September is almost here and we are ready to meet YOUR back to school needs at the Chicago Institute of Fine Finishes.  Pick up your trowel or sponge and join us for classes to enhance your portfolio, inspire your imagination and put money in your pocket!

COLUMNS AND BEYOND
September 8-9    $650
Instructor Kathy Carroll will teach 4 different finishes on the 4 columns you take home, including a natural stone finish with Marmorino Naturale and a simple marble with Bella Fresco™. Other products include Kolcaustico, Liberon Wax™ and Magic Metallic.

GREAT BEGINNINGS
September 11-15    $1495
This is an exceptional five-day foundation course, designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to build your own successful decorative painting business.  Your success starts right here right now.

COLOR THEORY with DEAN SICKLER
September 16-17    $625
Understanding how to adjust color in paint or glazes is key and Dean’s goal is to show that there is no mystery to color, just certain tricks you can use to control it.  

OPEN STUDIO TIME/PRIVATE SESSION
September 18-20   
Kathy Carroll will open the studio to private sessions with students, either full or half day. Select the finishes you want to learn and create your own class.

STRIP FX® with JUDY ARNOLD
September 22-23     $695 (September 24 - $195)
StripFX® techniques -- including carving, molding leaves, believable leather, aged and distressd stonework - all of these looks created with ONE coat of plaster -- which is actually removable with water. 

FRESCO PANEL with SEAN CROSBY
September 25-29     $1,750
You may have met Sean at the SALI Convention, and in this class, students will recreate one of Michelangelo's fresco panels -- the "Libyan Sibyl" and learn the tried and proven theories Sean has used since his childhood.