Kentucky, Kim Longo, Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio, of trained in the Reactive Series Faux Effects products which produce marbled and granite effects, distressed copper, modern impact wall looks, dimensional options, and high-end plaster that shines like glass with proper troweling techniques.

Tania Seabock Studios in Washington, D.C.

Mosaics:
At Tania Seabock Studio in Washington, D.C., she learned detailed mosaic design, where real and imitation gold leaf with slow setting time was used. "With the proper preparation and sealer, this technique can be appropriate for any substrate. Double matte mylar can be used to take your art with you and install on the wall or ceiling later. But application directly onto ceilings, walls, niches, and floors is also possible. At this training she also learned Faux Azulejo and wood—creating Faux Portugese tiles and maple. "I even learned to make a beer glaze finish."

Trompe L'oeil:
At Pierre Finkelstein's Institute of Decorative Painting Kim Longo, Faux Villa Decorative Finishes Studio, learned to create easy Trompe L'oeil.

Find Concrete Training:
Decorative Concrete
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Vertical Concrete

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