Gamvar surface qualities. For most paintings, there is no need to wait for 6 to 12 months before varnishing with Gamvar. Gamvar can be applied when the thickest areas of your painting are firm. Gently press your fingernail into the thickest area of paint. If it is firm underneath the surface, then it is ready for varnishing. Was this helpful? Let us know if you liked this information or if your question was answered it helps us improve.
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Your Name required. Your Email required. Your Question. How to varnish an oil painting. Oil Painting Tips. Varnish provides two main benefits: It protects the finished painting from years of things that might settle on a painting.
It will also ensure that your oil painting stays looking vibrant for longer. Can you offer any more information on that?
Hi Troy, the varnish Gamvar is already available, you can see details here. Hi will, you mention putting dammar varnish in a final glaze. Can I assume Gamvar can be used similarly? I have just read your information on varnishing oil paintings. One question, can I use an acrylic varnish like those produced by Winsor and Newton to protect an oil painting. Hi Will, I love that there is so much useful information on your site.
I am new to painting and it is always a place I visit to pick up tips and increase my learning. I am nearing completion of my first oil painting, but it has a patchy look and I think I need to oil it out. Could you give me a ratio of parts Linseed oil vs parts thinner, which I am assuming would be Turpentine or Mineral Spirits? Hi Louise, nice to hear from you, you can see a couple of example of oiling out in the videos in the article, for oiling out just with linseed oil use the pure oil in a super thin layer.
You can use a cosmetic makeup sponge like this to apply it thinly to the surface, or just use the medium you are using at that stage of the oil painting. Hello, please help! It hung on a wall for 3 years unvarnished. It is very dusty and dirty. Most of the canvas has no paint whatsoever on it. It is a fabric canvas, is it okY to varnish unpainted canvas? It is a fabric canvas, is it ok to varnish unpainted canvas? Great reading, have just bought a old oil painting, , by an australian painter Lance Solomon.
The canvas on board was really dirty and dull. Cleaned it carefully with cotton balls using my own saliva, a bit gross but really does the trick. The painting is much better, but I want to still lift it up. Any suggestions Best regards Al. Hi Al, yes, you would be able to able the Damar again to give the same aesthetic but if you usually use Gamvar I would personally go for that because it will have less of a yellowing effect than the Damar.
Is it advised to varnish the mount or mat board used in the framing as well? Someone told me that they can discolour otherwise, as usually with oils there is no glass on the frame. Will, wonderful once again, thank you so much for helping me clear this varnishing issue up! God bless! I want to protect a 20 yr old oil painting that has never been varnished. It is on board with mixed types of paper scrumpled and glued to it.
The whole surface is covered in oil paints. Any tips? And thanks for the great website. I love it. Thanks for speedy reply. I was taught a while ago to add Re-touch varnish after the oil painting was touch dry for commissioned and other paintings that I sell. I kept some of the paintings and noticed that it lasts about a year before the painting starts to look dried out in spots. I then varnished them and they came out fine.
Is there a better way to seal an oil painting after it is dry to the touch that will last? Hi Mark, yes, you can use the Gamvar varnish mentioned in the article, which can be applied when the oil painting is touch-dry. Gamblin have also just recently released a satin and matte version of the Gamvar varnish.
Thank you. Great website! I also thought Oiling-out may be useful, but will that dry out too after a year or so? Another question is the Cold wax method—can that be applied to a touch dry painting as a mat varnish and will that last over time giving the oil time to dry unhindered and not damage the oil painting in the long term.
Love your site!!! It is oil on board. He finished it with a very high gloss using ,krylon gallery series quick dry varnish. It is too reflective for our house. Can I spray over it with a matte or satin varnish to knock down the sheen a bit? Would you recommend a brand? Hi Ann, yes, you can overspray with a matte or satin varnish, just make sure you really shake the can. Hi Will, I have a question. I have used a matt varnish from Michael Harding and I did not like the effect.
I would like to revarnish with a gloss varnish. Can I remove it or varnish over it with a gloss varnish? Try to do a small test piece to replicate the matt varnish and then paint over gloss first on a dark background before committing to the whole painting. Michael Harding would be able to advise specifics from his contact page for removing and revarnishing. Although the information on this site was extremely helpful,so far, I can find no one to answer the question concerning alkyd mediums and the use of varnish.
Does the type of medium determine the type of varnish you can use? For example, if I use Liquin for a medium, I found that retouch varnish will bead off, and I assume that the final varnish will do the same.
I have used this technique intentionally for effect sometimes, but do I need to stick with the oil mediums if I am wanting to use Gamsol or Damar? Hi Glenda, you can use the same varnishes for oil paintings containing alykd mediums as you would with traditional oils. I tend to favour Gamvar from Gamblin at the moment as it can be applied when the oil painting is touch dry, rather than waiting the traditional months before final varnishing.
I use spray on removable dammer varnish on my oil paintings. Couple of them I like to add more highlight. Can I remove where I wanted to touch up? Or I have to remove the whole thing? Can I use turpenoid instead of turpentine? Hi will… I am planning to start a work , oils with Liquin. I also have access to ample sun light, to let the work get dried. When would you advise me to varnish the work?
How many days gap? I see the paints touch dry in a couple of days. Hi Archana, by using the Gamblin Gamvar varnish demonstrated in the video in the article it can be applied to oil paints when they are touch dry. Will, Thank you so much for the response.
