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The Art of Traditional Wood Graining

Learn how to create high-quality, traditional wood graining paint techniques in this one day course.

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This practical course covers everything you need to know to recreate the traditional paint technique of woodgraining, painting flat surfaces to look indistinguishable from solid wood. taking the skills that you have to the next level, in a nurturing and safe studio environment. This course can be combined with the Faux Marbling course to make a two-day weekend course.

This course is suitable for students of all abilities with a basic understanding of paints, decorating materials and equipment. It's perfect for homeowners and DIYers, professional painters and decorators, conservators and restorers, scenic artists and set designers, building custodians and specifiers, and craftspeople.

Your tutor is Simon Nobs of South Coast Studio. Simon has been providing a high quality painting and decorating service for 35+ years to clients across the UK and Europe, more recently focusing on the more artistic side of interior decoration. Simon has designed and created a range of high quality workshops to teach, red-listed traditional decorative paint techniques.

Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work.

All materials and tools required for the course will be provided. This course takes place on Sunday 21 September, 9.30am-4pm. There will be a short break for lunch each day and tea/coffee is provided.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Adult £240.00

The basics

Booking details

Call : Online only

Suitability

Not suitable for Children

Meeting point

The Cart Horse Stables in The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the car park and look for signs directing you to the location of the course.

What to bring and wear

All tools/materials included, aprons available. Please wear work clothes and sturdy footwear. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).

Accessibility

Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.

Other

Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.

Contact info

South Coast Studio

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17 April to 11 October, 1pm and 2.30pm Thursdays and Saturdays: find out more about some of the lesser-known chapters of the estate’s history and look behind the scenes of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.

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