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Venetian Plaster School

Atova International offers many reasons and benefits as a training company. Some of these reasons go beyond training, as they are services Atova offers to help guarantee the long term success when working with Atova products.

We Are Open 6 Days A Week

We offer Venetian plaster classes and other decorative products like Marmorino, Lime Paint, Stucco and many other lime based products imported from Italy.

3 Day Class

3 day training and Certification workshop

5 Day Class

Advance 5 day training and Certification workshop

Private Classes

Private Classes available upon request

Training and Certification

learn about decorating finishing

 Knowledge, Traditions and Innovations on Lime Base Plaster

We offer Venetian plaster classes and other decorative products like Marmorino, Lime Paint, Stucco and many other lime based products imported from Italy. Our Products its High Quality Natural and Made in Italy. Atova International’s educational program is designed to provide commercial and residential painters, contractors, builders, architects, designers, finishers, and all those interested with an overall knowledge that is compatible and efficient. “We take our educational program very seriously, paying attention to every minor detail. We hope that by sharing what we know, contractors will become more successful in the painting industry.

Why choose Atova

Atova International offers many reasons and benefits as a training company. Some of these reasons go beyond training, as they are services Atova offers to help guarantee the long term success when working with Atova products. It is important to realize your goals, as well as understand how Atova can help you achieve them quickly and efficiently. Through years of extensive study and research, Atova has learned many important values that pertain to today’s decorative market. Atova wants you working in a direction that’s beneficial for you as a professional contractor.

Atova Support and Strategy

Through years of extensive study and research, Atova has learned many important values that pertain to today’s decorative market. Whether noted as tips for the trade, or business strategy, Atova wants you working in a direction that’s beneficial for you as a professional contractor. Basically, Atova knows what it takes to ensure a smooth transition into something new. Whether new to the trade or new to the products or even both, Atova is prepared for your specific situation.

Atova Products and Effects

Perhaps on you mind is the quality of products and the character of the effects Atova distributes. With a combined manufacturing history of more than 150 years, Max Meyer and Baldini have perfected a line of products that work for you, literally. The products and effects Atova distributes are nothing but the highest quality and purest in nature. Why this is so important you ask? Simply because in this industry, the purer the product the better success. Coincidentally, considering the cost, Atova products are among the highest quality and most affordably products in it’s class.

Atova Training Facilities

When training at Atova, comfortable space and peaceful ambience is always available. The Atova Training facility is designed to accommodate. Whether it’s a convenient ride from your hotel, your morning coffee or espresso, or your authentic Chicago style lunch, or even your personal workspace, Atova wants you to enjoy your stay. Working on vertical easels, built into well lit booths, each student has the perfect amount of creative freedom needed to achieve their goals. Enjoy the convenient support of Atova assistants to enable the excellent utilization of your time. Whether in Chicago or on tour, the Atova Training Company makes use of every minute of each day to ensure maximum productivity.

Atova instructors and Representatives

Atova Certified Instructors are a unique group of staff members experienced in the trade of decorative finishing. Working both in the field and with Atova for several years, Atova Instructors uphold the quality and tradition of Atova International and the decorative finishing industry with pride.

Atova Continued Support... As we continue to grow with our community, our dreams and aspirations grow stronger and stronger each and every day. Knowing that our students are growing along with us enables us to stay healthy as a company in a leadership position. It is with great honor that so many have accepted Atova as their preferred choice. And it is our promise to stay committed and fully updated so the Atova Certified Community remains strong and alive. Whether it’s a simple referral, a technical question, or even a post project documentary, Atova has and will always maintain a level of passion and enthusiasm like no other.

Locations

Atova International

1915 N Harlem, Chicago, IL 60707

Phone: 866-452-9982 

Showroom

Whether visiting from out of town or a local finisher, the Our showroom is the perfect place to acquire product knowledge, test products, and meet the team. There is much to learn about decorating finishing. As more and more products hit the market, so does their technical information. Keeping up with new information and better understanding the pros and cons of using various products could give you the edge ehen bidding on the job.

Don’t be afraid to Ask! As how become more familiar with Our products and applications, you’ll more then likely develop a list of questions. Our support staff wants to help answer your questions, and can give you the information you’ll need about the finish.

 

3 Day Class Venetian Plaster Class

This consist of hands on training in the complete line of Atova products including interior and exterior products. You will complete fifteen different technique on sample boards for you portfolio and three on regular drywall. You will receive certificate of completion, step by step instructional book, Video-dvd, products color card and 15% discount for all products. The fee for three day is $975.00

The overall objective of the 3-Day program is to provide a solid fundamental and working knowledge on all Atova Decorative Line. The Atova International Educational Facility was designed to demonstrate, train, and explore the multiple applications, techniques, and possibilities relative to the products Atova hosts and markets. By the end of the course, each student will have covered all aspects of each products general and specific properties.

