Description
This Venetian plaster online class is live on Zoom, not a video you buy and watch later. You buy a seat. You work while I work. You can stop me and ask questions. Capped at six students so I can see your panel.
Traditional polished lime plaster. Surface prep, tools, color mixing, coats, burnishing, and wax. Taught on a 4×4 panel with baseboard and crown. Same details you’d find on a wall, small enough to finish in three hours. Beginners welcome.
Dates: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, October 14, 2027 · 6:00 p.m. ET
Length: 3 hours
Class size: 6 students
Price: $250
What we cover in this Venetian plaster online class
Surface prep. How the panel is primed and why that matters before the first coat.
Tools. The trowel that belongs on this finish, how to hold it, and why a cheap blade fights you.
Tool care. How to keep the blade clean and true so the finish stays tight.
Color. Tinting the lime so the color is in the plaster, not sitting on top of it.
First coat and second coat. Pressure, timing, and when to leave it alone.
Burnishing. Taking the surface to that glass-like polish.
Top coat. Simple wax. How to put it on, how much, and when to stop.
This is the traditional method. Not a shortcut finish.
Optional kit
$175 — quart of primer, quart of plaster, pint of wax, and a Pavan trowel. Checklist inside for roller, covers, and mixing tools you buy locally.
How this Venetian plaster online class works
After you register, you get a confirmation email with the class date and time. The Zoom link is sent the morning of class — not at checkout.
Enrolled students get the recording of that session. No expiration. The replay is not sold separately.
Payment
Payment is non-refundable. If you cannot attend, the payment transfers to a future class. No cash refunds.
Private Venetian plaster classes on request.
This is the class you take to find out if you want to put this finish on real walls.