Hi Archana, you could use the Winsor and Newton varnish but would need to wait much longer before applying. I will continue look to your page for all future referencing. Blessings to you and your work. I would like your advice. I use Langridge Impasto medium and Art Spectrum paints to achieve a thick, stable surface. I was wondering if there is matte or lessy glossy retouch varnish out there I could apply, which allows the paint to continue to cure over the next year or two.
Otherwise is there something I could mix into the paint? Gamblin makes a nice one, you can mix it with your oils and it will make them thicker and stiffer and also more matte. I just discovered your interesting and informative website. I use Liquin as a medium while painting with knife on triple gessoed stretched canvas.
Would a better result be achievable in the future by switching mediums and using a matte or satin retouching or final varnish? For a satin finish have you had a look at the Gamvar new varnishes? They have recently released a satin and matte version. Gamvar is a modern synthetic varnish that can be painted over an oil painting when its touch dry rather than waiting months as with traditional varnishes and I find it works really well. Thanks for all the tips. Do you think this would be a problem?
Hi Kathy, yes, the varnish would change the surface appearance of the canvas and is harder to control when leaving blank areas due to the viscosity of the varnish many varnishes have a self-levelling quality to them what I would do is experiment on a test piece first to see how the varnish aesthetic looks before committing to your finished piece.
Hi Will, I am enjoying all the information you offer-great site! I also benefit from reading the comments and problems of your other readers. I started a comment several days ago but got interrupted. Fortunately, I think I found the answer on another site, but would appreciate your input, too. I need to touch up spots where the paint has come off on a painting I did about 30 or so years ago — I never varnished it — the article said to apply linseed oil I have to use poppy seed oil because linseed gives me headaches , then to paint in the spots needing paint.
Does that sound right to you? Thanks for all your help. Hope it goes well! I think I should have oiled out but am unsure what to do after the fact. The absorption has been uneven even after 3 coats of the gamvar. The other paintings are thinly painted oils floating on a gessoed surface. The absorption is terribly uneven even after multiple layers and including over the oil painting part but its especially noticeable over the gesso.
I have order the gamvar matte finish hoping that adding that on top of the satin might provide the evening out I need. These pieces are 3 x 4 ft.
Do you have other recommendations. I have a show in less than a month and six pieces are in trouble. Hi Leah, on dear, sorry to hear about your results with the varnishing, did the matte finish help at all? Each surface will soak up a varying degree of varnish at a different rate so would often give a different sheen to the finish. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Hi Tracy, you can sometimes get clouding in the mastic varnish was applied in a damp or humid environment, I tend to use Gamvar on my oil paintings Will.
Almost everything you need to learn before varnishing. It makes me nervous while applying the varnish but after reading the blog, I am quite confident. Really helpful for both professionals and beginners.
I work with the spray varnishes but after reading this I would like to try the brush medium also. I have looked everywhere for information about how to protect my oil paintings from dust while they are drying, and all I find is information on varnishing after it has dried.
What type of cloth can I drape over the painting? Or something else? Hi Alison, I tend to rather unscientifically just prop the painting facing a wall between layers. However I have my back ground made on acrylics and the subject made on oil. The colors are as such perfect and fine to look at. I have not varnished yet. It has been a month or more since they are touch-dry. I have still left them open in the room.
So, chances are that minute dust particles might stick on the surface. However i plan to get them framed with glass, in another month or so. Now, would you advise me to varnish the painting or let be it???
Please advise. Can I clean the surface with a damp cotton cloth? Thank you sooo much, for all the time you take. Thanks much in advance. Je vous remercie. Hi Archana, I tend to use Gamvar, which is a modern varnish by Gamblin that can be used on acrylics and oils and used when the oil paint is touch dry. Yes, Thankyou so much Will. Would you advise varnishing the painting, which is to be framed with glass??? Thanks again. Hi Will, Wonderful information!
I wish I had read all of your info before starting my project. I usually spray Retouch Varnish on my oil paintings and months later, spray a final varnish coat. Since moving etc. I used a gloss, watched various videos etc. I thought the first coat was applied too thick, even thought I went side to side, but there was unevenness, so I applied a second coat.
There are no dull voids, but thicker areas and very very shiney. Is there anything I can do to thin out the applied varnish? Thanks for getting back to me Will. I was afraid you would say that. Hi will, thanks for this info. I need to Finish quickly, so it seems Gamvar is the way to go for me. Also it looks like Gamblin makes gloss, satin, and matte Gamvar now, so I wanted to confirm my guess that this would be a good way to go… that being neo meglip as medium for the grey areas finished w matte Gamvar, and liquin with the gloss Gamvar for the green and orange areas?
Is it overkill or poor practice to use different mediums and or different Gamvars? My client really wants the green and orange areas to pop compared to the grey background. Hope the commission goes well. Yep, that was a good delivery, thanks. I suppose as a finished painting it is just a matter of letting the medium dry properly to touch say one or two weeks before final varnish.
What would you say? Hi Brendan, you can paint over when touch dry if using Gamsol, but traditional varnishes will need a few months. Can I oil out on top of retouch varnish? Yes, retouch varnish is just a thinner version of final varnish for example dammar retouch varnish is a thinner version of dammar final varnish.
This can be applied to the entire painting or just to the area that needs to be enlivened. Allow the medium to be absorbed into the painting for approximately two minutes. Crush and melt these crystals with wax to produce a high-performance encaustic medium.
When used as a varnish on completed works, it enriches colors and protects works against dust, scratches, and fading. As a medium, it adds a glossy finish, thins paint, and speeds the drying process. All Rights reserved. November 12, pm. Buy it. Powered by WordPress.
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