How to Woodgrain With Confidence: Create a Realistic Faux Birch Panel
Kristoffer Hermansson
1:28:37
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About this class:
This is a basic woodgraining class which aims at explain the foundation and the idea of painting a realistic faux Birch-wood panel. The class is made for everyone, from beginners all the way through to professionals.
What will you learn:
How to woodgrain like a master craftsman/woman in the 21st century with water-based medias.
How to understand the basics of heart-grain and straight-grain, where to place knots and what to think about when it comes to overglazing with moirés and flames.
And also the use of different tools, such as sponges and brushes to achieve a realistic faux Birch panel.
Why you should take this class:
- Every time I open my portfolio with a wood-grained panel in front of a client I get the 'WOW factor', even if I'm not pitching for a woodgraining job. For a client to see these skills, almost always gets them on 'the hook'.
- The techniques I'm using are the exact techniques I would use on-site, therefor I know that they work and are not too time-consuming. Speed is something that will come with practice.
- These processes can easily be adapted to pretty much all interior elements, from doors to walls, ceilings and floors. and also exterior if using the right products.
- I've got several years in the trade as a decorative artist, starting in Sweden, New York City and now living in London. Working at some of the most prestigious hotels, museums and private residences over the world.
Who this class is for:
This class is for everyone, from beginners all the way through to professionals. I'm a firm believer that anyone can gain something from this class. This class will showcase the basics but also give you an in-depth understanding of a wide range of woodgraining techniques. These techniques will be something I will refer to later on, in other woodgraining classes.
Materials:
- Canvas or something to paint on.
- Basecoat in given colour (preferably eggshell or satin)
- Low tack tape
- Rullers and Set square
- Pencil
- Acrylic Glaze (Golden Pro, HV'Art or equivalent)
- Acrylic colours (Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber and Ultramarine blue)
- Palette
- Varnish or Lacquer
Brushes
- Application brush
- Badger brush
- Spalter 80mm
- Pointed Artist brush
- Hoghair Fitch
- Viscose Sponge
- Cloth/Rag
What You'll Learn?
- Painting
- Fine Art
- Composition
- Creative
- Wood
- Decoration
- Handcraft
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Kristoffer Hermansson
Instructor's CoursesHi everybody,
I'm a Decorative artist, specialised in Faux Finishing and custom hand-painted design. I currently work for some of the most prestigious Private Residents, Hotels and Museums all over the world. I have also exhibited some of my work all across the globe, such as New York City, Versailles, Chamonix and Stockholm to mention a few.
I started my journey as a graffiti artist in Sweden. From a young age I have had a love for the arts and especially expressing my creativity through colour. Once my graffiti days were over, I started looking for a "proper" job and this lead me to apply to one of the most renowned schools of Decorative Arts in Europe. I got accepted and after finishing my degree, I started to work as a decorative finisher. It only took me about a year before I was headhunted by one of the biggest name in the industry. He sponsored me to get a visa to the united states and I lead his team in New York City. This job was one of the best things I have ever done! We worked long hours and the whole team worked really hard to achieve our client's visions, but this is were my passion for teaching was born. My manager was a fantastic teacher, who guided the team on site and in our studio, which really opened my eyes to the wonders of a good teacher. I was taught a lot of the skills I will share with my students here on this platform.
After my time in NYC, I relocated to London and now have the whole of Europe as my workplace. The last few years I have taught my London team the skills of faux finishes and I have hosted workshops, short courses and masterclasses all over Europe. During Covid I started creating digital classes, which has lead me to Skillshare. The classes I create here arecompletely unique for the platform and cannot be found anywhere else.
I'm really exited for you to explore the world of faux finishes, and I can't wait to see what you create.
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View courses SkillShare- language english
- Training sessions 10
- duration 1:28:37
- Release Date 2023/09/21
