Comments on: Varnish (”Shine On, You Crazy…um…”) http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/ Musings on the Nature of Art from An Artist in Nature Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:39:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: non small cell lung cancer http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-118758 non small cell lung cancer Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:37:12 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-118758 What would be a good college where I can major in creative writing? What would be a good college where I can major in creative writing?

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]]> By: Julie Chapman http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7468 Julie Chapman Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:08:20 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7468 Don, makes sense - I've always stressed to collectors never to hang artwork in direct sunlight. Hadn't heard of dull colors re-brightening...bizarre! Susan, I'd bet brushing the single coat on is thicker than my two spray coats. I'm not crazy about 'obvious' varnish on paintings; similar gloss over the whole surface is enough for me. Marti, I'm using W&N final picture varnish spray stuff. I'm intrigued by the Gamvar that Kelly and Don mentioned. May have to try that. Some of what scares is me is that brushes shed, period. I've never had one that didn't - even a good gesso brush - and I can't stand the idea of picking hairs out of a varnish coat. Don, makes sense - I’ve always stressed to collectors never to hang artwork in direct sunlight. Hadn’t heard of dull colors re-brightening…bizarre!

Susan, I’d bet brushing the single coat on is thicker than my two spray coats. I’m not crazy about ‘obvious’ varnish on paintings; similar gloss over the whole surface is enough for me.

Marti, I’m using W&N final picture varnish spray stuff. I’m intrigued by the Gamvar that Kelly and Don mentioned. May have to try that. Some of what scares is me is that brushes shed, period. I’ve never had one that didn’t - even a good gesso brush - and I can’t stand the idea of picking hairs out of a varnish coat.

]]> By: Marti Millington http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7438 Marti Millington Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:54:35 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7438 Julie, what kind of "spray stuff" do you use? As for retouch varnish - Winsor-Newton recommends using a retouch varnish IF you cannot wait the full 6 months for a final varnish. Their "thinking" is that a retouch varnish is better than no varnish to protect the surface of the painting. Of course, they may just be trying to sell their product. Their retouch varnish can either be removed before the final varnish is applied - or the final varnish can be done right over the retouch (as long as the painting is kept clean). I have always varnished my acrylic paintings using a SOFT brush which I found less likely to leave marks - at least on acrylic paintings. Julie, what kind of “spray stuff” do you use?

As for retouch varnish - Winsor-Newton recommends using a retouch varnish IF you cannot wait the full 6 months for a final varnish. Their “thinking” is that a retouch varnish is better than no varnish to protect the surface of the painting. Of course, they may just be trying to sell their product. Their retouch varnish can either be removed before the final varnish is applied - or the final varnish can be done right over the retouch (as long as the painting is kept clean).

I have always varnished my acrylic paintings using a SOFT brush which I found less likely to leave marks - at least on acrylic paintings.

]]> By: Susan Fox http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7428 Susan Fox Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:32:01 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7428 I think the main thing is to have enough practice coating a surface with a brush so that you can put the varnish down and leave it alone. Futzing is fatal. I am wondering if I should be doing two coats though, instead of just one. Thoughts? I think the main thing is to have enough practice coating a surface with a brush so that you can put the varnish down and leave it alone. Futzing is fatal.

I am wondering if I should be doing two coats though, instead of just one. Thoughts?

]]> By: Don Barnes http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7426 Don Barnes Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:17:32 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7426 This thread also reminded me of something that John Carlson talked about in his book, but I had never seen until recently. I'd done a painting about two years ago now, and let a friend hang it in her office. When I got it back the colors had turned really dull, as though something had grayed them. I kept thinking that I'd painted it brighter and it really bothered me. Then I was re-reading the Guide to Landscape Painting and Carlson addressed exactly that subject. The solution was so simple, but very effective - hang it in a place with lots of natural light, but not in direct sun. Sure enough, in a few days, the colors were back and according to Carlson, they'll never dull again. Man, I love those old painters. This thread also reminded me of something that John Carlson talked about in his book, but I had never seen until recently. I’d done a painting about two years ago now, and let a friend hang it in her office. When I got it back the colors had turned really dull, as though something had grayed them. I kept thinking that I’d painted it brighter and it really bothered me. Then I was re-reading the Guide to Landscape Painting and Carlson addressed exactly that subject. The solution was so simple, but very effective - hang it in a place with lots of natural light, but not in direct sun. Sure enough, in a few days, the colors were back and according to Carlson, they’ll never dull again.

Man, I love those old painters.

]]> By: Julie Chapman http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7408 Julie Chapman Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:47:15 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7408 Hmmm, food for thought here... Hmmm, food for thought here…

]]> By: Kelly Singleton http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7406 Kelly Singleton Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:11:23 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7406 Like Don, I use the Gamblin Gamvar varnish. I brush it on with one coat. It's pretty glossy so one coat is plenty for me. I've read that it's ok to varnish it on as long as the surface is dry to the touch, so I have not waited 6 months. According to Gamblin's website, it does not yellow with age and while waiting 3 -6 months is best, painters using Gamvar can safely varnish sooner because Gamvar's mild solvent will not dissolve the glaze layers of paintings and paintings today dry quicker. Like Don, I use the Gamblin Gamvar varnish. I brush it on with one coat. It’s pretty glossy so one coat is plenty for me. I’ve read that it’s ok to varnish it on as long as the surface is dry to the touch, so I have not waited 6 months.

According to Gamblin’s website, it does not yellow with age and while waiting 3 -6 months is best, painters using Gamvar can safely varnish sooner because Gamvar’s mild solvent will not dissolve the glaze layers of paintings and paintings today dry quicker.

]]> By: Julie Chapman http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7378 Julie Chapman Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:29:24 +0000 http://julietchapman.com/blog/2009/08/12/varnish/#comment-7378 So Susan, you are waaaayyyyyy ahead of me in brush/roller use then - no wonder you're OK with brush-on varnish! Maybe I oughta try a wildlife painting with a roller on a big panel...hmmm..... Don, your answer is what I've always understood - some varnishes yellow over time. Also, some paintings are rendered shmoodged by environmental effects and need the varnish stripped and paint restored - think of some of the work that's been happening on Da Vinci's paintings, among others. So Susan, you are waaaayyyyyy ahead of me in brush/roller use then - no wonder you’re OK with brush-on varnish! Maybe I oughta try a wildlife painting with a roller on a big panel…hmmm…..

Don, your answer is what I’ve always understood - some varnishes yellow over time. Also, some paintings are rendered shmoodged by environmental effects and need the varnish stripped and paint restored - think of some of the work that’s been happening on Da Vinci’s paintings, among others.

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