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TRAINING PROGRAM CLASSES

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LEVEL 1

Basic Safety
Basic Surface Prep Including Pressure Washing
Brushing and Roll Application
Careers in the Painting Trade
Drywall Finishing, Patching & Textures
Ladder, Scaffolding & Lift
Masking and Protecting Adjacent Surfaces
Spray Application 1 - Airless
Spray Application 2 -  HVLP & Conventional

LEVEL 2

Basic Employability & Communication Skills
Coatings II - Specialized
Color, Tinting & Decorative (Faux) Painting
Identifying Substrates, Failures & Remedies
Intro to Blueprints
Job Planning & Completion & Construction Math
Job Supervision, Planning & Control
Painting Failures & Remedies
Stains & Finishes

Level: 2
Module: 7304
Class: Color, Tinting & Decorative (Faux) Painting


Introduction
Now your associates can possess the skill and knowledge they need to make better decisions regarding color selections and can provide educated opinions concerning paint color and textures and its affects to customers while in the field. What better environment than a paint store with a tinting professional as your assistant to learn color tinting and color theory. Primary and secondary color, hue, intermediate colors, LRV, primer color selection, along with tinting procedure are just a few things that this course offers your team member! This class will also present color scheming and why colors look good together (or not) as well as how color can change the mood or dimension of a room. Students will discuss color schemes such as: complementary, monochromatic, analogous, warm and cool colors. We will also define and study decorative painting including faux methods. Decorative painting projects involve more than just putting paint on the wall. This class will help ensure that the time and creativity that is required will be worth the painters effort and cost to your clients.
 

Description
Covers the theory and definition of color; procedures for mixing, tinting and matching colors; use of the color wheel; and the Munsell, Federal Standard 595B, and other color systems. Conveys basic knowledge and history of the different types decorative painting and typical application methods and tools.