Is there a DVD course out there that teaches you to make the stuff from chemicals?

I used to have a friend that made his own with calcium carbonate, pigments, pine oil, (CMC) cellumitil cellulosa, latecol and acronal. The recipe instructions got wet but I remember those ingredients. The work this guy did was amazing, no brand name expensive stuff, but, very labor intensive.

If I recall correctly I believe acronal made the mix cure very hard and latecol was probably an acrylic binder. I've lost contact with the friend long ago and would like to do my home with venetian plaster instead of paint now that it needs a paint job.