The Mastery of Method
Recently, Jason Lucas and Anthony Pinkston teamed up to bring professional artisans a complete resource website, Method Finishing.? Their motto is “The Nuts and Bolts of Decorative Finishing”.? It is a subscription-based website but even if you do not sign up, there are many complimentary resources available. As you enter each of their site’s areas, there is someone telling you exactly what that page contains.? I’m not one to like hearing music when I enter a website, but that is a pretty cool feature.
If you go to their Video section, they have 30 second ads and hi-res pictures for each of their Methods (Recipes), which you can choose to purchase individually.? An area that is quickly becoming a fave of mine is their Resources.? It lists product manufacturers, colors and a resource glossary.? (That colors link is a sample page and is an area for subscribers only.)? I love how they list all the organizations, forums and online sites available for professional finishers.? (I once thought to write a blog post about that but there it is all in one page.? Nice!)? I do have to say that it warms my heart to see the Fauxology blog listed as a resource under Blogs and Online Publications.? (Thanks, fellas!) They also have cool Galleries to gain inspiration from.
The subscription runs $35/month and they have a Professional subscription which runs $105/quarter — namely, $26.25 per month.? During the year, there will be roughly 56 finishes sent to each subscriber, so it averages out to about $7.50 per video recipe.? The professional subscription actually receives more — about 64 new finishes per year.? (Side note: I’m not ashamed to say I needed a calculator for that one.? I’m an artist not a mathematician, folks.? Ironically, I married a past state champion for Math.? How’d that happen?!?)? I hope you get a chance to review their site and access further information about the program.? They even have a Facebook page.? Let me know what you think!
