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Our Decorative Finishes Courses

Here on this page, you’ll find all our courses that are of a decorative nature. This includes our popular worktop refurbishment course using epoxy resin and stone flecks, our Venetian polished plaster and our NEW gilding by transfer and loose leaf courses. If you need help finding what you’re looking for on this page, just head over to our other course pages or get in touch with us.

Worktop Refurbishment​

This course is designed to teach you how to resurface kitchen worktops using Epoxy Resin and a spray granite product called Stoneflecks. The course is geared towards building your confidence by prioritising teaching you designs that can be easily replicated and sold to your customers. This means that even if you’re not exceptionally creative, you can still take the course and learn how to create designs that are both beautiful and profitable.

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Venetian Polished Plaster​

Our Venetian plaster course is designed to teach you the skills necessary for applying Venetian plaster in your business. During the course, you will spend two days on the trowel using a range of different products and producing sample boards that you can take with you to show your clients. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work on an entire wall to practice your skills and experience the full effect.

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Hawk StoneFlecks™​ Spray Granite

This one-day course focuses exclusively on the Hawk Labs Stoneflecks product. Stoneflecks is a spray granite effect product that can be used to resurface worktops. The course will teach you the entire system, including techniques such as masking areas and understanding HVLP for spraying and applying primers and topcoats. You will learn the necessary skills needed to transform worktops.

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Water Based Finishes​

Our water-based finishes course is designed to enhance your understanding of paints. You’ll learn about different paint systems, application methods, product finishes, and how to read technical data sheets. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to select the right paint system and apply it effectively, improving the quality of your work.

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Spray Granite Finishes for Interior Surfaces

Spray Granite Finishes for Interior Surfaces

This one day course has been designed to explain the spray granite finishes and systems available from Infinity in an internal decorative environment. We go through how to apply on walls, tiles, floors, counters and worktops and the process involved. This course is a fantastic option for the eco friendly among us by reduces environmental waste.

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Gilding by Transfer and Loose Leaf

This two-day course is designed for people looking to add high-end gilding to their skill set, providing the tools and knowledge to create stunning, professional-quality finishes. This course combines the essentials of loose leaf and transfer gilding, offering a practical approach that ensures you gain real-world practice. Whether you’re looking to gild glass, intricate relief work like coving and Lincrusta, or more, this course has got you covered. 

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Apply Broken colour effects

During this two-day course, you will learn how to create a variety of effects using broken color techniques. Taught by an industry expert, this course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of broken color techniques, giving you the skills and confidence to meet the growing demand for these decorative finishes. Whether you’re a professional looking to expand your repertoire or a beginner eager to learn, our broken color effects course offers a valuable opportunity to improve your decorative skills.

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Introduction to marbling techniques

Our two-day marbling course will teach you essential skills such as surface assessment, finish refinement, and paint preparation. You’ll be taught by an industry specialist how to create four marble samples to show your customers, including white and grey marble, Vert de mer, Sienna marble, and black and gold marble. The course will also cover additional techniques for depth and texture, as well as technical insights into protective coatings and atmospheric conditions.

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Worktop Refurbishment​

This course is designed to teach you how to resurface kitchen worktops using Epoxy Resin and a spray granite product called Stoneflecks. The course is geared towards building your confidence by prioritising teaching you designs that can be easily replicated and sold to your customers. This means that even if you’re not exceptionally creative, you can still take the course and learn how to create designs that are both beautiful and profitable.

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Venetian Polished Plaster​

Our Venetian plaster course is designed to teach you the skills necessary for applying Venetian plaster in your business. During the course, you will spend two days on the trowel using a range of different products and producing sample boards that you can take with you to show your clients. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work on an entire wall to practice your skills and experience the full effect.

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Hawk StoneFlecks™​ Spray Granite

This one-day course focuses exclusively on the Hawk Labs Stoneflecks product. Stoneflecks is a spray granite effect product that can be used to resurface worktops. The course will teach you the entire system, including techniques such as masking areas and understanding HVLP for spraying and applying primers and topcoats. You will learn the necessary skills needed to transform worktops.

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Spray Granite Finishes for Interior Surfaces

Spray Granite Finishes For Interior Surfaces

This one day course has been designed to explain the spray granite finishes and systems available from Infinity in an internal decorative environment. We go through how to apply on walls, tiles, floors, counters and worktops and the process involved. This course is a fantastic option for the eco friendly among us by reduces environmental waste.

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Water Based Finishes​

Our water-based finishes course is designed to enhance your understanding of paints. You’ll learn about different paint systems, application methods, product finishes, and how to read technical data sheets. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to select the right paint system and apply it effectively, improving the quality of your work.

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Gilding by loose leaf

This course is designed to teach the art of gilding using loose leaf. You will learn various techniques involved in loose leaf gilding and the differences between loose leaf and transfer gilding, including their respective advantages and disadvantages. The course will cover different types of metal leaf, surface preparation, and the application process.

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Gilding by Transfer

This course teaches you the techniques required to gild by transfer, similar to our gilding by loose leaf course. You will learn about the differences between loose leaf and transfer gilding techniques, including the advantages and disadvantages of both. The course will cover the different types of metal leaf for transfer, how to prepare the surface and the techniques and tools required for application.

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