3601 South Congress. Building C. East Wing
Austin, Texas 78704

Fine European Plasters & Classes

International
1.512.440.5787  

BELLEZZA, Veilcalce Lime Paint, Grassello Lucido Venetian Plaster, Marmorino, & Travertino,  SHIZEN, Koruku, Kyoto, Kai, & Pataan, PLATINUM Pigments, & Metallic Plasters, Mica Powders, Cheesecloth, Skimstone & American Clay

Terms, Tools & Techniques

When the rest of the country is a frozen tundra, we here in Austin enjoy mild weather and beautiful green landscape.  We are prospering now that the chairman of the Federal Reserve has declared, the recession is "more than likely over".  Our fair city remains green and lush and we'd love you to visit here.  We live in a great state, we live in the best part of that state, and we can do anything we "believe" we can do.

  We're planning a new and excellent class, fOREVER fRESCO with very traditional Italian Old Master Techniques on damp Venetian Plaster.  We can't wait to learn this excellent process of creating beautiful Mural work that lasts forever right here in Austin.  Perfect for the focus of "love" for this great year.

 We're Greener than ever here with Platinum's zero VOC, 44 Glazing Cream Colors, the Japanese line of "Shizen" from Modern Masters, as well as the newest Italian line of Bellezza.  

Our Decorative Artists, Homeowners, Interior Designers, Builders and Fine Artists enjoy easy access to ancient textures, previously only available on the coasts and in Europe.   

Our beginners classes remain popular with Old World European Plasters, Cabinets & Furniture, Glazes and Metallics.   We've all transitioned to the new Platinum Decorative Art Products from Modern Masters.  Bellezza from Italy and Shizen from japan have outshined all the competition now for almost a year.  The free transition classes are completed, we will work with you on a one on one basis, if you still haven't made the switch to Platinum.  

Our classes do run full with only six students at a time, and our productions are beautiful. So, choose a class and find the most exquisite interior wall products in the world. Or just ask us to create your finishes and expect only the best.  So, when you're ready to make that step into expert Decorative Artist, I hope you'll consider my amazing "Lui G Looks" class. This first ever Saturday class features the delicate Antique Oriental Silk finish, the Contemporary Glazed Marmorino and the Historic Aged Italian Marmorino finish.

US Green Builders continue requesting American Clay, so you can also sign up for that environmentally healthy two day class available to the homeowner or the professional.

Our Hill Country Decorative Artists association is now an arm of IDAL National. Our meetings bring Decorative Artists from the whole of Texas, as well as here in Austin together to share our newest designs and ideas. Students and Professionals attend our meetings. Austin School of Faux Finishes was featured at the IDAL Show this year in Memphis at the Masters Wall of the newest Platinum finishes.

Our Students ROCK! Our 2009 "Parade of Homes" production for Glenn Reynolds of Cool River Custom Homes won all the awards, including "Best of Show" and "Best Overall Green/Sustainable Home.""

We are featured again in the 2009 Winter Issue of URBAN HOME for our cutting edge "Green" finishes. Including Koruku (Japanese Cork), Kyoto (Japanese Fiber), and New Metallic Plaster from the Shizen line of Modern Masters Platinum Products.  We additionally feature top seller, American Clay in many homes in Central Texas. We serve an international market with these "Platinum" products and PTC (Platinum Training Center) classes, and so are proud to lead the "Green Parade" here in Texas.

DIRECTIONS & MORE

Our school is located in the East Wing of the Design Center of Austin at Penn Field. We sit up on a hill by the old 1940's Penn Field Water Tower, on the east side of Congress, just a block south of St. Edwards University. Penn Field was the original airport in Austin, Texas, built by old men and Boy Scouts, since all healthy men were fighting during WWI. Here in the heart of downtown Austin's "Soco" district, we're surrounded by Artists and European Imports worthy of your home. Our open concept is accessible to other wonderful interior retail spaces including Architerra Tile, Alexander Marchant Hardware and Architectural Lighting, and much more including our courtyard and pool.

CLASSES

Our main class is focused on the Old World European Finishes of Mediterranean Stucco, Roman Piazzo, French Country, Venetian Plaster, Marmorino, and a Tuscany Glaze with products from Italy, Japan, Canada, and the America's. We've added classes in Metals & Pearls, SkimStone for concrete, Furniture & Cabinet Finishes, and now featuring classes in the new "Platinum" products from Modern Masters. Also featured is our American Clay class with Loma and Porcelina finishes. All of our classes feature Terms, Tools and Techniques allowing you to create sample boards of the highest quality. We are geared to insure the conveyance of clear information, hands-on expertise and a comfort level required by homeowners and career enthusiasts alike. You will receive the appropriate Austin School of Faux Finishes class book, chocked full of quick reference material and ideas as well as beautiful samples you create and a highly respected graduation certificate. (See Classes Page)

PRODUCTS

For the first time in Austin, we have available for your purchase a full line of European Plasters, pigments and paints, Green Planet Paint, American Clay, Glazes, Metals, Sealants and Tools including the Modern Masters full line of imported "Platinum" products, Adicolor imported Italian Plasters, Skimstone concrete finish, Polyvine Acrylic Pigments, Waxes & Glaze, Color-all and Platinum S.O.B. pigments, Italian Universal Pigments, as well as excellent Cheesecloth.  (See Products Page)

Interior PRODUCTIONS

Continuing with the Lui G Faux reputation, we enjoy our work and so take pride in creating European Plaster and other Decorative Art for you. No job is too large or too small with a bevy of "graduate students" and "professional faux artists" available and at your service. We trust you will consider us when you're ready for that beautiful European touch. We bid competitively and install exquisitely under Lu' s professional and experienced direction. (See Interior Productions Page)