PROGRAM OF SHORT COURSES 2026 - 2027
If you are interested in vocational training, please contact us via the contact form.
All short courses are within the vocational programme.
If you want to upgrade your skills and learn new techniques,
choose a short course and register online.
September 2026
Color Theory and Pictorial Techniques
Color and its harmonies
4 days from 21 to 24 September 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Chiaroscuro applied to Architectural Ornaments
For a trompe l’œil effect research
4 days from 28 September to 1 October 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
October 2026
Painting Landscapes in the style of Zuber Wallpapers
The technique of juxtaposed flat tints
4 days from 5 to 8 October 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Imitation Marbles, Level 1
Portor, White Veined Carrara, Campan
4 days from 12 to 15 October 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Gold Leaf Ornamentation
Metalization of ornaments with leaf
4 days from 19 to 22 October 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Imitation Woods, Level 1
Maple, Pitch Pine, and Elm Burl
4 days from 26 to 29 October 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
November 2026
Perspective
Applied to mural painting. Perspective of shadows and the Golden Ratio
4 days from 9 to 12 November 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Grisaille – Italian Technique
Monochrome bas-reliefs or trophies
4 days from 16 to 19 November 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Imitation Marbles, Level 2
Sea Green, Sienna Yellow, Levanto
4 days from 23 to 26 November 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Grotesque and Ornamentation
Dreamlike and whimsical fauna/flora compositions
4 days from 30 November to 3 December 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
December 2026
Imitation Woods, Level 2
Walnut, Cedar, Ebony
4 days from 7 to 10 December 2026 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Oceanic Landscape
Waves, transparency, foam, and sand
2 days 14 and 15 December 2026 / 16 hours per course : 360 euros
Painting Trees
Cypress and Olive trees
2 days 16 and 17 December 2026 / 16 hours per course : 360 euros
Program of short courses 2027
January 2027
Imitation Marbles, Level 3
Grand Antique, Royal Red, Onyx
4 days from 4 to 7 January 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Trompe l’œil Sky (Azure)
Ceiling decors, oil technique
1 day 14 January 2027 / 8 hours per course : 210 euros
Panoramic Decor
Large-scale painting (landscape, architecture, fauna, flora…)
8 days from 18 to 28 January 2027 / 64 hours per course : 1450 euros
February 2027
Imitation Woods, Level 3
Mahogany, Rosewood, Thuya Burl. Mixed water/oil technique
4 days from 1 to 4 February 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Trompe l’œil Drapery
Silky, matte, and glossy effects for realistic volume
4 days from 8 to 11 February 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Vedute
Ruin landscapes painted in monochrome (camaïeu)
4 days from 15 to 18 February 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
March 2027
Imitation Marbles, Level 4
Sarrancolin, Violet Breccia
4 days from 1 to 4 March 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Easel Trompe l’œil
Decorative painting techniques for easel
4 days from 8 to 11 March 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Imitation Woods, Level 4
Medium, Antique, and Limed Oak – Burls and grains
4 days from 15 to 18 March 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
Master Copy
Portraiture in oil technique
4 days from 22 to 25 March 2027 / 32 hours per course : 720 euros
GENERAL GOALS
Acquiring the essential know-how for creating decorative paintings and trompe l’oeil destined for use in heritage decoration, furniture and scenography.
The techniques taught, as indicated module by module above, encompass all the applications of the profession which the decorative painter will have to satisfy.
PEDAGOGICAL METHODS
Explanation and presentation of the panels to be made “Step by step” explanation and demonstration of the definitive panels, with notes and photographs taken
by the students. Realization by the student step by step with follow-up and comments from the teacher. Finishing and protection of the decoration.
CONDITIONS
SINCE THE NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS IS LIMITED, THEY MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE.
STUDENTS WISHING TO APPLY FOR FINANCING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CONTINUING TRAINING MUST ANTICIPATE THE DEADLINE FOR THE DECISION OF THEIR APPROVED COLLECTING BODY (OPCA) OR THEIR COMPANY.
Every training course is led by Jean Sablé, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Expert métiers d’art near the Court of Appeal of Versailles.
Enrollments are reserved by mailing a deposit check of 25% of the amount of the course to the order of the Sablé School, and to the address below, 15 days at the latest before the beginning of the course.
Deposits are not cashed before the actual beginning of the course and are returned in case of cancellation.
The remaining amount must be paid upon entry into the course.
You will be sent a list of the material needed for the course by email as soon as the deposit is received.
Once the trainee has received this list, he/she will have the possibility to either purchase the material by himself/herself or to buy it from the school.
In this case it will be necessary to inform us in order to ensure the supply.
The canvases and/or other supports as well as the colors, mediums and varnishes are included in the price of the course.
HOURS
Monday -Thursday : 9.00 – 12.30 / 13.30 – 18.00
Ecole d’Art Jean Sablé
1 rue Alexandre Bontemps 78000 VERSAILLES, France
01 39 20 99 76 / 06 08 98 38 65
jean@ecolejeansable.com