Areas such as marketing and business strategy are focused on heavily throughout the period. The establishment of commercial, practical, and intended uses of each product will all become more evident as they are thoroughly examined during the course of events scheduled below. Additional topics such as job estimating, labor efficiency, and troubleshooting are all incorporated into the 3 day program. Backed by over 125 years of manufacturing, distribution, and research, Atova International’s associates have developed a product support system like no other. We have developed one that is flexible for the North American market and it’s specific requirements.

Success

Atova International’s educational program is designed to provide commercial and residential painters, contractors, builders, architects, designers, finishers, and all those interested with an overall knowledge that is compatible and efficient. “We take our educational program very seriously, paying attention to every minor detail. We hope that by sharing what we know, contractors will become more successful in the painting industry .

Advanced 5 Day Training and Certification Work Shop

Venetian Plasters – Marmoino, Fresco Marmo, Othello, Specchio, Memory, and many other lime based products

This training includes our entire 3 day course plus 2 day of advance finishes: Old World Textures, Decorative Stucco, Stone, Bricks, Glazing, Color Washing, and Travertine Stone. The Fee is $1475, advance certification of competition, Dvd guide, step by step book, free listing on Atova’s Contractors Data Based upon completion of course, products color card and 15% discount for all products. Lunch provided.

This jam packed week explores a multitude of practical and exotic profit making finishes. Begining with intense Venetian plaster, Marmorino, and Luna hands-on-training, the first section of the class focuses on the craft of Venetian Plastering and the many alternative applications, products, and strategies. Whether beginner or professional, our workshops cover the basics, as well as focus on optimizing technique and strategy for performance on the job.

Textures and Aggregate Finishes. In this section you’ll start off by exploring applications and products used to create Travertine Tile effects, Stucco Rustico, Faux bricks, Intonachino Islands, and many more. You’ll design texture patterns with quality and flexible aggregates and open the doors to new possibilites. A key asset in the modern finishers portfolio, aggregate textures are flexible yet cure as real stone and marble. You’ll learn to create various textures and later master them with faux finishing techniques. You’ll open the doors to new and amazing possibilities with slaked lime textures such as MarmoFloat, MarmoQuartz, MarmoStone, Nahir and many More…

Faux with Texture

Most of us have experimented with faux finishing, sponging, and ragging at one point or another, however, the faux with texture section opens the doors to sophisticated faux finishing over our designed textures. Using a wide range of tools, faux glazes and paints, you’ll soon learn to create mineral based faux textures and finishes that sell. In this course you’ll learn to creatively finish textures using reactive faux glazes. You’ll also learn to create finishes that sell and are profitable.

Overview

Whether novice or professional, the Atova certification workshop is an extremely insightful, educational, and a crucial investment. Whether remodeling or expanding your services, the Atova class takes faux finishing to a higher level. After a few days of hard work, you’ll leave not only with a wealth of information, you’ll have created your own, personal portfolio. You’ll also have practiced enough prior to creating your take-home finish, that you’ll feel confident in selling your new finishes. It doesn’t stop here. Once you leave, you’ll be well aware of the possibilities Atova generates. Tapping into our exclusive library of video tutorials, application guides, and technical support system, furthering your education at home is simple. You’ll soon have what it takes to re-create virtually every finish we offer, up to 60 unique finishes that sell. Certified students not only benefit with our continued training programs, they save money on products. Realizing the importance of uniformity within the industry, we give 15% on all shipments. A real savings. In addition to these benefits, you’ll receive a host of other benefits including a 1 year free contractor database subscription with portfolio. Free press releases on our site and even in magazines (limited), and much more.

Locations

Atova International

1915 N Harlem, Chicago, IL 60707

Phone: 866-452-9982 

 

Don’t be afraid to Ask! As how become more familiar with Our products and applications, you’ll more then likely develop a list of questions. Our support staff wants to help answer your questions, and can give you the information you’ll need about the finish.

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Atova Support and Strategy

Through years of extensive study and research, Atova has learned many important values that pertain to today’s decorative market. Whether noted as tips for the trade, or business strategy, Atova wants you working in a direction that’s beneficial for you as a professional contractor. Basically, Atova knows what it takes to ensure a smooth transition into something new. Whether new to the trade or new to the products or even both, Atova is prepared for your specific situation.

Knowledge, Traditions and Innovations

We offer Venetian plaster classes and other decorative products like Marmorino, Lime Paint, Stucco and many other lime based products imported from Italy. Our Products its High Quality Natural and Made in Italy.

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