How to Varnish an Acrylic Painting: Make the Colors Pop!
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:06 Why you should varnish a painting
0:39 How many paintings can you varnish with the 4.2 fl oz bottle?
1:00 Gamvar varnish brush
1:27 How long do you have to wait for a painting to dry before varnishing it?
2:31 Demo: varnishing an oil painting (water mixable oils)
2:57 Demo: varnishing an acrylic painting
3:32 Demo: varnishing an acrylic painting (second example)
3:52 How to clean the varnish brush with soap and water
4:03 What to do when the brush gets stiff from having varnish dry in it
4:19 Demo: how varnish can make the colors pop in a painting
4:38 Once the varnish dries, the next step is framing
The #gessobord and the #floaterframe was supplied by @AmpersandArt
I've been experimenting with different ways to varnish my paintings. Gamvar is interesting because you can use it on both oils and acrylics. It's removable and it doesn't seem to have any odor. I do believe it contains Gamsol so you should use ventilation. The nice thing is that the brush cleans up with regular dish soap and water. The supplies that I used in the video are listed below.
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ART SUPPLIES
GAMVAR VARNISH
Amazon https://amzn.to/3JxVpm9
Blick http://shrsl.com/3wt5t
VARNISH BRUSH
Amazon https://amzn.to/3HuU2SG
Blick http://shrsl.com/3wt5w
FLOATER FRAME
AMAZON https://amzn.to/3HphZdY
BLICK http://shrsl.com/3wt5y
DAWN DISH SOAP
https://amzn.to/3jqSKzU
Music: Daniel Brown - Distance (Licensed-used with permission)